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