If someone had just walked onto my job that morning and assumed they were welcome to touch me, however playfully, I would firmly and quickly put the kibosh on it much like that. I don't like casual acquaintences being very hands-on, and I don't think most physical contact is at all appropriate for the work place. In my experience, the best way to avoid real problems is to come right out the gate letting folks know your whole body is a no-touchy zone and your personal space needs to be respected. That way, you don't set up a slippery slope by tolerating hands-on behavior that makes you slightly uncomfortable and then having it veer into a gray area or worse later on, simply because you've inadvertantly lead the other person to believe it was okay or welcome.

I've never been a fan of either one of these folks. I don't think Clay made any more than a slight faux pas, I think Kelly handled it fairly well, I don't see eidence of homophobia, I think it was awkward and sorta embarrassing for both, and I don't think it deserves even a small portion of the media attention it has recieved.