Is “Homosexual” Making a Comeback at the Washington Times?

You may remember that when John Solomon took over as executive editor of the Washington Times, he eliminated the anachronistic use of “homosexual” instead of “gay,” and also said no more scare quotes around the term “homosexual marriage.” Well Solomon left the financially-plagued paper in November right before the paper eliminated 40 percent of its [...]

“Pedophilia,” “Homosexuality” and the Catholic Abuse Scandal

Here we are again, back to the continual loop known as the Catholic abuse scandal. With the New York Times and Associated Press (as well as foreign press outlets) churning out new accusations about the Vatican’s role in covering up abuse, the issue of “pedophilia” and “homosexuality” are back in the news. I put the [...]

NLGJA Stylebook: “Sodomy”

NLGJA’s Stylebook Supplement on LGBT Terminology is intended to complement the prose stylebooks of individual publications, as well as the Associated Press stylebook, the leading stylebook in U.S. newsrooms. It reflects the association’s mission of inclusive coverage of LGBT people and includes entries on words and phrases that have become common. The Stylebook Supplement was [...]

NLGJA Stylebook: “Homosexual”

NLGJA’s Stylebook Supplement on LGBT Terminology is intended to complement the prose stylebooks of individual publications, as well as the Associated Press stylebook, the leading stylebook in U.S. newsrooms. It reflects the association’s mission of inclusive coverage of LGBT people and includes entries on words and phrases that have become common. The Stylebook Supplement was [...]