by Bach Polakowski | Feb 8, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
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....
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 7, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
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...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 3, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
Earlier in the day, I saw a quote from Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council saying sodomy laws was “wrongly decided” and that homosexual behavior should be outlawed. I had to do a second take because I couldn’t figure out why he was being...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 23, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
Washington, D.C. is a city full of conspiracy theories. The newest one, ferreted out by Amanda Hess at the Washington City Paper, is that the media coverage of the same-sex marriage debate in D.C. is biased because undercover gay journalists are slanting the...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 22, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
Blogger David Badash at the New Civil Rights Movement is going after CNN for using the term “admit” in describing the way international rugby star Gareth Thomas announced that he was gay. Here’s how CNN said it, in a story headlined “Thomas...