The San Francisco Chronicle columnist quotes me on the lawsuit (Jun. 1) filed by Linda Carlson against the online matchmaking service eHarmony.com because it won’t fix her up with a gal. I’m quoted saying that “Diversity in theory is the enemy of diversity in practice” and that although existing dating services catering to lesbians would be far likelier to get the plaintiff what she’s looking for, nowadays “It’s not just that you get the choices you want, but also choices you don’t approve of have to be taken away.” Also, a new nickname for Overlawyered: eDisharmony.com. (At some point the paper will presumably get around to correcting the misrendering of my name.) Among others quoted as commenting on the suit:

Mark Brooks, spokesman for the gay online matchmaking service myPartnerPerfect.com, said of eHarmony, “I think they’re having a bit of an unfair time of it. I think it’s their right to have a niche focus, but they’ve not quite said the right thing, and their underlying tone has riled people up.”

The best line comes when Saunders brings up the earlier case (Mar. 29, 2006) of the attorney who sued eHarmony because it wouldn’t let married guys like him look for dates: “Married and litigious — what a catch, girls.” (“Disharmony: The new tolerance”, Jun. 7). More: Rick Sincere, John Corvino.