DON'T LET NOSY CO-WORKER SUCCEED AT THE SHAME GAME.(LIFE & LEISURE)

DEAR MISS MANNERS: My brother is in a long-term relationship with another man. A co-worker found this out from another source, and confronted me about it, asking all sorts of details about my brother and his lifestyle.

I smiled and said, ``That's kind of personal, and I never asked the details anyway; his business is his business.''

Then the co-worker accused me of being ashamed of my brother, not concerned for him, bigoted, uncaring, all sorts of things.

This is not true. I love my brother; we are great friends. I just don't feel it is my right to talk about his sex life to co-workers -- or anyone! What should I have said? GENTLE READER: Miss …