Andrew Sullivan shares his thoughts on whether bloggers should be held to journalistic standards as part of a series of videos from bigthink.com. Money quote, for my money: "There are some very simple rules that apply to all writing: don't lie; if you're wrong,...
A column getting some attention is another "ending DADT means chaplains will be tossed out the military if they preach against the gays" argument, made by conservative columnist Terry Mattingly. He discusses it at his blog, GetReligion. The column is a good jumping...
The New York Times published a great article on transgender candidates running in this mid-term election. "Advocates Hope Transgender Identity Is Not a Defining One" was the headline. The article starts with the story of Theresa Sparks, who would be the first...
It's hard to imagine that something is sweet and innocent as the announcement that two people are getting legally married would cause controversy, but this week brings another kerfuffle over running same-sex marriage announcements. This time, it's the conservative...
A lot has been said about the controversy at the New Jersey Jewish Standard, but the most recent edition of the paper shows how serious the paper--and the community it serves--takes the controversy over deciding to no long run same-sex marriage announcements. This...
You wouldn't think it would be all that revolutionary. But when I saw the blog post by Andy Towle at Towleroad pointing out that we may have experienced a first, it was rather stunning to consider. Thomas Roberts, who is increasingly a presence on MSNBC despite being...
Okay, so National Coming-Out Day isn't a national holiday or even a Hallmark Holiday. But for some in the LGBT community, it is a symbolically-significant day that encourages people to be out and proud. The Washington Post's On Faith section appeared to know that,...
A quick update on the controversy over same-sex marriage announcements in the New Jersey Jewish Standard which announced that it would no longer run same-sex marriage announcements after its first one caused a controversy. James Janoff, the publisher of the paper,...
Now that the bullying stories are in their second wave, there is now increasing attention to the question of what caused the bullying and the role homophobia and anti-gay rhetoric plays in that bullying. Inevitably, that discussion circles around to the role religion...
Unless you are living under a rock, you probably know that Fred Phelps believes "God Hates Fags." Today, his right to say that at funerals--specifically, in this case, dead servicemembers' funerals--finds its way to the Supreme Court in the case Snyder v. Phelps. The...