Conservative mag axes pro-gay writer

Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:12:00 +0000

The flagship neoconservative magazine Commentary is coming under fire after the letting go of a writer who expressed support for gay marriage. The writer, D.G. Myers, was let go last Thursday after writing a post called “The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage,” though his editor says it had nothing to do with the content of the post. The editor maintains that Myers was not authorized to publish on politics without the permission of the magazine’s management, since he was explicitly a literary blogger.

The debacle started after Mitt Romney’s election loss. Myers, a blogger on books for Commentary, published two pieces exploring whether the Republican Party should quit opposing gay marriage. It was the second post, “The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage,” that allegedly led to his firing.

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Conservative mag axes pro-gay writer