by Bach Polakowski | Feb 15, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
A good analysis by the Washington Post’s media writer (and CNN host) Howard Kurtz on whether Rachel Maddow’s sexual orientation influences her interest in Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Kurtz says that Maddow has long had an interest in DADT and that...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 14, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
We previously asked what was meant by “outing” in 2010, in light of the San Francisco Chronicle reporting the “biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case,...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 11, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
A new poll by The New York Times and CBS News finds most people support “gay men and lesbians” but less people support “homosexuals” serving openly in the U.S. military. Here’s how the Times describes it: The results highlight the...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 9, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
A little late to the game, but big thanks to the Bay Area Reporter for again pointing out when LGBT organizations block access to the press. In an editorial late last week, BAR blasted the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force for allowing Freedom to Marry to hold an...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 8, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
After I posted the news that Judge Walker had been “outed” by the San Francisco Chronicle, I saw a tweet from Lawdork blogger Chris Geidner where he asked whether this was really an “outing” since everyone appeared to know that Walker was gay....
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 7, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
Is it news that, as two San Francisco Chronicle columnists reported today, the “biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 5, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
Thanks to ProjectQAtlanta–who have been closely following the Window Media bankruptcy–there’s news that former employees of Southern Voice in Atlanta and the Washington Blade in DC could become the owners of their former papers, at bargain-basement...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 3, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
The Super Bowl has been big LGBT news over the past few weeks. Everywhere we turn, there is some LGBT angle. One story, the rejected ManCrunch ad, has gotten more complicated. While many in the media and blogosphere rushed to attack CBS for not taking the ad, there...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 3, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
“Sex-Change Medical Costs Are Tax-Deductible, U.S. Court Rules” was the title of an article today from Bloomberg. Here’s an excerpt: Costs incurred in sex-change operations and procedures are tax-deductible, the U.S. Tax Court ruled. The...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 3, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett |
Earlier in the day, I saw a quote from Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council saying sodomy laws was “wrongly decided” and that homosexual behavior should be outlawed. I had to do a second take because I couldn’t figure out why he was being...