by Bach Polakowski | Sep 27, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
The cover story of the New York Times magazine’s “School Issue” features a a typical 13-year old–gawky and charming at the same time–with one main difference: he came out as gay in middle school. The story, which has been the buzz of...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 24, 2009 | NLGJA Updates
One of the goals of NLGJA is to encourage fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues. When concerns are raised–both big and small–the Rapid Response Task Force (RRTF) will often respond with suggestions that would improve coverage. The goal is not to be...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 22, 2009 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
Regan Hofmann, editor in chief of POZ (and, full disclosure, my boss!), recently published her memoirs. I Have Something to Tell You details her experience coming to terms with being HIV positive as a straight white woman. From the product description on Amazon.com:...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 21, 2009 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
I moderated an exciting panel at the 2009 NLGJA annual conference in Montreal titled “Battle Fatigue: Is There Nothing New to Say About AIDS?” Unfortunately, the answer is that there’s still plenty to say. We had three amazing panelists. In the...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 21, 2009 | NLGJA Updates
In case you missed it the first time around in Montreal, we recorded the NLGJA membership meeting during our 2009 annual conference, which was titled “Is NLGJA Necessary? David Steinberg, NLGJA president, and Michael Tune, NLGJA managing director, answered...
