by Bach Polakowski | Dec 9, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
“Bold Crossings of the Gender Line” is the title of a recent article in the Fashion & Style section of The New York Times. The two opening paragraphs set up the premise: It’s certainly a statement on our times that, in the same month, James...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 19, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
TMZ reported on November 16 that Willow Palin, one of Sarah Palin’s daughters (the one not on “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC), used the word “faggot” on Facebook against a critic of her family’s reality show titled “Sarah...
by Bach Polakowski | Oct 27, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
Andrew Sullivan shares his thoughts on whether bloggers should be held to journalistic standards as part of a series of videos from bigthink.com. Money quote, for my money: “There are some very simple rules that apply to all writing: don’t lie; if...
by Bach Polakowski | Oct 24, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
The New York Times published a great article on transgender candidates running in this mid-term election. “Advocates Hope Transgender Identity Is Not a Defining One” was the headline. The article starts with the story of Theresa Sparks, who would be the...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 26, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
The New York Times published a special section titled “Op-Ed at 40” in its print edition on Sunday, September 26. The pull-out gathered excerpts from the last four decades. From the intro: On Sept. 21, 1970, readers who turned to the last inside page of...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 6, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
The 20th anniversary convention of NLGJA in San Francisco is over, but the coverage remains. From stories about being out in high school to the gay blood donation ban to the informational picket by UniteHere, our 12 student project participants did an amazing job of...
