William Rubenstein, former head of the ACLU's lesbian and gay
rights project, doesn't think the Democrats were gay baiting by
telling voters Mary Cheney is a lesbian. Still, he finds the tactic
disquieting. In a New
York Times op-ed he writes, "The best spin for the Democrats is
that they're using Mary Cheney to paint their opponents as
hypocrites.... This is a valid point - but neither Mr. Kerry nor
Mr. Edwards made it." And, "By simply mentioning her name without
explaining her relevance, however, the Democrats are also treating
Mary Cheney unfairly, reducing her to a non sequitur."
Is Sen. Specter Anti-Gay?
That's the charge leveled by one letter now posted in our
mailbag, along with my response.
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