It's no secret the NY Post ain't the most gay-friendly paper. In addition to their illustrated send-ups (see above), the Rupert Murdoch owned paper frequently refers to gay folk as "flamboyant" or, most recently, "toe-tappers".

How can a New York-based paper perpetuate such stereotypes? We live in one of the greatest, gayest cities in the world. Surely there must be some reason behind their backward, archaic attitudes.

In an attempt to get to the bottom of this journalistic mystery, Portfolio's media maven Jeff Bercovici did a little digging.

And he doesn't like what he found.

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