Ken Mehlman set to chair the Republican National Committee. “When asked if he was gay last week, Mehlman hung up the phone. Deputy communications director Steve Schmidt, reached by telephone, asserted that Mehlman was not gay but refused to say so on the record.”
McGreevey’s last day in office brings with it speculation on his future as a gay rights activist.
On eve of Want Two release, Rufus Wainwright riffs to Arjan on religion, America, gay culture. “I think it is more valiant for people to stay and to try to change the government [rather than leave the country]. What I’m trying to say is that it might not be possible to run away from the problem, because American influence is everywhere and these anti-gay sentiments might spread around the world.” Arjanwrites
NYT: Provincetown’s neighbor, Truro, becoming an upscale haven for gay couples.
The Times-Picayune profiles gay dads in Louisiana.