I’ve looked into the Federalist. I’ve checked the publisher and founder, Ben Domenech, and the two managing editors. David Harsanyi and Mollie Hemingway, and tried to determine what kind of people they are. They are definitely conservative far right and have strong, traditional opinions concerning sexuality and are firmly anti-LGBTQ… in public.
Although you and I may find their opinions reprehensible, they must abide by some semblance of journalistic ethics in order to get respect in the journalistic world. And I do believe these people are basically honest, but on the wrong side of the fence from us. Honest people do not want people who behave like mean little teens on their staff. Period. It hurts both their personal and professional reputations. I think you can rely on this.
I’m looking for a family person. At least one of these people must be parents. I haven’t found that information yet. But I found this:
David Harsnyi (Perosnal life): “Harsanyi’s family defected from Hungary. He identifies himself as Jewish and an atheist and believes that gay marriage neither undermines traditional marriage nor triggers societal instability.”
There is your man.
dharsanyi@thefederalist.com
This is more universal than an LGBTQ question. This is about a “journalist” exacerbating an already incredibly distressing parental situation. It was a mean, flagrant and damaging act that benefited nobody and has hurt the conservative cause, because this fool represents them online. It was just mean and nasty.
You and your 6,000 friends will use their own words, of course, but Harsanyi should know what kind of a person is working under him as a journalist. A letter/email campaign is appropriate and poor Harsnyi should be bombarded with emails describing this despicable woman employee. Be careful not to attack him personally, you are only using him as he is a managing editor. And this woman, hopefully, may find herself in the street and out of journalism.
As I can’t find the name of the journalist anywhere in your posts, I can’t investigate her. If she isn’t listed here on this list of Federalist contributors, she may be a freelancer.
But, if I were you and your 6,000 friends, I would track her on a weekly basis and pick up on who is publishing her work, and then I would bombard those magazine’s publishers and editors with such an epic letter writing campaign describing how this woman so despicably and unethically distressed already distressed parents that those publications will never buy this woman’s work ever again. Period.
Do not say anything in these emails that are not true or are suppositional. Stick to the provable facts and use whatever adjectives you like connected to those facts, but keep it true. It sounds to me that it is unnecessary to exaggerate what this woman did. Accompanying screenshots of her posts would be very helpful and convincing.