Interesting. It fuels the debate over when/if famous people are obliged to disclose that they're gay. I'm old enough to remember living in Reagan's America, and that would have been a bombshell, believe me.

The matter-of-factness of her obituary outing was a refreshing reflection on the current state of our society. Someday soon we might even progress to the point of not spending two days talking nonstop about it after the fact.

It's just not fair that a great name like Bear Ride goes to a lesbian.