Okay, I don't feel this way either. Unfortunately, most of the world is not as liberal as the community on hacker news, and as soon as you mention 'gay' or 'tra

Okay, I don't feel this way either. Unfortunately, most of the world is not as liberal as the community on hacker news, and as soon as you mention 'gay' or 'transgender', the discussion turns to gender / sexual orientation rather than the original topic at hand. The article sidesteps this issue by not mentioning it until much later, that is all.