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...
The old gray lady - The New York Times - spilled some ink yesterday, July 1, on the sudden closure of the New York Blade, a biweekly LGBT publication in the Metro region. According to the article, the paper laid off its editor in chief and suspended publication,...
The Journalists LGBTQ+ Toolkit is designed primarily to assist journalists who don’t normally cover the LGBTQ community. The advice is drawn from outside media experts and our own members who are professional journalists for both mainstream media and the LGBTQ press....
Among the victims of the recent subway crash in Washington, D.C., was Mary "Mandy" Doolittle. Reading the stories about her death, we learn she worked for the American Nurse's Association, she was originally from Texas, she lived in Kansas and spent time in Italy, and...
The Advocate has released its list of top political and Gay(ish) blogs. The line seems a little blurred to me—Joe.My.God seems to fit in the same category as TowleRoad, while Pam's House Blend seems to be pretty political and less general—but it's still an interesting...
Not surprisingly perhaps, I loved "Charlie's Angels" for all its campy qualities. I wasn't physically attracted to Farrah Fawcett Majors (I know it's just Farrah Fawcett now, but it's still a reflex of mine to call her by her married name—you know, when she was...
It's easy to criticize obviously unfair or grossly inaccurate coverage. Then there's the kind of coverage that's technically fair and accurate, but still feels off base. "I Love You, Man (as a Friend)" is such an article. Written by Douglas Quenqua, who is often...
Thinking of going to Montreal for NLGJA's LGBT Media Summit and Convention this September 10-13 and looking at ways to travel cheaply? Then what about joining a bunch of NLGJAers on a train trip from DC to Canada? Bob Witeck and Michael Rogers are looking at...
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...
With the 40th Anniversary of Stonewall coming up this weekend, it's worth pointing out two good examples of the use of multimedia to tell the story of Stonewall and the LGBT civil rights movement. The first was coordinated by my former colleague (and current friend)...