N.Y. De Dia, a Spanish-language daily newspaper in New York City, has announced that it will publish Dimensión LGBT, a weekly pull-out section on LGBT news. Here's an excerpt of their statement (English translation my own): N.Y. De Dia becomes the first Latino daily...
A good analysis by the Washington Post's media writer (and CNN host) Howard Kurtz on whether Rachel Maddow's sexual orientation influences her interest in Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Kurtz says that Maddow has long had an interest in DADT and that her interest isn't based...
We previously asked what was meant by "outing" in 2010, in light of the San Francisco Chronicle reporting the “biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S....
A new poll by The New York Times and CBS News finds most people support "gay men and lesbians" but less people support "homosexuals" serving openly in the U.S. military. Here's how the Times describes it: The results highlight the importance of wording on the issue....
A little late to the game, but big thanks to the Bay Area Reporter for again pointing out when LGBT organizations block access to the press. In an editorial late last week, BAR blasted the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force for allowing Freedom to Marry to hold an...
After I posted the news that Judge Walker had been "outed" by the San Francisco Chronicle, I saw a tweet from Lawdork blogger Chris Geidner where he asked whether this was really an "outing" since everyone appeared to know that Walker was gay. I tweeted back: "I'm not...
Is it news that, as two San Francisco Chronicle columnists reported today, the "biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker,...
Thanks to ProjectQAtlanta--who have been closely following the Window Media bankruptcy--there's news that former employees of Southern Voice in Atlanta and the Washington Blade in DC could become the owners of their former papers, at bargain-basement prices. The...
The Super Bowl has been big LGBT news over the past few weeks. Everywhere we turn, there is some LGBT angle. One story, the rejected ManCrunch ad, has gotten more complicated. While many in the media and blogosphere rushed to attack CBS for not taking the ad, there...
"Sex-Change Medical Costs Are Tax-Deductible, U.S. Court Rules" was the title of an article today from Bloomberg. Here's an excerpt: Costs incurred in sex-change operations and procedures are tax-deductible, the U.S. Tax Court ruled. The Washington-based court ruled...