Rumors about the sexuality of Sen. Larry Craig date back many years, and at least one blog claimed months ago that the senator had sex with other men in public restrooms. But mainstream media didn’t touch the story until Craig was arrested during a police sting operation targeting public sex. NEWSWEEK asked two gay journalists to discuss the Craig case as it relates to “outing” public officials. Chris Crain is the former editorial director of Window Media, where he oversaw editorial content at gay publications in New York, Houston, Washington and other cities. Michelangelo Signorile was the co-founding editor of the now-defunct OutWeek, which generated controversy in 1990 with a story reporting on the homosexuality of the recently deceased Malcolm Forbes.




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