12.05.2007

Is gay the new straight? Part deux

I blogged in November about Gregory Rodriguez's LA Times op-ed revealing his findings about society. It caused quite a stir and the LA Times has published a response by Don Kilhefner, "Gay -- the new straight -- I don't think so!"

Kilhefner read the Gary Gates report that Rodriguez sourced and breaks it down, fatal flaw by fatal flaw. He throws around "gay enspiritment" and "gay assimilation" and while it made my head spin a bit, it's much more founded in historical happenstance than Gate's report. If anything, it's something to read while you're eating your hummus sandwich and no-fat, not-fried chips. And, you can get in some queer history too. Not bad for a snowy Wednesday.