by Bach Polakowski | Jun 11, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
“Transgendered men go topless in Rehoboth” is the headline of a recent article by The News Journal in Delaware. “Action called upsetting, not illegal” was the subhead. Full stop right there—not only does the headline use...
by Bach Polakowski | May 27, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
Washington City Paper recently ran an article titled “Ladies First: Does D.C. Have a GLBT Community or an LGBT One?” The article focuses on the decision by The DC Center for the GLBT Community to change its name to The DC Center for the LGBT Community: Why...
by Bach Polakowski | May 24, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
“Celebrities Come Out, Without Fanfare” was the title of a recent article in The New York Times by Jeremy Peters about the “trend” of celebrities coming out without much reaction from the general public. The article focuses on the aftermath of...
by Bach Polakowski | May 3, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
The Washington Blade returned to the D.C. LGBT media market on April 30. From the front cover: With this issue, we reclaim and re-launch the Washington Blade, your LGBTQ newspaper of record for more than 40 years … But the DC Agenda remains part of our identity;...
by Bach Polakowski | Apr 12, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
The media are sometimes taken to task by critics (myself included) for a lack of coverage of HIV/AIDS in general or for unfair and/or inaccurate HIV/AIDS coverage in particular. So it’s nice to be able to point out good examples of HIV/AIDS coverage when they...
by Bach Polakowski | Apr 7, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
The Justice Department recently issued a brief defending “don’t ask, don’t tell” that uses a 1993 quote in favor of the policy from Colin Powell, who now supports repeal of DADT. Having the Obama administration on the one hand advocating for...
