SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State Sen. Roy Ashburn has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor drunken driving after an episode that led the Bakersfield Repu...
Mark Morford | Posted 05.25.2011
Some days it's just so very difficult to choose. The toxic tales come so fast, slippery and weird, you don't know which way to flip your personal drun...
Byron Williams | Posted 05.25.2011
Ashburn's public acknowledgment this week that he is gay gives him the tragic distinction of being added to the cocktail party punch line of public officials guilty of the vilest hypocrisy.
Emma Ruby-Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011
Do we really think that Ashburn can do his job now that we know he is gay? While admitting he is gay, he maintains his commitment to the undermining of gay rights.
Mark Olmsted | Posted 05.25.2011
If you're not out, come out. If you aren't willing to come out, then at least don't get married and for heaven's sake, don't run for office.
Jon Barrett | Posted 11.17.2011
As a gay man, I can't help but think we'd do ourselves a favor if we embrace people, like Hayes, who willingly come out of the closet on their own timetable.
AP | ROBIN HINDERY | Posted 05.25.2011
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn said Monday he is gay, ending days of speculation that began after his arrest last week f...
Jeff Muskus | Posted 05.25.2011
State Sen. Roy Ashburn (R-Calif.), the fierce opponent of gay rights who was arrested last week for drunk driving after leaving a gay nightclub, confi...
Khanh Ho | Posted 05.25.2011
The recent flock of officials who have appeared on the public stage are letting us down when we need them most.
Posted 05.25.2011
Early Wednesday morning, State Sen. Roy Ashburn (R-Calif.) was pulled over and arrested for drunk driving. Sources report that Ashburn -- a fierce opp...
CBS 13 | Posted 05.25.2011
(Found via Fishbowl LA) Sources tell CBS13 a state senator from Southern California was arrested for allegedly driving drunk after leaving Faces, a g...
Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011
Anti-gay California State Sen. Roy Ashburn today demanded a sweeping recall of the vehicle that drove him to a gay nightclub this week.
AP | Posted 05.25.2011