by Bach Polakowski | Jun 23, 2012 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
Erik Rhodes, a gay porn star, died June 14 of a heart attack in New York City. He was 30 years old. A June 20 New York Times article reported that he was HIV positive. In the NYT article by Jacob Bernstein (who recently penned another article on the tragic death of...
by Bach Polakowski | May 15, 2012 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
In 2001, I approached Troy Masters and Paul Schindler, publisher and editor-in-chief, respectively, of LGNY (Lesbian & Gay New York) with a crazy idea: Will you help me launch a bilingual Spanish/English periodical for LGBT Latinos? After much consideration, Troy...
by Bach Polakowski | Apr 26, 2012 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr. |
Latino USA has been heard on public radio since 1992, anchored by award-winning journalist Maria Hinojosa. The weekly radio program reports on the underreported stories of Latinos. I had the pleasure of listening to a recent Latino USA episode that included two...
by Bach Polakowski | Apr 1, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett |
Sundays are great for breaking the habit of quickly reading the news and settling in for something longer, less direct. Today, there are two great longform pieces of journalism about the lives of gay men worth checking out. First is the New York Times piece on the...
by Bach Polakowski | Jan 18, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett |
If you work for a major (or minor) traditional media outlet, getting credentials to attend events can be a hassle, but in my time as an editor I’ve never had credentials requests rejected for someone working for me (even freelancers). But what if you own your...
