by Bach Polakowski | Jul 2, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett
On the surface, it seems like a small change. Same-sex marriages have, until now, been placed in the commitments sections of DMN. But starting yesterday, they will be in the Weddings section. But the struggle at the paper had gotten complicated and litigious. The...
by Bach Polakowski | Jun 28, 2011 | Michael R. Triplett
With passage of a law legalizing same-sex marriage in New York, we are beginning to see “second day” stories about the decision and its impact. One of the more curious arguments being hashed out in the media is whether wedding vendors who are opposed to...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 3, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
A quick note about the continuing saga of Chaplains and DADT, an issue we’ve covered extensively. At the conservative media criticism blog GetReligion, Terry Mattingly used one of our blog posts to suggest that NLGJA believed there was no religious liberty...
by Bach Polakowski | Oct 23, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
It’s hard to imagine that something is sweet and innocent as the announcement that two people are getting legally married would cause controversy, but this week brings another kerfuffle over running same-sex marriage announcements. This time, it’s the...
by Bach Polakowski | Oct 1, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
A tweet this morning from Queerty cemented something I’ve been wrestling with about the last two weeks of coverage regarding bullying of gay teens: it’s actually been pretty good. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IcVyvg2Qlo] It seems like LGBT...
