by Bach Polakowski | May 31, 2011 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
Linton Weeks at NPR Digital News recently explored the use of “faggot” as an epithet: Is the Fa-word the new N-word? What is the Fa-word, you ask? It’s a six-letter, two-syllable term that starts with the letters fa and rhymes with maggot. It’s...
by Bach Polakowski | May 27, 2011 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
A recent article in Press Pass Q (“a newsletter and trade publication for the LGBT media professional”) raised an interesting question: When a straight celebrity ally of the LGBT community dies, is that “gay news”? In the case of Elizabeth...
by Bach Polakowski | May 24, 2011 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
As I mentioned in a previous entry, The New York Times has published a special multimedia “Coming Out” section. Updates to the section are still pending, but it’s off to a good start. Here’s the opening text of the section: Bullying and...
by Bach Polakowski | May 23, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett |
Frank Bruni will be joining the NYT Sunday Op-Ed section, with another column tossed in during the week, according to the NYT Media Decoder blog. Bruni becomes the NYT first openly-gay op-ed writer and one of the few openly gay journalists in America with a weekly...
by Bach Polakowski | May 20, 2011 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
Starting on May 23, The New York Times will begin publishing the results of its “Coming Out” project: The Times spoke with or e-mailed close to 100 gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender teenagers from all of parts of the country — from rural areas to urban...
by Bach Polakowski | May 15, 2011 | NLGJA |
The small number of openly gay and lesbian national news anchors has gotten larger with news that CNN’s Don Lemon discusses being gay in an upcoming book, Transparent. Here’s what he told the New York Times Few national television news anchors or hosts...
by Bach Polakowski | May 14, 2011 | NLGJA Updates |
NLGJA’s Stylebook Supplement on LGBT Terminology is intended to complement the prose stylebooks of individual publications, as well as the Associated Press stylebook, the leading stylebook in U.S. newsrooms. It reflects the association’s mission of inclusive coverage...
by Bach Polakowski | May 7, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett |
Now that Thomas Roberts is a permanent fixture on MSNBC, it’s nice to see he continues to talk to online media like Towleroad as well as larger outlets. Roberts, who hosted NLGJA’s New York fundraiser in March, is unafraid of talking about his role as an...
by Bach Polakowski | May 4, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett |
It appears “some experts” believe the challenge to Judge Vaughn Walker’s ability to rule on Proposition 8, now that he’s openly gay, has some legs. At least that’s what the Washington Post tells us in a breathless start to its page 1...
by Bach Polakowski | May 4, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett |
After hearing the rumors, some good news from Queerty that they are back in business, with new owners and slightly new approach. A few weeks ago, we reported that Queerty had shuttered after their former owners decided to shut down the site. Well, the site is back...
