He has tackled the question in public twice now, with more politeness and directness than such an invasive query deserves. Still, there is a lesson in watching Republican Gubernatorial Candidate and Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist deal openly with an issue that has dogged him covertly for years: Is he gay? It's an oddly uncomfortable episode that reflects Florida's own contradictory relationship with gay people, gay rights and the question of whether an openly gay person can, as a practical matter, hold a major office in this state. Crist first faced The Question publicly Jan. 15 during a meeting of...