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...whether he thought Clinton's compromise policy, dubbed "don't ask, don't tell," went far enough, a point of criticism for leaders of the gay, lesbian and bisexual community in the nation and at Harvard. But Boykin said he enjoyed the lack of discrimination based on sexual orientation he has experienced while working for Clinton--an attitude he said he believes "starts from the top down...
...said that he first came out as a gay man while at Harvard. "For me, it wasn't an issue. After I decided to come out, I never faced any open homophobia," Boykin said. "But others at Harvard Law hoped to go on to have important careers in the future as judges, lawyers, elected officials and people understandably had some concerns about... having it come back to haunt them...
...Boykin said, though, that he is watchful of public opinion--but in terms of understanding it, not courting it. "There's a high level of suspicion out there about government in general," he said. "Every issue, no matter how minuscule, has the tendency to take on larger proportions than necessary if a reporter senses some hidden controversy...
...Boykin's job has been made somewhat harder by staff cuts implemented as part of cost-cutting measures by Clinton...
While the office of news analysis under Bush had eight people, under Clinton it has only four. Boykin said that although his workload varies depending on the President's activities, he frequently works 12 hours...