Guttmacher Study on Gays
David Dawidoff (Commentary, April 16) is correct to point out that individual rights--as opposed to minority rights--is the bottom line in light of the new Guttmacher survey suggesting there are far fewer gays than previously believed. But it’s still useful to speculate on how many gay women and men there really are.
Advice columnist Abigail Van Buren has written, commenting on a “Dear Abby” survey to which more than 210,000 people responded: “Although mental-health professionals in the past have estimated that 10% of the population is either gay or bisexual, my survey indicated that there are possibly twice that percentage.” It’s my own belief that if you’re not gay yourself, you know someone who is.
MARSHAL ALAN PHILLIPS
Los Angeles
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