The darkness around Martin Baron

The slogan on the masthead of the <i>Washington Post</i>, where Martin Baron was Editor-in-Chief for many years, is "Democracy Dies in Darkness".

Yet key facts about Mr. Baron are shrouded in the deepest darkness:

his sexual orientation and his family status, i.e., whether he has a spouse and children.

I would agree that for most people doing jobs, these facts are irrelevant to their work

But Martin Baron was no ordinary worker.

His decisions influenced how millions viewed the world; the very information that they received.

Notably, the many <i>WaPo</i> stories that sought to normalize gender insanity.

Surely the public has the right to know the sexual orientation of a person who has the power to lead opinions that he did