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 . 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 '' .