Update on outing of Aussie Idol

Last week Brian blogged about the inadvertent outing of Anthony Callea, famous for his appearance on Australia's version of American Idol. In case you missed it, Callea was outed on a radio show when a traffic reporter referred to a school mate of his who is apparently Callea's partner.

Gareth just wrote to tell us the latest details which include Callea's refusal to comment on whether or not he's gay, a poll by an Aussie newspaper wherein readers don't give a cuddly koala if Callea is gay, and most interestingly, word that the woman who leaked the tape of the outing to the rest of the press has been sacked.

Her name is Alisson Longhurst and after initially being suspended for two days, she was finally sacked for her actions. I just read a number of press accounts of her firing and most seem rather sympathetic toward her which, frankly, baffles me. Hey, I think it's silly for this kid to be closeted, but that's his choice not mine or Alisson's and it sounds like the fellow who did out him did it purely by accident.

Perhaps being halfway around the world there is something I'm missing about the story, but if someone helps to out someone who doesn't want to be outed, then I think there is every reason to fire them. Unless you're Perez Hilton, of course, in which case you get to be famous. Perhaps an Aussie readers familiar with the story can explain why Miss Longhurst shouldn't have been sacked for what she did.