Comments on: On Gay Modern Love (Mom, It’s Me, Your Gay Son, Finally)

By: The Gay Recluse

The Gay Recluse — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 18:21:31 +0000

Dear R. Denver, thanks for the comment but please note that Pete MacDonald did not put the gay content into the piece. The full story can be read here:

http://thegayrecluse.com/2008/03/23/on-a-reader-comment-about-this-weeks-gay-modern-love/

By: R Denver

R Denver — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:35:20 +0000

I thoroughly enjoyed reading your article in the NY Times this past weekend
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/23/fashion/23love.html?scp=1&sq=pete+macdonald+modern+love&st=nyt

and checked the internet to see if there was anything else that you had written. I was surprised to see that this piece had a very important element that was left out of the NY Times article. It’s a shame you had to change it to suit the readership of the NY Times.

Well written. Struck a chord with me. My relationship with my mother could improve and your story has inspired me to work on it.

By: The Gay Recluse

The Gay Recluse — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 16:31:26 +0000

Gary, thanks for the comment and we wish you the best going forward. We responded in greater detail and provided some background to the gay version of the piece (which is not exactly Pete MacDonald’s doing) here:

http://thegayrecluse.com/2008/03/23/on-a-reader-comment-about-this-weeks-gay-modern-love/

By: gary budlong

gary budlong — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 09:22:47 +0000

dear pete, thank you. i’m 61, disabled, retired and gay. my partner has died 5 years ago. knew i was different [gay] at an early age. my family situation was totally screwed up. your writing as you did struck accord with me and wished to express my appreciation. happy easter, happy spring…