Ken Mehlman, the orchestrator behind George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign and the former chair of the Republican National Committee, announced this week that he is gay, reportedly planning to counter a history of setting some of the most patently anti-LGBT rhetoric into motion with a newfound hobby: Raising thousands of dollars to support same-sex marriage. The news has some wondering who could be next to step out of the GOP closet. more ›

It has not been a great week for Republican Congressman and Senate candidate Mark Kirk. Already busy cleansing his campaign website of any mention of military awards he never actually received, Kirk now faces an outing of a different sort. Relying on several anonymous sources and one vague interaction at a party, gay political blogger Mike Rogers reports Kirk is a closeted gay man. more ›