Don’t Luv Ya Bunches, Moms

The story broke last fall, but it’s worth repeating now that Spring book fairs are nearly upon us.  Scholastic Books, publisher of the oft-banned Harry Potter series among other popular books for kids and young adults, was caught in a queer dilemma last October. School Library Journal and others reported that the company sent a [...]

The H word

It’s a story that, compared to Serena Williams and Roger Federer, hasn’t been getting much U.S. press: South African middle distance runner, Caster Semenya’s physique raised suspicions after her performance in the 800 meters at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. Doping wasn’t the question. International Association of Atheletes Federations (IAAF) officials wanted [...]

Youth Radio breaks gay abuse story

Whoever said that young people don’t have a sense of true journalism hasn’t met Rachel Krantz.  A member of Youth Radio, the young reporter has published Investigation: Sailor’s Abuse Kept Silent in Navy Canine Unit. A Youth Radio investigation has found that between 2004 and 2006, sailors in the U.S. Navy’s Bahrain Military Working Dogs [...]

Asking the right questions

In a blog post published yesterday, Chicago Tribune religion reporter, Manya Brachear asks, “Should clergy cross the border to marry gay congregants?”  Apparently nine lesbian couples traveled with their Unitarian Universalist ministers from Minnesota to Iowa, so that the couples could be legally married.  This situation is becoming more and more common as states allow [...]

Legal marriage required for newspaper announcement

California residents, Tyler Barrick and Spencer Jones were married in San Francisco last summer, but that’s not good enough for The Spectrum, a Gannett Co. newspaper in southern Utah, where the couple’s family members live.  After their wedding announcement was accepted–without a photo, out of concern that it would upset readers–the newspaper changed its mind. [...]