If there’s such a thing as a gay superhero, Mike Rogers just might be it.  (Our research department has yet to determine whether he wears the tights, however.)  Rogers’ blog (blog.blogactive.com) and investigative work were the inspiration behind the 2009 documentary Outrage, which told the stories of several closeted politicians who were actively promoting anti-gay legislation. We asked Rogers to give us his thoughts on former RNC chairman Ken Mehlman’s coming out, as well as the current Senate campaign by Charlie Crist. Want to hear Rogers’ opinion on FOX News’ Bill “Is-He-Or-Isn’t-He” Hemmer? You’ll have to listen to the full interview to find out.

KEN MEHLMAN COMES OUT, BUT DC HAS KNOWN FOR YEARS

“This is no shock in washington that Ken Mehlman is gay….This has been a well-known secret in Washington DC.  I reported on this four years ago.”

WHEN ASHBURN MET MEHLMAN

“Here’s a man who did exactly what Ken Mehlman did for many many years….Any time anybody comes out and is able to say I’m gay, this is a good thing.  Someone like Ken Mehlman has been so heinous when you look at what he has done…There’s so much that he should be atoning for….and someone like Roy Ashburn of course will come to the defense of a Ken Mehlman because he’s really coming to the defense of himself….I’m glad to see that Ashburn has his changed ways, but Ken Mehlman has some answering to do.”

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Just a day after Prop 8 was overturned in California, the Six Pack spoke with Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank about the decision. Oh, and we couldn’t let him go without mentioning gay republicans, weed, gambling, and Kathy Griffin! Click above to listen to the interview.

For those of you who need to do a little current events homework, here’s your CliffsNotes version:

• Frank has been in Congress for almost 30 years
• He was the second openly gay member in Congress 
• He is widely known for his strong defense of civil liberties and legal knowledge
• He is currently chairman of the the House Financial Services Committee
• He had a little, um, incident with Kathy Griffin recently

Frank’s reaction to Judge Walker’s Prop 8 decision: 

“I was happy it was made and I have to tell you I have felt more optimistic because obviously this won’t mean a great deal until it gets to the US Supreme Court….Here is a Republican appointed judge who says…if there’s any rational argument for this, it has to be upheld, and he said there wasn’t any.”

On Obama still being only for civil unions:

“What the President fears, I believe, is that politically it’s not quite safe to be for same-sex marriage. I don’t believe he has any real opposition to it; I think it has been the view, for some time, [that if] you could get elected president, you couldn’t carry states like Missouri and Indiana, and some other very conservative states if you were for same-sex marriage.”

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