by Bach Polakowski | Apr 1, 2011 | News
The first report identifying AIDS was published in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 5, 1981. That date is now regarded as the beginning of the epidemic. Mainstream media coverage...by Bach Polakowski | Jan 31, 2011 | News
Sometimes the stars align. Such was the case with “Southern Discomfort” by Carl Gaines in the January/February 2011 issue of POZ. I was introduced to Carl when he became the inaugural winner of the NLGJA Kay Longcope Scholarship Award, which seeks to...by Bach Polakowski | Jan 25, 2011 | News
Sometimes I’m amazed at how beautiful a piece of journalism can be. It’s not easy to make a nuts-and-bolts article, such as an obituary, zing with poetic virtue. So kudos to “Against All Odds, a Beautiful Life” by Peter Applebome of The New...by Bach Polakowski | Dec 17, 2010 | News
For those of you not familiar with LGBT media in New York City, NEXT Magazine is the major LGBT nightlife publication distributed in bars and other venues citywide. HX was its rival for many years, but it is now out of business. Odyssey (originally from California)...by Bach Polakowski | Sep 26, 2010 | News
The New York Times published a special section titled “Op-Ed at 40” in its print edition on Sunday, September 26. The pull-out gathered excerpts from the last four decades. From the intro: On Sept. 21, 1970, readers who turned to the last inside page of...