The Spin Is In.

Dr. Laura Schlessinger, whose upcoming syndicated TV talk show for Paramount has been the target of gay activists because of her perceived anti-homosexual remarks, is fighting back. She gave Time magazine an exclusive interview for its July 3 edition, in which she tries to explain her remarks about gays and lesbians being "deviants" and "biological errors."

In the article, Schlessinger says that the controversy, which cost her show the support of Procter & Gamble, has sent her grabbing for tissues to wipe away the tears.

"It's astonishing to have your name smeared with such vitriol," she said.

The interview has drawn no sympathy from the anti-Schlessinger Web site, www.stopdrlaura, which continues its attack on the talk show diva. One twist comes from a Schlessinger disclosure about how she plans to end each one of her shows. "We will tell people what they can do, what senator to write, how they can make changes," Schlessinger told Time.

"If Paramount is spending millions on a show that will involve lobbying Congress, are they complying with federal lobbying disclosures?" Stopdrlaura asks.

To date, Schlessinger's TV talk show, which is slated to debut in September, will be available in more than 90 percent of the country, and Paramount has no plans on pulling the show despite the protests.