Some Perspective, Please?

I offer this column from The New Yorker: "Free Speech Crisis" Not to start an argument, or to inflame anything, but in an attempt to bring some perspective.

I have been a quiet lurker for almost 10 years - this site is a lifeline for those of us who are HEAVILY closeted. A long time ago, I sent the occasional PM, and posted the random comment here and there, but had gone dark for quite a while.
The recent media coverage of various events (and related blogging on this site) drove me to make a contribution, though. I find it very interesting the difference in magnitude between the issues that excite passionate responses in the US, and those issues worldwide that are all but ignored.

Incidentally, there is a transgender person referenced in the column - unnamed, but portrayed in an interestingly impartial, yet positive way.

Jaime