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Tamar Lewin

• November 25 -- Giddy Over Gay Marriage
The Massachusetts ruling opening the door to gay marriage inspires the Times to two striking examples of labeling bias. To Elisabeth Bumiller, those against gay marriage are "social conservatives," those in favor are not liberals but "gays, lesbians and their supporters." Yet the supporter quoted most prominently is Marxist playwright Tony Kushner, author of the Reagan-hating "Angels in America." Tamar Lewin replicates the exact pattern of labeling bias as Bumiller: Five conservative mentions versus zero liberals.