Brian Duff interviewed for Seacoastonline story on gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud's announcement that he is gay

Brian Duff, Ph.D., UNE associate professor of political science, was interviewed for a Nov. 5th Seacoastonline story on Maine Congressman and gubernatorial candidate Mike Michaud's announcement that he is gay.

Duff told the newspaper that he does not think this issue is going to hurt Michaud politically. "There's some percentage of people who are uncomfortable with public figures being gay, but it's not a big percentage," he said. Read the story.

Duff is the author of The Parent as Citizen: A Democratic Dilemma. He has also published research on feminist theory, voting, and the politics of race and ethnicity.