Original: Falwell issued an attack in his National Liberty Journal , citing a Washington Post '' In/Out '' column which stated that homosexual comedian Ellen DeGeneres was '' out '' as the chief national gay representative -- while trendy Tinky Winky was '' in '' .
Simplified: He said that in the Washington Post '' In/Out '' column someone had written that lesbian comedian Ellen DeGeneres was '' out '' as the main gay model , while the fashionable Tinky Winky was '' in '' .