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City Councilman Andrew Lanza (R-S.I.) said it is "entirely appropriate" for the controller to produce a directory of services for gays and lesbians.

Interesting. Somehow, I don't see how offering special, non-essential services to a small, particular group of citizens is a legitimate function of government.

The Comptroller of New York City is suppose to safeguard the public's money.

He sure as heck is NOT safeguarding the children of NYC. One of the groups listed at this website is an outfit called Queer Stories For Boys.

This is not really a matter of gay/lesbian rights, even. It is more about the role of government and the protection of minors. If Mr. Hevesi or Mr. Thompson want to have listings of this kind at their own personal or campaign websites, fine. But to use public money to inform the citizens of New York how they might contact 'The Closet Case Show on the Web' or Queer Stories for Boys is a disgrace. The story broke in the Daily News on June 26. Now that the public knows something about this, doesn't the Comptroller at least have a responsibility to look at some of the hundreds of listings at this site and remove those that are NOT appropriate for a publicly funded site?

Let's see if he takes action. I'm NOT holding my breath!