I've had friends who posted facebook statuses about incidents that went even further when it came to homophobia, including fist fights and arrests. They never even made the newspaper. It's just the world we live in. Homophobia isn't a theatre community issue, it's a global one.
Also, I was denied cab service twice before within 5 minutes' time. I had two pieces of luggage and was traveling alone. The first two drivers rolled down their windows and asked where I was going. I told them Penn Station. They drove off and shook their heads. The third driver stopped and I got in, after putting my luggage in the trunk. He asked where I was off to, I said Penn Station, he let out a long sigh, and said "OK here we go!" and it took about 30 minutes to get there. I was uptown at about 80th street and 1st. I was denied I guess because of traffic issues at that time?
"The Spectacle has, indeed, an emotional attraction of its own, but, of all the parts, it is the least artistic, and connected least with the art of poetry. For the power of Tragedy, we may be sure, is felt even apart from representation and actors. Besides, the production of spectacular effects depends more on the art of the stage machinist than on that of the poet."
--Aristotle
