Gays are 2% of the population. Gays are what percentage of a the average newsroom?? Twenty percent - MUCH higher than 2%. And conservatives? Fifty percent of the population - and less than 1% of an average newsroom?
Now the 'firestorm erupted' comment makes more sense.
Hey New York Times - this is why you're losing money...
Gays have inordinate influence beyond their actual numbers because they have more disposable than your average married person with kids. Having kids, as rewarding and gratifying as that experience is, depletes your available income. Raising children is an expensive life-time commitment. Gay people have the dollars because most of them don’t raise kids. Since they have the dollars, they can buy representation in Congress. It’s pretty simple if you look at it in economic terms.