Continuing our obsession with Modern Love, that guilty-pleasure landmark of Relationships Today in the NYT's Sunday Styles section, we present some evidence. The Gay Recluse explains the column's Problem with the Gays: "In what is arguably the 'gayest' section of The Times, more women have written about gay men than gay men have... openly gay writers almost never appear, and even less frequently describe a romantic relationship." And he's done the math! Click for the tally.

Straight Woman on Relationships iiiii iiiii iiiii iiiii iiiii iiiii iiiii ii (37) Straight Woman on Family iiiii iiiii iiiii iiiii iiiii iiiii iiiii (35) Straight Woman on "Looking for Love" iiiii iiiii iiiii iiiii iiiii iiiii ii (32) Straight Woman on Breaking Up iiiii iiiii iiiii iiiii iii (23) Straight Man on Relationships iiiii iiiii (10) Straight Man on Breakup iiiiii (6) Straight Woman on Gay Men iiiii i (6) Straight Man on Family iiiii (5) Straight Man on "Looking for Love" iiii (4) Gay Man on Family ii (2) Gay Woman on Relationship i (1) Gay Woman on Family i (1) Gay Man on Self-Hatred i (1) Gay Man on Prom Date i (1) Ambiguous/Nurse on Drugs i (1)

So: while the Gays have broken into the wedding announcements, they have not yet broken into Modern Love. We think a frenzy of essay-writing is in order!

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