# Son's editorial on gay rights too controversial - what next? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 22, 2011, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-editorial-on-gay-rights-too-controversial-what-next/597183 "2011-09-22T09:32:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-editorial-on-gay-rights-too-controversial-what-next/597183/21 "2011-09-28T08:24:06Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Also, I have checked on the letter requirements for my hometown newspaper, which as it happens is famous for printing “letters to the editor.” (It’s the Manchester Union Leader, in New Hampshire.) Their guidelines may be a little tough to meet, as letters must be restricted to 200 words and that will require a lot of editing. However, if Q doesn’t pan out, I will help him prep something for the Union Leader. Oh good, then some idiot will write a response in the Leader and he can work on his rebuttal skills more. 🙂 I didn’t know we were from the same neck of the woods! ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-editorial-on-gay-rights-too-controversial-what-next/597183/22 "2011-09-28T08:47:07Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > Also, I have checked on the letter requirements for my hometown newspaper, which as it happens is famous for printing “letters to the editor.” (It’s the Manchester Union Leader, in New Hampshire.) Their guidelines may be a little tough to meet, as letters must be restricted to 200 words and that will require a lot of editing. However, if Q doesn’t pan out, I will help him prep something for the Union Leader. Check on the possibility of them publishing the original, longer piece. Many papers occasionally print ‘guest editorials’ or ‘opinion columns’ on their editorial pages, which are longer articles. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-editorial-on-gay-rights-too-controversial-what-next/597183/23 "2011-09-28T10:20:48Z")
> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#): > > Check on the possibility of them publishing the original, longer piece. Many papers occasionally print ‘guest editorials’ or ‘opinion columns’ on their editorial pages, which are longer articles. My local newspaper does this. They also have, during the school year, an 8-page insert M-F where all the articles (including the graphic jokes) are from students. They don’t publish author’s age or school, only the name. The articles vary widely in writing quality, as the author’s age is taken into account for selection (they want to provide a forum for kids of all ages, not only from the high school ones), but they’re checked and corrected following the same process as for the grown-ups. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2011, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-editorial-on-gay-rights-too-controversial-what-next/597183/24 "2011-09-28T11:33:46Z")
Does Newsweek still publish the My Turn essays? That could be a shot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-editorial-on-gay-rights-too-controversial-what-next/597183.md?page=1)