by Bach Polakowski | Jun 5, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett
As we enter LGBT pride month, journalists will be faced with the inevitable question of how to bring something new to an event that happens–in many places–every year. Reporters in Salt Lake City got a lot of help this year when 300 members of the Church...
by Bach Polakowski | May 11, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett
Based on the reporting of the Washington Post, apparently every religious person in the D.C. area opposes same-sex marriage and almost all of the religious voices are evangelical/Pentecostal African Americans. You’d never know that D.C. is the home of National...
by Bach Polakowski | Apr 12, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett
The folks at GLAAD have commissioned a report, conducted by the University of Missouri Center on Religion & the Professions, to examine the kinds of media messages on LGBT issues, especially when it comes to religious voices. The report finds that when religious...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 1, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett, Uncategorized
The Jewish Press, a weekly publication focused on the Orthodox Jewish community, has a stinging editorial defending its decision to feature a story about suicide among “religious” Jewish gays. The original story, by Chaim Levin, touched off a great deal of...
by Bach Polakowski | Jan 9, 2012 | Michael R. Triplett
We’ve waited too long to take a look at the impact of Bil Browning’s amazing six weeks of attention after posting on Bilerico Project about his opposition to donating to the Salvation Army. The post, which has been an annual event, resulted in a huge...
