So, there's going to be a National Equality March on Oct. 10-11 in Washington, D.C., but you wouldn't know it if you only paid attention to the mainstream press. And if you read the LGBT press and citizen journalists, all you would appear to know is what the...
I will admit up front that I will be among the first in line to visit Cuba once the U.S. government eases travel restrictions to the island. Ever since I saw the movie--and, okay, read the book--Before Night Falls by Reinaldo Arenas, I've wanted to visit the country...
It's a story that, compared to Serena Williams and Roger Federer, hasn't been getting much U.S. press: South African middle distance runner, Caster Semenya's physique raised suspicions after her performance in the 800 meters at the 2009 World Championships in...
Out and the Advocate are owned by the same company--Regent--so aren't the two monthlies competing for advertising and readers? You'd think so, but Out's Aaron Hicklin tells Advertising Age's "MediaGuy" Simon Dumenco that there isn't a lot of overlap. [B]ut with Out...
In 2002, at the urging of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, the New York Times changed its policy and ran its first wedding announcement for a same-sex couple. The couple, Daniel Gross and Steven Goldstein, entered into a civil union in Vermont on...
Over the next week, the Re:Act bloggers who attended NLGJA's 2009 convention will be posting a number of blogs about the event to share the wisdom to those who missed it. To get rolling, here are some links to coverage of the convention by participants in the student...
The Human Rights Campaign issues its Corporate Equality Index today and a number of media organizations are included in the survey. The index evaluates employers based on (1) equal employment opportunity, including gender identity or expressions; (2) employment...
Montreal is the center of LGBT media and LGBT journalism issues this week as NLGJA has its national conference in this great city. There will be light blogging from the conference, but the bloggers are going to try to provide some updates from the event. This...
In what can only be described as a "lose/lose" situation, the Washington Post Ombudsman's analysis of the NOM story I discussed here has been roundly criticized in the blogosphere with everyone staking out their ideological positions and continuing to shoot at the WP....
Tomorrow's Washington Post features a column by Ombudsman Andrew Alexander dissecting Monica Hesse's article on Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage. Alexander lays out the problems with the story and gives some revealing insight into Hesse's...