by Bach Polakowski | Oct 6, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
As if School Safety Czar Kevin Jennings wasn’t already the latest target of conservative attacks, a speech where he praised gay rights pioneer Harry Hay has led the Washington Times, the Washington Examiner, the Weekly Standard and Fox News commentators to...
by Bach Polakowski | Oct 3, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
Love costs, especially if you are in a same-sex couple in America. So says the NYT today in an A1 story about the price of being in a gay relationship. Part of the paper’s Your Money feature, it’s a fascinating look at the costs incurred by same-sex...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 13, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
Is calling someone “gay” defamation? Not according to a big legal victory–but some confusing journalism–involving author Rita Cosby and Anna Nicole Smith’s former business and romantic partner Howard K. Stern. A federal judge in New York...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 11, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
. . . or at least writes in the Daily Beast about his experience at WPLG that resulted in his firing. Perez contends that he was fired because his sexual orientation was beginning to take on too prominent a role and that his desire to have a husband and kids was seen...
by Bach Polakowski | Aug 6, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
In a story we will continue to update, Steve Rothaus of the Miami Herald is reporting that Perez was fired today from WPLG, the ABC Affiliate in Miami owned by Post-Newsweek. Rothaus is reporting that both Perez and his attorney are confirming the firing. Perez filed...
