Apparently, the two letter writers in January/February's Feedback who didn't understand the connection between a city's Gay Index score and a city's business climate ("Fast Cities," November 2005) were sadly typical of the religious right and their selective amnesia. While your response was right on target, I couldn't help but notice that the answer to their question was right in the article. "… [Richard] Florida's 'Gay Index,' which measures an area's gay population as an indicator of its tolerance…" Did they see the word "gay" and skip right to the end of the article? Beyond their efforts to deprive lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals of their basic rights, it's a shame that their own ideologies have also created blinders to good business practices.
Adam Bernard
Royal Oak, Michigan
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