The public opinion seems to be strongly gamergate driven. You know, the same people who had no qualms whatsoever for questioning the authenticity of the relationship Ellen Pao has with someone who used fuck men. Don't get me wrong, Gawker fucked right up here. But the contrast is gloriously ironic.
And the same people who make fun of Brianna Wu for supposedly being "trans", despite it either not being true (in which case they're using it as a transphobic insult) or it is true but they're outing her against her will (since she hasn't mentioned it anywhere). I think that's what frustrates me the most about this issue. It seems like a pretty shitty thing for Gawker to do (especially since it concerns an otherwise incredibly uninteresting story) but the fact that a bunch of bigots, harassers, and people who generally don't care about the well-being of others, are suddenly deciding that it's a terrible crime to out someone just because it suits their political agenda.