The American Psychological Association (APA) declared recently that "reparative therapy" should be avoided. In other words, trying to help clients change their sexual orientation is no longer acceptable. Although this shouldn't be earth shattering, it is a big deal...
Greg McMackin, the coach of the University of Hawaii football team, was reprimanded by the Western Athletic Conference for repeatedly using the F-word in front of about a dozen reporters—and then asking them not to report that he used that word—in describing an...
UPDATE: This story has been updated here. One of the few openly gay TV anchors in the country--Charles Perez of WPLG in Miami--has filed a charge with the local human rights authority alleging sexual orientation and gender discrimination by station managers that...
The Washington Post has reported that gay marriages will be tallied in the 2010 Census. The Census Bureau will for the first time publicly release the number of gay marriages reported in a decennial census, as it plans to release raw data about same-sex relationships...
If you follow the intricacies of the New York intelligentsia and cultural class, you probably already knew that Annie Leibovitz is having serious financial troubles that have gotten worse since the death of her lover, Susan Sontag. You may also believe that the cause...
Established in 2005 as part of NLGJA’s 15th anniversary celebration, the LGBT Journalists Hall of Fame was launched to honor LGBT journalists who have shown courage and resolve by telling the truth, including their own personal truths, whatever the cost and whatever...
NPR Ombudsman Alicia Shepard has a new Ombdusversation on the ethics of a journalist participating in a gay pride parade. It's a great format that includes a number of talking heads--including NLGJA's president David Steinberg--discussing the ethics of marching in a...
One of our goals with this blog is to both cast a critical eye on the coverage of LGBT issues, but also highlight journalism we like. In that spirit, take a look at two tennis-themes pieces that show how good journalism does not have to be showy, but how LGBT themes...
What is it about Washington State and their LGBT-related free speech battles? Today, there's news that a federal judge has granted a temporary restraining order preventing the release of names of people who signed a petition to get an anti-domestic partnership bill on...
Tune Foremost LGBT Journalism Conference to Be Held in September Washington, D.C. – The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) released a dozen reasons today to attend its 2009 National Convention & 6th Annual LGBT Media Summit in Montreal , QC ,...