For years, gay politics in Manhattan have been divided, with infighting over personalities and power as well as ideological differences.

From the beginning, she found herself a controversial figure in the factional world of gay politics.

Fashion, like gay politics, has fed a culture of mass corrosiveness.

But, tormented by his appetites, he kept clear of gay politics.

Imagine High Society with gay politics and you get the picture.

"I want to win this war and go home," he said, averring there is more to life than gay politics.

"This is partisan politics and not gay politics."