Now that cable news has figured out that dramatic murder trials bring ratings, its operators are always on the lookout for the next "trial of the century."  Key elements include sex, money, sex, glamour, sex, status, sex, and sex. But what if the sex is homosexual male sex?  And what if the story could get really icky?  On the one hand, the media insist that homosexual sex is exactly the same as heterosexual sex.  But on the other hand, nothing that reflects negatively on homosexuals can be allowed to reach the public's delicate eyes and ears, lest they form any unfavorable opinions that might be "homophobic." So what is going to happen when this trial gets underway?  Megan Crapeu writes in the Chicago Tribune: A former Northwestern professor and an Oxford University employee charged in a bizarre stabbing of a 26-year-old man both pleaded not guilty Thursday to first-degree murder charges. Wyndham Lathem, 43, and...(Read Full Post)