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Rachel Maddow tells the Washington Post that being a lesbian is not what drives her high-profile coverage of issues like the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy.
Media columnist Howard Kurtz profiles the MSNBC host with great attention to how her sexual orientation impacts her treatment of guests like Lt. Dan Choi, who came out on The Rachel Maddow Show last March.
“As one of the few openly gay television anchors, Maddow has kept the spotlight trained on the contentious issue of whether service members known to be homosexual should face discharge proceedings, as Choi did after that interview,” writes Kurtz. “But she doesn't view herself as mounting a crusade.”
"We don't really treat gay issues differently than other issues," Maddow tells Kurtz. "The controversy, she says, is just ‘a great story.'"
Not that Maddow wants to hide her identity, either.
"I can't do the show as a non-gay person,” she tells Kurtz. “I don't have that option."
Read full story at Advocate.com
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