Sir, - Having read Anthea McTiernan's Irishwoman's Diary of June 18th, I pose the question: Why do women - "straight" women - have a regard for their lesbian sisters that is nothing short of benign understanding?
Contrast this with their male counterparts. Speaking as a "straight" man, I doubt very much if heterosexual men would have similar compassion for their gay brothers. Why? - Yours, etc., Paul Delaney,
Beacon Hill, Dalkey, Co Dublin.