Three Magic, Wonderful Words

Ken Mehlman finally, finally says those three magic words which will make so many hairdressers feel so much better about themselves:

"I'm not gay."

Thank you, thank you Mr. Mehlman!

Roverdose

I've already mentioned that the blogosphere is going WAY overboard on the Rove speculation, which has progressed far beyond a fever pitch. That said, John Podesta, former Chief of Staff for Clinton, was excellent on Meet the Press yesterday, and Kenny Mehlman was... not. Read more, including a full transcript, here.

What's Love Got to Do with It?

By now, many of you have heard of Zach, the youngster who bravely came out of the closet to his parents and was promptly shipped off to a camp run by Love in Action, "ex-gays" who specialize in convincing teenagers that they're not really interested in a future involving hairdressing and interior design. The teenager has not been heard from since, and it is presumed that he's locked up in a cabin somewhere, forced to watch Rambo movies until he's... well, scared straight. Here is a good summary of the horrifying story, just in case you haven't read about it. Even better, though, is this article at Bay Windows Online, posted just today, in which we get to hear some pretty scary stories from people who have been through the "ex-gay" gristmill.

I think this is an important story, because a lot of people, I believe, don't really think hairdresserphobia is still a problem. I mean, there they are all over TV (as long as they're kept in minstrel roles)! There they are having parades right down Main Street! There they are getting married in Canada!

Read the article and realize there is much progress to be made. And to keep it a photo blog, here's the head of the Republican Party, Ken "I'm straight, but that's off the record" Mehlman:

Now Just Back Off, All You Hairdressers...

...because Kevin Mehlman likes the ladies.



Favorite quote from the article, from Barney Frank: “There still is this official doctrine that we’re immoral,” Frank told Tapper for the piece. “But the Republican attitude is that they have now moved to the point where they accept the fact that you’re [a hairdresser] as long as you act somewhat embarrassed about it.”