OK, I'll bite. Sides of this issue you might not be considering

And we're expected to cut RMS some slack because he "goes without a
girlfriend"? Because as a man, he has the right to the company and body of a
woman, and if he doesn't get it, he can't be held responsible for his
actions?

This reads like a checklist of silencing tactics. You may feel an affinity
for Richard, and want to defend him as a person, but this is a matter of
behavior, not (necessarily) character. The identity of the actor matters far
less than the act.