by Bach Polakowski | Sep 30, 2013 | NLGJA Updates |
Statement from UNITY: McLEAN, Va. — UNITY: Journalists for Diversity is pleased to announce the election of David Steinberg as its president. “I appreciate the support of the UNITY board and plan to announce, as early as next week, specific proposals to reform UNITY...
by Bach Polakowski | Jun 12, 2013 | glbt, lgbt, NLGJA |
In case you missed it, it’s June. And in much of the U.S., that means LGBTQ Pride Month. There’s been lots of gay happenings this month — some good, some bad. NLGJA was invited to attend the “off the record” conversations between Attorney General Eric Holder and media...
by Bach Polakowski | May 14, 2013 | Michael Tune |
By Michael Tune (NLGJA executive director) I met with one of my mentors recently. She asked how I was, and inquired if I had been working hard. (For the record, I have three mentors, and I don’t think any of them realize who they are.) For her, your work is the most...
by Bach Polakowski | Apr 8, 2013 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has backtracked from his claim that up to four gay NFL players were considering coming out on the same day. That has allowed for some interesting Monday morning quarterbacking (sorry, had to say it!). Yahoo! sports...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 29, 2013 | lgbt |
This week’s news really was all about same-sex marriage, particularly here in Washington, D.C. Perhaps my news feeds are biased, but it looks like the coverage was balanced — supportive even. There was plenty of positive coverage of the Supreme Court hearings and,...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 27, 2013 | Guest Contributor, lgbt |
By Matthew E. Berger (NLGJA board member and vice president of Dezenhall Resources, a crisis communications firm in Washington, D.C.) It’s been a pretty big week so far for LGBT news, with the much anticipated two days of hearings before the U.S. Supreme Court on...