MSN: ‘Family Ties’ mom: ‘I am a lesbian’ Meredith Baxter says she has been dating women for the past seven years

I’ve got nothing against people coming out and in a public setting, but this was one of the top stories of the Today show today… which was basically: “an actress that played a mother on a sitcom that has been off the air for 20 years has been dating women for the last seven years.” Which is newsworthy how?

Makes you wonder what the second story of the day was, doesn’t it?