Lambda Legal: Suggesting Pro Football Player is Gay Not Defamation
Lambda Legal has entered the fray between Atlanta Falcons player Ovie Mughelli and several blogs and gossip sites who have reported on his alleged relationship with a man. Rod McCollom at Rod 2.O has the the letter. Mughelli’s lawyer began sending out cease and...Is “Admit” the Wrong Word in Coming Out Stories?
Blogger David Badash at the New Civil Rights Movement is going after CNN for using the term “admit” in describing the way international rugby star Gareth Thomas announced that he was gay. Here’s how CNN said it, in a story headlined “Thomas...Requiem for a Transsexual Sportswriter
There has been plenty of media coverage on the death of LA Times sportswriter Mike Penner, who for a time was known as Christine Daniels. The most recent example is “Requiem for a Transsexual Sportswriter” by Jacob Bernstein, a senior reporter for The...Death of Transgender Sports Writer Mike Penner (a.k.a. Christine Daniels)
Today brought the sad news that Los Angeles Times sports columnist Mike Penner–who spoke at NLGJA’s 2007 Convention as Christine Daniels–was found dead today of an apparent suicide. Here’s a brief statement from NLGJA’s president David...Convention
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