So Garrison Keillor has decided to embrace gay stereotypes and question the stability and nurturing nature of same-sex families. Perhaps this was an ill-timed attempt at the humorous social observations he was once famous for, but at a time when gay families are under constant attack by right-wing fundamentalist adherants to pretty much any major world religion, the subtlety of his satire escapes me. And here I was all wrapped around the axle about Ms Coulter, when Garrison was lurking homophobically just over there on my left. Well, the next time I need marriage, child-rearing and relationship advice from a thrice-married serial adulterer, I'll be sure to check out GK's latest opinions. Anyway, that frees up a couple of hours on Saturday, now.

I find Garrison Keillor's comments regarding gays and gay marriage not only amazingly uninformed but bigotted and hurtful. Describing gay men as having "fussy hair who live in over-decorated apartments with a striped sofa and a small weird dog and who worship campy performers and go in for flamboyance now and then themselves" is no different than describing Jews as being cheap, Mexicans as being lazy or the Irish as being drunks. I doubt that descriptions of that sort would be tolerated by you, yet thus far you've said nothing to condemn Mr. Keillor's homophobic diatribe. Mr. Keillor stated that "If they want to be accepted as couples and daddies, however, the flamboyance may have to be brought under control"...How dare he? Perhaps if he wants to continue to be accepted as a radio performer his homophobic blustering might need to be brought under control! The man has been married three times, has numerous children and step children and yet he passes judgment on what he considers to be acceptable and appropriate "families". His words are shameful and serve to villify gay families everywhere. Shame on him!

I have a very difficult time believing the posters that have come to Keillor's defense with this article. I do not believe that this was an attempt at humor or satire. If it was, it was very poorly thought out and extremely uneducated. What this article showed me was a man who knows the power of his words using the veil of salon.com's and his own assumed genre of satire to pass off his deeply disturbing homophobic, classist, and racist views. I would recommend to Keillor to stop talking for a while. You've gone too far, you need to listen to your audience, many of whom you have now isolated from your stories with this article. I grew up listening to PHC every Sunday morning on the way to church. And I would often fall asleep to recordings of Lake Wobegone stories. There was a comfort that I found with Keillor's voice, and I felt like Wobegone was a place I could walk into and find friends in anytime I wanted. For 26 years I have followed the tales of Wobegone. I will not be listening to the program or financially supporting Keillor any longer (many of his books had made fine gifts in the past). This article went too far. Please do not pass over such hatred as satire, Keillor is smarter than that, he knew exactly what he was saying. And now we know the true ignorance that is behind that voice on the air.

I am a 38 year old gay man and in all of my life of being gay I have never seen another gay man wearing chartreuse pants and a polka dot shirt. Maybe in a 1950's movie where the token "feminine" man runs around like a screaming queen and then eventually killed.

This article is a joke right? The gay parents I know are in business clothes during the week while at work and in sweats and jeans and tshirts on the weekends. No polka dots anywhere??? I guess they missed the polka dot memo from Garrison.

I used to like this guy too. Enjoyed his writing and his radio show. Keilor will be crossed off my list when hearing or reading anything from him in the future.

yeah, great, the good old days gave us assholes like keillor. and, what was the point of all that blathering?

Mr Keillor -

Which of your three marriages makes you qualified to write a piece on monogamy? Don't you think you should have mentioned that in your article?

I find your comments horribly off-base. You fail to recognize that monogamy and commitment can exist in both same-sex and opposite-sex couples. Apparently, you did not find it important enough to remain married to any of your wives to stay in the backyard with your children.

Scott

1) A man with a mop like his does not have a leg to stand on talking about fussy hair

2) Striped couches make me want to puke about as much as this editorial.

3) I hate dogs, in fact I want to kick them half the time because their bark is so obnoxious.

4) GROW UP GARRISON

Hypocritical. Hateful. Pandering. Narrow-minded. Ignorant.

Go cheat on your third wife with another one of the household staff.

Or ditch your longtime partner for someone younger and prettier...again.

One day, your children will be ashamed of what you wrote.

Sincerely,

A Former Mid-Westerner

Hey Garrison,

Thanks for viciously slamming same-sex couples, and the entire gay community in your usual "sardonic" fashion! I've known for many years just how much of a pompous, self-involved twit you were. Now I can add homophobe to the list! Oh, and pathetic hypocrite as well, seeing as though you have been married 3 times, with children from 2 of those marriages. Far be it from me to malign another's love life, but, well, glass house, meet stone...

Mr. Keillor;

I know all of us, at times, get tangled in our words. We can end up sending messages that we didn't intend.

I choose to believe, to hope, that this is what happened with your most recent commentary in Salon. I'm not at all sure what you were saying. It reads like a letter Abe Simpson might write to, well, anyone: unclear, fusty and muddled.

But there was no muddle about specific comments on gay parents. They were just offensive and ignorant, and read like you were casting off words without really thinking.

Could you please explain to us: what exactly were you trying to say here?

I would really like to know.

Yours;