Oh boy
Meet Crystal, also known as being_homeless. Here's some background on her, and here's how she started her journal.

These are some articles published about her.

This is her community, bh_friends.

Now meet homelessreality. She(?) says Crystal's a big old fraud and claims to have proof.

Of course, Crystal's friends are up in arms.

This kerfuffle has interesting parallels with some existing cases of Munchausen's by Internet, but it's not a proven case yet, and she could still have been telling the truth all along. I think Crystal's for real, for a variety of reasons, but won't feel betrayed or anything if I'm proven wrong.

As always, it'll be a treat to watch, whatever happens. Train wreck, anyone?

Edited to add:
Steve_S emailed the author of the Boston Globe articles. He got a response. (reposted further down in the thread with full headers, refreshingly.)

Also, a novel definition of the term 'gay bar'. Gay Men's Health Centre? Gay bar. Queer bookstore? Gay bar. Dolphin-friendly cleaning products store with a rainbow sticker in the window? Gay bar. University women's room? Gay bar. I had no idea I'd been to so many gay bars, and I don't even drink.

Edited again to add: Deleted.