One of the founding principles for NLGJA (and other minority journalism groups) is supporting journalists in the newsroom who are assumed to be biased about LGBT news just because they are LGBT. It's a smear that haunts all minority journalists, no matter the...
With The Advocate's Kerry Eleveld now off the Washington beat, there's often a perception that the LGBT press is absent from the White House and Congressional press rooms. But with Chris Johnson of the Washington Blade becoming an online sensation for his questioning...
Sometimes the stars align. Such was the case with "Southern Discomfort" by Carl Gaines in the January/February 2011 issue of POZ. I was introduced to Carl when he became the inaugural winner of the NLGJA Kay Longcope Scholarship Award, which seeks to further the role...
The facts are horrowing. LGBT advocate David Kato Kisulle was murdered in Kampala, Uganda Jan. 26 after he successfully obtained a permanent injunction against the tabloid "Rolling Stone" for featuring his picture under the caption "Hang Them." He was one of 100 gay...
There are few questions in the LGBT community as controversial as "who is a bisexual." Gays and lesbians are often as suspicious of bisexuality as heterosexuals and bisexuals insist it is more common than people assume, but maybe not as common as some people would...
Sometimes I'm amazed at how beautiful a piece of journalism can be. It's not easy to make a nuts-and-bolts article, such as an obituary, zing with poetic virtue. So kudos to "Against All Odds, a Beautiful Life" by Peter Applebome of The New York Times. Here are the...
When I heard that Reynolds Price died, I instantly remembered the first time I'd read any of his work -- the 1995 Promise of Rest, the final book in his A Great Circle series. The story of a Duke professor dealing with the impending death of his son who has come home...
The nominees for the 22nd annual GLAAD Media Awards have been announced. Click here for a complete list of the English-language nominees. Click here for a complete list of the Spanish-language nominees. This year GLAAD has introduced the new "Outstanding Blogs"...
Count me in the camp of those who aren't crazy about using the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. to make points about LGBT rights. Oh, I understand the comparison and it makes sense. But there's something uncomfortable about white, LGBT activists using the King...
Daniel Hernandez—the 20-year-old intern in the office of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) who is credited with helping save her life after an assassination attempt that left six people dead and 14 people wounded—is a gay Latino. LGBT bloggers and LGBT media seem to...