In that respect, I need a thicker skin. In this business, you have to learn to tolerate that with which you disagree. Part of preaching tolerance is tolerating the intolerable. I can't begin to count how many letters we've run that weren't in line with my way of thinking, but this business is all about the free and open dissemination of ideas. The flip side, of course, is that we can and do set limits.
Some calls are easier to make than others.
I suspect the murder of Matthew Shepard put it on the back burner. But the subject will be back. And not everyone will agree. Tim Whyte is managing editor of The Signal. His commentary appears on Sundays.