Who says politicians are the ultimate thespians? Certainly not Michigan State Representative Jack Brandenburg: the politician has launched a war against Saginaw Valley State University over their production of Angels in America. The first battle came in radio form, when Brandenburg appeared on local WJR 760 AM and took on Tony Kushner's Pultizer and Tony award winning AIDS tear jerker.

Upon hearing of the play's production, the rambunctious Republican went to Pam Burns - the head honcho at the Subcommittee on Appropriations for Higher Education. Obviously an appreciator of fine culture - not to mention dire politics - Burns shooed Brandenburg away. Brandenburg may not love the theater, but he sure as hell loves a good fight.

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We may not be as into theater as some other fags, but we definitely have a thing for Tony Kushner. Who can resist a little Angels in America, right? So, we're thrilled that our friends over at AfterElton sent us this link to their interview with Kushner to discuss the upcoming documentary on him, Wrestling with Angels, as well as his upcoming musical, Caroline, Or Change.

Of course, what's a gay interview today without a little Foley rumination? Not surprisingly, Kushner's got plenty to say about Foley and his wiley ways:

The political scandal du jour, about Florida Republican Rep. Mark Foley, is on Kushner's mind these days. When asked what he thinks about the subject, Kushner responds in a way that many gays have probably felt during this the whole sordid affair: “Oh, great, thanks! It's good for you [Foley] to take this moment to come out of the closet now that you have been revealed as a sexual predator.”

As if that's not enough, Kushner says he's "horrified" by Jim McGreevey. Yeah, we are, too.

Note: If you're a comment reader like us, you'll notice a reader said that Kushner's play, Caroline, or Change closed in 2004. The AfterElton article, we should clarify, discusses the upcoming production at London's National Theatre. So there.

Buckley Jeppson is Mormon and married. But he’s not married to a woman, but a man--and this has become a big problem with his Church.

If he is excommunicated, Jeppson would make history by becoming the very first Mormon in a legal gay marriage to be figuratively spanked.

If you ask us, that doesn’t sound all that bad. But it sounds like Jeppson wants to stay put.

"I'm not attending in a dress or wearing a boa or anything," Jeppson said. "I show up (to mass) in my suit and white shirt and split after sacrament meeting. I just want to participate and I want to worship quietly in a safe place."

Jeppson isn’t expecting to change an entire Church’s point of view to accept homos for all that they are. Though we wish all religious types could transform from zealots to fag hags like Meryl Streep in Angels in America.

Mormon in Legal Gay Marriage Faces Cutoff [LA Times]