by Bach Polakowski | Mar 2, 2010 | NLGJA Updates
NLGJA’s Stylebook Supplement on LGBT Terminology is intended to complement the prose stylebooks of individual publications, as well as the Associated Press stylebook, the leading stylebook in U.S. newsrooms. It reflects the association’s mission of...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 15, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
A good analysis by the Washington Post’s media writer (and CNN host) Howard Kurtz on whether Rachel Maddow’s sexual orientation influences her interest in Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell. Kurtz says that Maddow has long had an interest in DADT and that...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 11, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
A new poll by The New York Times and CBS News finds most people support “gay men and lesbians” but less people support “homosexuals” serving openly in the U.S. military. Here’s how the Times describes it: The results highlight the...
by Bach Polakowski | Feb 3, 2010 | Michael R. Triplett
Earlier in the day, I saw a quote from Peter Sprigg of the Family Research Council saying sodomy laws was “wrongly decided” and that homosexual behavior should be outlawed. I had to do a second take because I couldn’t figure out why he was being...
by Bach Polakowski | May 17, 2009 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
Let’s get two things straight: My first name is pronounced like the bird from the baseball team the Baltimore Orioles (not like the Oreo cookie), but I spell it without an “e” at the end. My parents are from Cuba, but I was born and raised in New York City. I’m...
