Archive for the ‘Media’ Category
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
QNotes (Charlotte, NC), the Carolinas' LGBT multimedia news source (disclosure: I'm employed as editor) is reporting that the directive to cancel the "South Carolina is so gay" London gay pride advertising campaign came straight from the office of S.C. Gov. Mark Sanford:
When South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford learned that his ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, LGBT, Media, South Carolina, United States | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
I posted yesterday about The Denver Daily News' hit piece on gay parents and their kids. Denver's gayzetteblog.com has done a great job covering the news. GLAAD and other gay groups jumped on it quick too.
From the follow-up article:
Denver psychologist Dr. Vivian Schaefer, who works closely with gay patients and ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, LGBT, LGBT Families, Media, Religion, Sexuality, United States | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
Minutes after the Massachusetts Senate voted to repeal a 1913 law that would open same-sex marriage to out-of-state couples, the American Family Association's OneNewsNow posted an Associated Press article detailing the legislation's passage.
They changed the headline (and all the words "gay" to "homosexual") to read: "BREAKING NEWS: Out-of-state homosexual 'marriages' ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, LGBT, LGBT Families, Marriage Equality, Media, Politics, Religion, United States | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
Rachael Ray talks with "Survivor" host about Todd Herzog, the openly gay, Mormon "Survivor" cast member.
In depth:
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
The controversy of Irmo High School (Irmo, S.C.) principal Eddie Walker and his resignation (effective June 2009) over the formation of a gay-straight alliance has highlighted divergent opinions and points of views within the queer community.
The Rev. David Gillespie, a queer pastor who writes as "The Queer Heretic," has come ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Education, High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Media, North Carolina, South Carolina, United States | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
Let the cracks on rural, Southern, mountain white folk begin.
If it weren't for Chris Crain's Southern origin over in Little Rock, I'd be able to blame it all on those Northern political and media elites. Oh well.
But seriously...
From Chris (who at least admits his roots):
I'm not a snob. Really. ...
Posted in Democratic Party, Media, Politics, United States | No Comments »
Thursday, May 1st, 2008
Q-Notes has been running the Easley/"pansy" controversy as the subject of our QPoll since Tuesday afternoon. Only 59 people have voted (as of 10:00 a.m., May 1).
Here's the question: "Was N.C. Gov. Mike Easley's use of the word 'pansy' inappropriate and/or homophobic?"
Of the responses, here's the general run-down:
It was inappropriate ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Democratic Party, LGBT, Media, North Carolina, Politics, United States | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
After hearing Gov. Mike Easley's unfortunate use of the anti-gay slur, "pansy," I immediately sensed the high probability that my governor's words could have a huge impact on the way people outside of my state perceive our political leaders and its people.
As a North Carolinian (a very proud one at ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Democratic Party, LGBT, Media, North Carolina, Politics, United States | 7 Comments »
Thursday, April 24th, 2008
In the next few days and next two weeks, I get the lovely opportunity to be the voice of the LGBT community and its needs and concerns during the N.C. Primary on May 6th.
Attending the Clinton rally in Uptown Charlotte Monday... talking to campaign staffers and volunteers... tracking the polling... ...
Posted in Charlotte, Democratic Party, LGBT, Media, North Carolina, Politics, United States | No Comments »
