Honestly, am I the only one who eagerly snaffles down articles with headlines such as 'Ralph and Ricky Lauren show us around their glamorous ranch!' or 'Tommy and Dee Hilfiger invite us to their fabulous beach hideaway'? With perhaps the exception of 'A day in the life of a supermodel', there is no genre of fashion article I love more than one in which a fashion designer shows off his lovely home, one he often shares with someone else, and, as often as not, that other person is someone of the opposite gender. I'm always amazed at the popularity of this ridiculous canard. You didn't ask whether your father is gay (because you caught him masturbating over a gay porn magazine, as one Sexual Healing inquiry had it), but why all male fashion designers are gay. Oh, no wait a minute – sorry, I read your email too quickly. All enquiries expressing concern that a family member might be gay should be addressed to Pamela Stephenson- Connolly, Sexual Healing, c/o this parish, etc etc.
I'm sorry, I think you have your Guardian columns mixed u p.
