The issue of class has been almost entirely absent from the debate, and yet we could well argue that it's his socioeconomic status that's created a sense of upper-middle-class complacency and privilege in [Andrew] Sullivan's personal and professional life.

Ultimately, he is an intellectual with a lot of journalistic influence and we should openly question why an affluent, white, British man is allowed to be the "gay voice" in several mainstream media outlets on issues that acutely affect so many working-class individuals, particularly HIV/AIDS and workplace discrimination.