it's also a very roundabout and wp weasel way of doing things if he's gay there should be a good reference that says so and yes i can read that sentence another way he may have turned down the offer on those grounds but those grounds may or may not apply to him this article has been falling in to the same trap that jodie foster has until and unless there's a reference where quest says i'm gay by policy we're not supposed to label him as gay talk contribs