What is “Outing” in 2010?

After I posted the news that Judge Walker had been “outed” by the San Francisco Chronicle, I saw a tweet from Lawdork blogger Chris Geidner where he asked whether this was really an “outing” since everyone appeared to know that Walker was gay....

Outing the Prop 8 Judge

Is it news that, as two San Francisco Chronicle columnists reported today, the “biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn...