by Bach Polakowski | May 25, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
Here we go again. Sen. John McCain, after a campaign shake-up, has named his loyal former chief of staff–Mark Buse–to be his campaign manager. Buse was famously “outed”–although arguably he was already “out” and his sexual...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 19, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
The week-long Johnny Weir show–otherwise known as the Men’s Figure Skating at the Olympics–has come to a close and the press is still wondering, as Josie Cotton once put it, “Johnny are you Queer?” Watching the twitter and Facebook frenzy...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 14, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
We previously asked what was meant by “outing” in 2010, in light of the San Francisco Chronicle reporting 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,...
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...