Opinion: In today’s pages: Iraqi corruption, British groceries, Jewish names
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Columnist Gregory Rodriguez says gay could be the new straight:
The hedonistic, transgressive, radical ethos (and stereotype) that once characterized gay culture doesn’t represent reality anymore. The decline of urban coastal gay communities, the increase in the gay population in the interior U.S. and the overall diversification of the gay population are facts.... Growing acceptance of homosexuality means a decline in social stigma associated with same-sex relationships, and a consequent shift in the politics of coming out. The more people come out, the more accepting people are around them, and the more accepting the public becomes, the more people come out.
Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) argues that ignoring the corrupt Iraqi government is costing us. Amanda Shaffer and Robert Gottlieb note that British chain Tesco aims to reduce the grocery gap in South L.A. Film and TV writer Marc Sedaka explains why middle names won’t do for honoring ancestors.
The editorial board isn’t pleased that Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez’s patronage is for sale. The board tells the Senate to confirm Mukasey and stop torture, and to end farm subsidies.
Readers react to an op-ed defending animal research. Culver City’s Mila Marvizon says, ‘If the Animal Liberation Front activists are true to their beliefs, they should treat their heart disease and diabetes with leeches, maggots and medicinal herbs....’