There is some correlation I guess, but I generaly agree. Not all homophobes are secretly gay but those who are, guess what, wouldn’t be if it weren’t for the systemic homophobia.

It rubs me the wrong way because it appears in the comments everytime a homophobic crime happens. Yeah, he must be secretly gay. Might be, might be not, but meanwhile we have already closed the case as an internal problem. Just queers killing/abusing/assaulting each other.

Question about style: wouldn’t it be better to refer to her as her speaking about her pre-op life, even if she was fulfilling a male social role? Or the column’s choice of pronouns is better?