Guidance

Covering Anti-DEI Executive Orders

In the first few months of the second Trump administration, the president has targeted diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts that allegedly violate the Constitution and civil rights laws. This guidance prepares journalists with tools to cover these actions and their effects. 

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Tip Sheets on LGBTQ Coverage – Are You Gay?

Introduction When is it appropriate to ask a subject to disclose their sexual orientation for a story? Is it ever? In spring 2012, a New York judge ruled it wasn’t defamatory to call someone gay, even if they were heterosexual. As more LGBTQ people come out and more...

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Covering Nondiscrimination Laws and the LGBTQ Community

Introduction Federal laws do not prohibit discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation in housing or employment. Without a federal law, a state or local law would therefore provide the only assurance or protection to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender...

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