September 22nd, 2010
I attended the annual convention of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) last Sepember, but I haven’t written anything about it as I wanted to share my thoughts privately with other interested persons at the convention. But I did have the pleasure of meeting Michael Tripplet, who contributes to the NLGJA’s blog. Today, Michael answer the question that was batted around the convention: Do gay journalists still matter? This clip from Minneapolis’ Fox9 news provides strong testimony:
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Chris McCoy
September 22nd, 2010
As Ben in Oakland has said so many times, the closet is our enemy.
I have read about many professionals who bemoan coming out because they don’t want to be labeled the “Gay Actor” or the “Gay Lawyer” or the “Gay Singer”. How do we counter-balance the negative consequences of coming out in the workplace, or in the public sphere, with the positive results of being a visible role model for youth, and being a visible example for hetero-normative types who have bigoted opinions simply because they don’t actually know any gays?
MattNYC
September 22nd, 2010
Seeing Kerry Eleveld and Chris Geidner refusing to back down to the Grumpy, Obstinate Old Man is as good a reason as any to be proud of Gay journos.
Rob San Diego
September 22nd, 2010
This guy is right on, this is how it is for most of us at school. Did I sense uncomfortableness from the main anchor guy? For some reason most of what he said confused me. I got the feeling that back when he was in school he use to be one of those bullies going around calling kids fag and queer.
This guy was cool and mellow, the gay guy we have at our Fox here in San Diego is too flamboyant and drama like.
By the way I’d like to give a big thanks to Timothy, Jim, Rob, Gabriel and everyone else who make this site happen, I’m gong to assume that all the staff members on here are LGBT. This is the best news site regarding our issues. Does LOGO do much in gay reporters?
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