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   Monday, November 29, 2004

   IMPAIRED VISION

Gay activists and news junkie are buzzing over Friday's edition of '20/20' featuring an interview with the men who killed Matthew Shepard in 1998. Elizabeth Vargas claimed to set the record straight on a "story that has often been dramatically oversimplified."

So, in a meandering collection of contradictory interviews, we learn that Aaron McKinney was prone to crystal-meth rages, that Matthew was using as well, that the two knew each other beforehand, that McKinney was bisexual and that none of these interviewees' stories add up in any coherent way.

The Advocate's Chad Graham denounced the flimsy reporting, saying that "Vargas is trying to shove the 'not a hate crime' theory down the throats of viewers, and nothing is going to stop her."

Of course, that means Vargas is oversimplifying. Now I'm as confused as the broadcast itself, so look for an essay later in the week.

Labels: homo-a-go-go, media