2011 NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards

The recipient of this year’s Journalist of the Year is LZ Granderson of ESPN and CNN. The recipient of this year’s Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBT Media goes to freelance journalist Michael Luongo. NLGJA’s Excellence in Journalism Awards were established in 1993 to foster, recognize and reward excellence in journalism on issues [...]

Conscience Rules for Caterers?

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 same-sex marriage should be able to discriminate in providing services. [...]

Bruni Debuts at NYT and Talks Marriage in N.Y.

The New York Times’ newest (and first openly gay) op-ed writer, Frank Bruni, debuted today with a column about New York’s approval of marriage for same-sex couples.  His column is part of the paper’s redesign of the Sunday Review section. In his first column, Bruni analyzed the victory for same-sex marriage in New York and [...]

Arkansas Newspaper to Reprint Obit of Gay Man

John Christopher Millican died on June 11. Terrance James, his partner of 10 years, submitted info for an obituary to his local paper in Arkansas, The Batesville Daily Guard. The Guard published the obit, listing Millican’s dead parents and surviving siblings, but did not list James. When James complained to the paper, he was told [...]

How the LGBT Media Toppled the Head of GLAAD

It appears that after weeks of controversy, largely fueled by the traditional and online LGBT media, Jarret Barrios of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has resigned after questions surfaced regarding GLAAD’s relationship with AT&T and the company’s regulatory agenda before the Federal Communications Commission and its merger with T-Mobile. This easily could have [...]