by Bach Polakowski | Feb 4, 2013 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
Ed Koch Ed Koch, the former mayor of New York City, has died. He was 88. The only time I ever met him was at a press conference in the late 1980s. I was an undergrad at New York University studying journalism. He was there to answer questions from the student press. I...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 15, 2012 | Guest Contributor
By Sarah Blazucki The election was a long time coming, particularly for LGBT journalists who cover politics and who have a personal stake in the shape of marriage rights and/or direct representation at the local, state and national level. For much of the country, it...
by Bach Polakowski | Apr 12, 2012 | Matthew S. Bajko
More than a year ago I took to task US Senator Scott Brown (R-Massachusetts) for refusing to speak to his state’s main LGBT newspaper. Bay Windows had been dogging the relatively moderate GOPer for his refusal to speak to it or any other LGBT media outlet since...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 20, 2012 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
The recent coverage of Chris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook, taking a majority stake of The New Republic has had varying degrees of gayness. LGBT media, not surprisingly, was rather direct about mentioning Hughes is gay. “Gay Facebook Founder Chris Hughes Buys...
by Bach Polakowski | Mar 9, 2012 | Matthew S. Bajko
Fours years into President Barack Obama’s first term, and the LGBT community’s “fierce advocate” has been incredibly shy when it comes to talking to the nation’s gay press. This week the Advocate, the country’s national LGBT...
