by Bach Polakowski | Apr 23, 2014 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
In 2013 and the first quarter of 2014, weekday evening cable news shows on CNN, Fox News and MSNBC underreported major stories on HIV/AIDS prevention, treatment and research, according to an analysis by Media Matters. In 2013, CNN had 11 mentions, with MSNBC and Fox...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 30, 2013 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
Robin Roberts, the co-host of Good Morning America on ABC, thanked her longtime girlfriend Amber Laign in a Facebook post on Sunday, December 29: At this moment I am at peace and filled with joy and gratitude. I am grateful to God, my doctors and nurses for my...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 4, 2013 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
Freelance writer and NLGJA member Christopher Carbone has penned a nice summary in The Advocate about media coverage of Chelsea Manning: “I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female.” With those eight words delivered in a statement read by Savannah Guthrie on the Today...
by Bach Polakowski | Oct 29, 2013 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
In a recent article, NYT media and culture columnist David Carr asks: “What if Gawker tried to out an anchor at Fox News and no one cared?” A Gawker article claimed that Fox News anchor Shepard Smith supposedly yelled at a waitress at a bar in the...
by Bach Polakowski | Oct 7, 2013 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
Born: 1954 Died: 1988 “The bottom line is this: We are black men who are proudly gay. What we offer is our lives, our loves, our visions … We are coming home with our heads held up high.” -Joseph Beam Joseph Beam is an official honoree today for LGBT...
by Bach Polakowski | Apr 8, 2013 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo has backtracked from his claim that up to four gay NFL players were considering coming out on the same day. That has allowed for some interesting Monday morning quarterbacking (sorry, had to say it!). Yahoo! sports...