Former Washington State Republican politico Richard Curtis, who resigned after being caught with a rent boy, says he doesn't want to proceed with extortion charges against the hustler, Cody Castagna, because his family wants to put it behind them: "My family and I have found ourselves closer as a result and are settled into a new chapter in our lives and are moving past this incident." And, we're sure, because he wants to world to forget he's a big homo. [Seattle Times]