Year in Review

CBS News will present a one-hour special report on the Logo Channel, a.k.a. the "gay channel," in December, rehashing the biggest LGTB-related stories of the year. (They left off all the stories about how the gays are ruining America/ destroying marriage/ brainwashing children. Maybe next year.) Here's the list that the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association sent out to its members to choose from:

A. Larry Craig Bathroom Sex Sting Scandal
B. San Diego Mayor Supports Same Sex Marriage/Cries at News Conference
C. ENDA Controversy
D. JK Rowling Says Dumbledore Is Gay
E. Rosie Leaves The View
F. Ann Coulter Attacks John Edwards/Mrs. Edwards Fires Back
G. Grey's Anatomy F-word Controversy At The Golden Globes/TR Knight vs. Isaiah Washington
H. Mary Cheney Gives Birth
I. Ft. Lauderdale Mayor Naugle Comes Under Fire For Comments Over Public Bathrooms
J. Joint Chiefs Chairman Peter Pace Calls Homosexuality Immoral
K. Transgender Susan Stanton/Fired From City Manager Job
L. Logo Presidential Forum
M. President of Iran Says There Are No Homosexuals In His Country
N. Ellen's Dog
O. Gay Pride Violence/Protests Around the World
P. Gays on Primetime TV (Ugly Betty, Desperate Housewives)
Q. Elizabeth Edwards Supports Same-Sex Marriage

I wonder which story about a homosexual senator doing the Charleston with an undercover cop in an airport bathroom will top the charts? Anyway, let's at least have a real contest for second place.

My vote, goes for this guy, the San Diego mayor who cried at a press conference. He was upset, if you haven't watched it, because he had planned to sign one more piece of anti-gay legislation but changed his mind at the last minute because of the LGBT members of his family. It's raw and real and this guy clearly went through some soul-searching before the whole cry-fest. We need more of these politicians (even Republican) -- the ones who actually consider the consequences of their actions.

And to show, I'd say the ENDA Controversy -- not so much because it's about Gay Rights (I mean, Jesus, sometimes it seems like everything is about gay rights) but because it gives the LGBT Community some depth and nuance that most people don't recognize. (For some great, inside-the-beltway coverage, check the Washington Blade.) Surprise, surprise. The gays don't always agree with the trangenders. And we're all sometimes a little spooked by the lesbians.

As far as my vote for "Holy shit can you please remove this story from the list before I start punching holes in my computer monitor," it's a 3-way tie: Dumbledore's gay, Rosie quit and Ellen cried or wore something other than that classic pants suit/ gym shoes combination. Please. Celebrities move around. Yes, Rosie got into a fight with Lizzy Hasselback before the transition, but it happens.

And Ellen? Even she says Puppygate has lasted a little too long for her taste. A talk-show host saying something went too far. Dammit people. Drop it.

And while we're on the subject, could we maybe pick some new mascots for the whole gay community other than two show-hosting lesbians? They don't represent us all.

Oh, right. Dumbledore. I don't have a good reason to leave that off the list, other than I'm tired of Harry Potter.