I think if she didn’t respond then those attacking her could say, “See I told you she’s a lesbian- she doesn’t even deny it.” At which point it would spiral into something even bigger until she is forced to respond.

The real travesty is that many people in this country can not respect individuals for who they are and so use this sort of attack to somehow gain points. And there are still millions of people out there who think it’s wrong to be gay or lesbian.