by Bach Polakowski | Dec 28, 2011 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
Here are our top 10 blog entries for 2011, ranked by views: 1. ABC Anchor Dan Kloeffler Comes Out 2. Is Apple’s New CEO Gay? 3. “Our America: Transgender Lives” 4. Is It Unethical NOT to Report That Apple’s CEO is Gay? 5. Oprah: “You Seem...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 23, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett |
One of the powerful things about journalists being open about their sexual orientation and gender identity is that it allows them to open up their lives in ways a closeted journalist couldn’t. That idea was brought home in this Creative Loafing-Atlanta story on...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 23, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett |
Everyone has seen the picture. But how did readers react? Thankfully, Jim Romenesko is on the case. Instead of focusing on the reaction, let’s first congratulate Seattle Times ME Kathy Best for her letter to unhappy readers who were upset about the paper...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 12, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett |
Tributes are rolling in for one of the pioneers of gay journalism in Chicago and nationwide, Paul Varnell. He was 70. Tracy Baim of the Windy City Times–where Varnell was a columnist in the 1990s–has a great obituary and tribute. In the 1980s, Varnell was...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 10, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett |
It has the makings of a fascinating man-bites-dog story. The provocative GOProud group went into attack mode against Rick Perry pollster Tony Fabrizio for not stepping-in to stop an offensive ad. In the process, Fabrizio was allegedly “outed” as a gay...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 8, 2011 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
Pastor Phillip Lee, founder and executive director of the “ex-gay” His Way Out Ministries of Bakersfield, Calif., wrote an op-ed in the Sunday, Dec. 4, edition of The Bakersfield Californian linking gays with AIDS. Lee is HIV positive and claims to no...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 1, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett |
There was a time when the word “gay” only appeared in the New York Times when it was in a quote or title. While we take it for granted that most journalists will use the term “gay” in compliance with the AP Stylebook, it hasn’t always...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 1, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett |
Lots of talk about the Boston Fox25 story focusing on a local teacher who was “ambushed” by a reporter about the teacher’s appearance in gay porn. The reporter, Michael Beaudet, has defended his work on Twitter but says he’s still on the story....