National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association

A great report from the Washington City Paper’s Amanda Hess from inside the Blade’s National Press Club building offices as staff members pack up after news that the Blade has been shut down.

Anti-gay activist Peter LaBarbera says the FBI has been contacted because of threats made in the comment section of Joe Jervis’ popular JoeMyGod blog. According to LaBarbera, Liberty Counsel contacted the FBI after commenters allegedly made terroristic threats against LaBarbera and other anti-gay a...

Speaking of Hank Stuever, there’s a great interview of Stuever by Sean Bugg in MetroWeekly about Stuever’s upcoming book, Tinsel, and thoughts on journalism in general and his transition to WaPo television critic. Here’s the most interesting point:

Two of the most prominent newspapers in the country–the New York Times and the Washington Post–played armchair quarterback on Thursday, talked to one of the same people–Evan Wolfson–but ended up with different takes on the future of tactics in the same-sex marriage battle.

People won’t sign petitions against same-sex marriage or civil unions because they fear harassment. Opponents of same-sex marriage and civil unions say they fear for their safety. The one problem: the New York Times and the LA Times fail to provide any evidence of this threat or even a rationale fo...

The National Review’s Kathryn Jean Lopez handwrings over Bill “too busy walking their dogs, going to bathhouses and aborting their kids” Donahue’s latest email blast about the use of the phrase “opposite-sex marriage” by the New York Times.

President Obama is set to sign into law the Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act this Wednesday at 4:45 p.m in a White House event. The bill represents the first major piece of federal legislation dealing with the LGBT community ever signed by a president.

When mobster-turned-informant Robert Mormando appeared in a Brooklyn court on October 19 for a hearing on his sentence for a botched hit, the last thing anyone expected to hear was the defendant out himself as a gay man.

Last week, we gave a shout-out to the Washington Blade’s 40th Anniversary, and featured their longtime reporter, Lou Chibbaro Jr. The Washington Post is also taking notice of Chibbaro with a great Style section cover story on the LGBT news veteran.

The October 2009 issue of Press Pass Q (”A Newsletter and Trade Publication for the LGBT Media Professional”) is a special edition covering the 2009 NLGJA conference in Montreal. The main story covers the LGBT media summit panel titled “Prop. 8 + Web 2.0 = Stonewall 2.0″ about the intersection of...

In a New York Times story on artist David Hockney, the reporter describes Hockney’s life in bucolic England as an inspiration for his current work. She offers this transition to discuss an upcoming show of his latest paintings. In 2005 Mr. Hockney — temporarily, he says — left Hollywood, where h...

Congratulations to my friends at the Washington Blade for celebrating their 40th anniversary covering the LGBT community and news in Washington, D.C. They have a great set of features on the website that definitely shouldn’t be missed. The Blade plays a unique role on the national level, describ...

The Northern California chapter of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association will hold its annual Fall Honors benefit and awards reception Monday, October 19 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Postrio Restaurant, 545 Post Street in San Francisco. This year's honorees are Jane Goldman, editor-in-chief...

The facts are relatively straight forward. A man is found dead at a space known for hosting “private parties” for gay men. It’s not clear how he died and no one seems to be talking. Reporters can’t even seem to figure out how to find the owner of the townhouse where the parties are held