by Bach Polakowski | Jun 12, 2013 | glbt, lgbt, NLGJA
In case you missed it, it’s June. And in much of the U.S., that means LGBTQ Pride Month. There’s been lots of gay happenings this month — some good, some bad. NLGJA was invited to attend the “off the record” conversations between Attorney General Eric Holder and media...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 14, 2013 | NLGJA, Stylebook
The Associated Press again drew the ire of the LGBT community, including some journalists, this week when an internal guidance memo advised staff not to refer to same-sex married couples as “husband” or “wife,” but instead as couples or partners. (Would it be...
by Bach Polakowski | Apr 18, 2012 | Guest Contributor, NLGJA
By Sue Green I think that it’s somewhat ironic that the discussion about Unity’s name should happen on the same weekend that Major League Baseball celebrated Jackie Robinson Day. All the players on the field, no matter their ethnicity or sexual orientation wore the...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 7, 2012 | NLGJA
UPDATE II: Analysis is beginning to pour in. For a good, meaty explanation of the legal issues, check out Lyle Denniston at SCOTUSBlog. Another thorough look, including the background, is from Chris Geidner at MetroWeekly. For a conservative take on the ruling, read...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 19, 2011 | NLGJA
Historic news from NLGJA and UNITY this morning. The NLGJA board has unanimously voted to accept an invitation to join UNITY as a full member. We will be joining our colleagues at the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, the Asian American Journalists...
by Bach Polakowski | May 15, 2011 | NLGJA
The small number of openly gay and lesbian national news anchors has gotten larger with news that CNN’s Don Lemon discusses being gay in an upcoming book, Transparent. Here’s what he told the New York Times Few national television news anchors or hosts...
