Another “DOMA GOP” politican has zipper trouble: Sen. Paul Stanley Caught in Sex Scandal

Well, it was only a matter of time, wasn’t it? According to authorities, one of our own social conservative Republicans has been caught cheating on his wife, and he was doing it with a young legislative intern. At this juncture, we’re going to resist the temptation to make a joke about family values. That’s getting so old it’s not funny anymore.

Suffice it to say that like John Ensign, Mark Sanford and all the rest on the national stage lately, this one is really rich–with a little homemade porn and a bumbling blackmailer tossed into the story to make it even spicier. Ensnared in Tennessee’s own sex scandal tonight is Sen. Paul Stanley, the wingnut from Germantown who has crusaded to ban gay adoption of children and who once made the really stupid mistake of saying: “When you’re married, there’s a commitment there.”

According to court documents, here’s what happened: Stanley, who is married with two children, was having an affair with his 22-year-old legislative intern, McKensie Morrison. Morrison’s boyfriend, Joel Palmer Watts. 28, discovered a computer memory disc with sexually explicit photographs of Morrison that appeared to have been taken in Stanley’s apartment. Watts then blackmailed Stanley, demanding $10,000 in return for keeping quiet about the senator’s relationship with his intern.

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Artee Hotel in Brentwood, TN Fires Employee For Being Gay, Dares Him To Sue, So he Sues

The old Holiday Inn in Brentwood, TN has a new name: it is now called the “Artee Hotel.” According to the hotel’s web site, in Indian Artee means “A divine light in front of a God.”But for LGBT travelers, their families and allies, “Artee” has taken on a new meaning: “A hotel that fires workers for being gay.”

According to their website, Artee offers “memorable southern hospitality” combeined with its “endearing staff, its newly remodeled rooms with hardwood floors” and a location only a block away from the new Target Shopping Center.

Despite all these assets, the Artee Hotel in Brentwood appreas to have one major drawback: the owner, Tarun Surti. The Nashville Scene reoprtsd “Surti had a gay employee compile a list of other gay employees, then methodically canned them. “The owner (allegedly) said, ‘I don’t give a damn. They can sue me. I will not have any of the gays in leadership roles in my hotel.’ And that’s a quote,” fired human resources director David Hill told Channel 4 News. Mr. Surti will very soon learn a lesson in equal opportunity employment. Hill has apparently already filed complaints with the Department of Labor and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He says he’ll also file a civil suit.” See Brentwood Hotelier Fires Employee For Being Gay Nashville Scene