Today's "The Ethicist" column in the New York Times by Randy Cohen deals with whether a transgender person is obligated to inform someone they are dating that they are transgender. Cohen said "yes" and has gotten into some hot water from Jillian Weiss at the Bilerico...
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Lavender Reporter Speaks Out Against Critics
John Townsend, the reporter at the center of the Lavender outing coverage, has written a letter to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune blasting his critics--including NLGJA--for questioning the ethics of his story. Brock's bully pulpit has assaulted gays and lesbians and...
Is it News that McCain’s Campaign Manager is Gay?
Here we go again. Sen. John McCain, after a campaign shake-up, has named his loyal former chief of staff--Mark Buse--to be his campaign manager. Buse was famously "outed"--although arguably he was already "out" and his sexual orientation was not a secret--in 2008 by...
Can the LGBT Press be Objective Covering the Prop 8 Trial
That's the intriguing question being asked at a Los Angeles Press Club event next week. If you are in LA, it sounds like a great panel. It includes Andrew Harmon, senior editor for The Advocate, advocate.com; Ted Johnson, managing editor of Variety and blogger at...
What is “Outing” in 2010 II
We previously asked what was meant by "outing" in 2010, in light of the San Francisco Chronicle reporting the “biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S....
What is “Outing” in 2010?
After I posted the news that Judge Walker had been "outed" by the San Francisco Chronicle, I saw a tweet from Lawdork blogger Chris Geidner where he asked whether this was really an "outing" since everyone appeared to know that Walker was gay. I tweeted back: "I'm not...
Outing the Prop 8 Judge
Is it news that, as two San Francisco Chronicle columnists reported today, the "biggest open secret in the landmark trial over same-sex marriage being heard in San Francisco is that the federal judge who will decide the case, Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker,...
Who are Experts on DADT and Who are Provacateurs?
Earlier in the day, I saw a quote from Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council saying sodomy laws was "wrongly decided" and that homosexual behavior should be outlawed. I had to do a second take because I couldn't figure out why he was being interviewed. Turns...
“Undercover Gays” Tilting Coverage of Same-Sex Marriage in DC?
Washington, D.C. is a city full of conspiracy theories. The newest one, ferreted out by Amanda Hess at the Washington City Paper, is that the media coverage of the same-sex marriage debate in D.C. is biased because undercover gay journalists are slanting the...
Is “Admit” the Wrong Word in Coming Out Stories?
Blogger David Badash at the New Civil Rights Movement is going after CNN for using the term "admit" in describing the way international rugby star Gareth Thomas announced that he was gay. Here's how CNN said it, in a story headlined "Thomas relief after admitting he...
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