Charles is not openly gay. However, he if he was, things would be a lot clearer for the people who are scratching their heads as to why he 'flipped'.

Johnson's later-day attacks on 'creationists' etc, is his attack-by-proxy against the religious forces he views as denying gay rights. His sudden interest in Christians and creationism, time wise, aligns with the rise of the gay-marriage debate on the national (& international) stage.

Johnson's original focus upon radical Islam was sparked by similar concerns (for him personally) about Islamism's threat to liberal democratic values (which of course, include gay rights).

When you approach Johnson's changing views from this vantage point, there is consistency in his motivation.

But this past week I decided to check it out again, and wow, the thought that came to mind was “what happened to Charles Johnson?” So I Googled that phrase, and ended up at this page. That's some dark and ugly stuff going on at LGF. I also noticed a few other items:

* He used to display the site access stats. Not anymore. Maybe because readership is way, way down?

* Lots more advertising, and it's more generic stuff (as opposed to ads that advertisers pay for to get onto your site in particular). This too seems to indicate that the popularity of LGF is way off what it used to be.