by Bach Polakowski | Jan 29, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
Lambda Legal has entered the fray between Atlanta Falcons player Ovie Mughelli and several blogs and gossip sites who have reported on his alleged relationship with a man. Rod McCollom at Rod 2.O has the the letter. Mughelli’s lawyer began sending out cease and...
by Bach Polakowski | Jan 29, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
Had a nice chat recently with Andrew Belonsky at the blog AKA William about the resurgence of the term “homosexual” in the mainstream press. His thesis is that he sees the term cropping up more and more and wonders whether it has a larger meaning. I’ve...
by Bach Polakowski | Jan 25, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
There may be no more difficult–or harrowing–job in the newsroom than being a crime reporter, covering the murders in a large metropolitan area. You are at the mercy of the police reports, families don’t want to talk, and the 24-hour news cycle, even...
by Bach Polakowski | Jan 25, 2010 | Laura Laing |
The story broke last fall, but it’s worth repeating now that Spring book fairs are nearly upon us. Scholastic Books, publisher of the oft-banned Harry Potter series among other popular books for kids and young adults, was caught in a queer dilemma last October....
by Bach Polakowski | Jan 23, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
I’ve been following the Prop 8 trial in California and my curiosity has been most peaked by Hak-Shing William Tam, the Chinese-American defendant who testified about his involvement in supporting Prop 8. He’s also the only defendant to pull out of the...
by Bach Polakowski | Jan 21, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
An interesting story in the New York Times (in the Fashion and Style section?) about using children in advocating for same-sex marriage. The story runs the gamut, from talking about a 10-year old to adult children, and touches on the significance in the number of...
by Bach Polakowski | Jan 20, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
Atlanta’s weekly alternative Creative Loafing looked at the current landscape for LGBT media in Atlanta after the death of Southern Voice due to the collapse of Window Media, as well as staff shake-ups at LGBT media upstarts in Atlanta. When Georgia’s...
by Bach Polakowski | Jan 15, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
As the Proposition 8 trial ends its first week–and much of the traditional LGBT media is finally going to press–it’s interesting to look at how the LGBT press is covering the biggest trial yet over same-sex marriage. Much of the coverage is being...
by Bach Polakowski | Jan 13, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 late Wednesday that the ban on broadcasting the Proposition 8 trial must remain in effect until the court has time to rule on the appeal brought by Prop 8 supporters. The decision broke down on ideological lines with the four liberal...
by Bach Polakowski | Jan 12, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
The Prop 8 trial has already generated noteworthy coverage in both the mainstream and LGBT media. “The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage” by Ted Olson was published in Newsweek: Together with my good friend and occasional courtroom adversary David Boies,...