The flame wars that spill over into the blogs I read have really soured many people to the idea of joining SFWA, though with the fact that no LGBTQ publishers are recognised by them to my knowledge (and I write mostly that sort of paranormal fiction) I likely wouldn't get the chance to join any time soon. It's sad, really. I've seen so many people who have always been hard core SFWA supporters walk away lately. Perhaps with the next reorginasation/election some of the problems within the core leadership I keep hearing about will change.