by Bach Polakowski | Jan 4, 2010 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
“Should We Scrap the Word ‘Transgender’?” is the title of a post by Dr. Jillian T. Weiss at the LGBT blog The Bilerico Project. Dr. Weiss is an associate professor of law at Ramapo College in New Jersey and a consultant on transgender workplace...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 18, 2009 | Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
There has been plenty of media coverage on the death of LA Times sportswriter Mike Penner, who for a time was known as Christine Daniels. The most recent example is “Requiem for a Transsexual Sportswriter” by Jacob Bernstein, a senior reporter for The...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 14, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
A major controversy has erupted in parts of the transgender–and general LGBT– community over a column written by Ronald Gold that was published and then yanked down by Bil Browning at Bilerico Project after Gold’s comments on gender fluidity set-off...
by Bach Polakowski | Dec 7, 2009 | Michael R. Triplett
Following up on the great post by Ina Fried on the death of sportswriter Christine Daniels/Mike Penner, some more links worth checking out – National Public Radio’s On the Media did a lengthy segment with LA Times sports editor Mike James. James was a...
by Bach Polakowski | Nov 30, 2009 | Ina Fried
Covering this past week’s tragic death of a sportswriter who apparently committed suicide presents quite a challenge for reporters and not just because the loss hits so close to home. Mike Penner was noteworthy for the 25 years spent covering all manner of...
