One of the brightest lights in the LGBT citizen journalist/blogger world is Pam Spaulding at Pam's House Blend. In addition to her work as an LGBT activist and citizen journalist, she is also actively engage in thinking about the role of citizen journalists and...
A day after I raised concerns about the lack of attention the Kevin Jennings story was getting outside of the conservative press, a number of developments are changing the landscape although there is still a surprising lack of attention to this story by the mainstream...
CNN premieres its four-hour two-part series "Latino in America" at 9 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday, October 21, and Thursday, October 22. Soledad O'Brien hosts. Here's a brief description of the series from its website: By 2050, the U.S. Latino population is expected to...
Kevin Jennings is in the crosshairs of the conservative media and blogosphere. He's been the subject of a Washington Times editorial and countless other conservative takedowns. So why is the story being ignored by the mainstream and LGBT press? Jennings, the Obama...
The cover story of the New York Times magazine's "School Issue" features a a typical 13-year old--gawky and charming at the same time--with one main difference: he came out as gay in middle school. The story, which has been the buzz of Facebook and the internet, is by...
One of the goals of NLGJA is to encourage fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues. When concerns are raised--both big and small--the Rapid Response Task Force (RRTF) will often respond with suggestions that would improve coverage. The goal is not to be overly...
Anti-same sex marriage activist Maggie Gallagher recently restated something to the Washington Independent I've heard her say before: she loves the LGBT press (hat tip to JoeMyGod): “I love the gay press,” said Gallagher. “I really am impressed with gay journalists,...
Regan Hofmann, editor in chief of POZ (and, full disclosure, my boss!), recently published her memoirs. I Have Something to Tell You details her experience coming to terms with being HIV positive as a straight white woman. From the product description on Amazon.com:...
I moderated an exciting panel at the 2009 NLGJA annual conference in Montreal titled "Battle Fatigue: Is There Nothing New to Say About AIDS?" Unfortunately, the answer is that there's still plenty to say. We had three amazing panelists. In the photo, from left, is...
In case you missed it the first time around in Montreal, we recorded the NLGJA membership meeting during our 2009 annual conference, which was titled "Is NLGJA Necessary? David Steinberg, NLGJA president, and Michael Tune, NLGJA managing director, answered questions...