You spin me right round baby right round...

Stop me if you've heard this one.

There are some - in both the LGBT and so-called mainstream media - who are questioning President Obama's commitment to LGBT issues.

Heard it? Really. Okay. I'm stopped.

How about this.

Has Obama's arrival...and that of a Democratic majority...changed what it takes for members of the LGBT press to cover the administration?

That will be the hot topic on Thursday at 10:45am when a panel of LGBT media journos and other contemplate Washington Goes Lavender.

(I know...it didn't really flow...but distract yourself with the really interesting blurb: From the White House on down to Congress, Democrats have taken control of D.C. What has that meant for LGBT reporters in the Capitol? Hear how they are learning to cover a gay-friendly administration and what obstacles that presents for news coverage.)

Is it a new era for Washington-based LGBT reporters or is the second verse the same as the first?