But the Idaho Statesman had been working on a story about Sen. True, the story didn't break until it became easy and unavoidable: a police report and a guilty plea to a crime. ![]() Michelangelo Signorile: Hopefully this story will give news organizations the confidence to pursue similar stories about other public figures when relevant. How should this latest arrest affect the media's coverage? And what is the public's right to know? But some activists have argued for some time that Craig is a closet homosexual, and the Idaho Statesman reported this week that Craig once engaged in homosexual activity in a Washington, D.C., restroom. Larry Craig said he isn't gay and has never had a gay relationship. 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. 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. ![]() NEWSWEEK asked two gay journalists to discuss the Craig case as it relates to "outing" public officials. But mainstream media didn't touch the story until Craig was arrested during a police sting operation targeting public sex. 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.
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