by Bach Polakowski | May 24, 2012 | News
There’s been a lot of buzz about Gabriel Arana’s piece about his experience in reparative therapy, that was published in the American Prospect. But the Columbia Journalism Review has done a great analysis of the impact of Arana’s piece in Curtis...by Bach Polakowski | Dec 8, 2011 | News
Pastor Phillip Lee, founder and executive director of the “ex-gay” His Way Out Ministries of Bakersfield, Calif., wrote an op-ed in the Sunday, Dec. 4, edition of The Bakersfield Californian linking gays with AIDS. Lee is HIV positive and claims to no...by Bach Polakowski | Aug 5, 2011 | News
In the wake of criticism of an NPR story on conversion therapy, NPR’s ombudsman and a top news official have responded to the critiques. Ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos, wading into what is likely the first of many controversies involving LGBT issues as the...by Bach Polakowski | Aug 1, 2011 | News
The moment I heard an intro to Alix Spiegel’s NPR piece on conversion therapy, my reaction was: “This isn’t going to end well.” Not because the story wasn’t compelling and interesting. Instead, because these kinds of stories are a...by Bach Polakowski | Mar 9, 2011 | News
A board member of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays has complained to the Washington Post about its use of quotes around the term “ex-gay.” Why, the letter-writer asks, is “ex-gay” put in quotes while “gay” isn’t....