by Clare Lefebure | Jan 3, 2012 | News
In his 1987 book Freedom Under Siege, current Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Representative Ron Paul (D-Texas) wrote this about people with AIDS: “The individual suffering from AIDS is certainly a victim, frequently a victim of his own lifestyle, but...
by Clare Lefebure | 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 Clare Lefebure | Sep 29, 2011 | News
The Huffington Post has launched Gay Voices, another “vertical” (their term for a specific section of the site) in their seemingly ever-growing list (Black Voices, Latino Voices, etc.) serving content by user demographics. In his inaugural post welcoming...
by Clare Lefebure | Jun 30, 2011 | News
The recipient of this year’s Journalist of the Year is LZ Granderson of ESPN and CNN. The recipient of this year’s Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBT Media goes to freelance journalist Michael Luongo. NLGJA’s Excellence in Journalism...
by Clare Lefebure | May 27, 2011 | News
A recent article in Press Pass Q (“a newsletter and trade publication for the LGBT media professional”) raised an interesting question: When a straight celebrity ally of the LGBT community dies, is that “gay news”? In the case of Elizabeth...