by Bach Polakowski | Sep 14, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
In 2002, at the urging of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, the New York Times changed its policy and ran its first wedding announcement for a same-sex couple. The couple, Daniel Gross and Steven Goldstein, entered into a civil union in Vermont on...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 14, 2009 | NLGJA Updates
Over the next week, the Re:Act bloggers who attended NLGJA’s 2009 convention will be posting a number of blogs about the event to share the wisdom to those who missed it. To get rolling, here are some links to coverage of the convention by participants in the...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 14, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
The Human Rights Campaign issues its Corporate Equality Index today and a number of media organizations are included in the survey. The index evaluates employers based on (1) equal employment opportunity, including gender identity or expressions; (2) employment...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 10, 2009 | NLGJA Updates
Montreal is the center of LGBT media and LGBT journalism issues this week as NLGJA has its national conference in this great city. There will be light blogging from the conference, but the bloggers are going to try to provide some updates from the event. This...
by Bach Polakowski | Sep 5, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
Tomorrow’s Washington Post features a column by Ombudsman Andrew Alexander dissecting Monica Hesse’s article on Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage. Alexander lays out the problems with the story and gives some revealing insight into...