Confusingly, in another column he identifies himself as heterosexual. Well, it appears that he does. He says he has a girlfriend, anyway. Who knows.
Quotes: "It is a disease, this brand of spitting homophobia, a shockingly common hate-filled attitude running like liquid fire through a surprisingly large number of "patriotic" Christian Americans."
"It happens at least once every column, and a great deal more whenever I write a piece openly criticizing the president or aggressively questioning this "war" or humorously insinuating that Dick Cheney is really a deeply frightening thin-lipped glob of toxic tapioca who scares small children and makes flowers wilt and perpetually looks like he just swallowed a large dung beetle." (oh notice how he says his is "humorously insinuating" regarding Cheney).
"Maybe you thought such strains of virulent homophobia were diminishing in this country."
"Would it be fair to call these types of conservatives sexual terrorists? Is there really that great a distance separating what a religious extremist is willing to perpetrate in the name of his angry martyring God, and what an extreme homophobe might do when faced with an apparent threat to his trembling machismo, in the name of his sexually confused deity?"
"The hate mail is but a fraction, and the hissing homophobia, smaller still."
please note how many times he uses the word "homophobia." Also, see how he puts together "patriotic" Christian Americans, the tie-in with extremist, and (the big one) name of his sexually confused deity?"
this is ok cause he's a journalist? The things I read into this article as well as the other one, it this guy who lives in San Fran is pandering to the homosexual groups since they are probably the largest percentage of readers. And, he is also preparing the world to be ashamed of themselves for not accepting the homosexual lifestyle. Stirring up the natives. But guess what, he's a journalist, so that's ok. But don't you post anything to the contrary!!! No, no, no!