I realize it's a gay paper, so the headline is justifiable... but I can't help thinking of this:

http://www.theonion.com/content/node/38942

That's indeed their angle: "Lesbian Wins Chess Championship, Thanks Partner."

I have, however, gotten several quite nasty emails from people who asserted that I was claiming to speak in their name by, well, just by telling my story. (I was asked by the reporter whether the Second Amendment is a "gay issue," and I said no, it's an issue for everyone who wants his or her right to self-defense respected and for everyone who takes the Constitution seriously.) I wonder if the activists who were so angry that I allowed myself to be interviewed by a gay paper are equally angry by the professional and self-styled "gay advocacy" groups that assert that higher taxes and more welfare spending are "gay issues." Somehow, I think not.

Tom,

Maybe it's time to challenge the "leaders" of the gay/lesbian community to come out with an explicit criterion of what constitutes a gay/lesbian issue, what doesn't, and why.