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News and commentary about the anti-gay lobbyJanuary 19th, 2012
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has announced their nominees for the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards today:
Among the nominees: Beginners, starring Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor, Albert Nobbs, starring Glenn Close and Janet McTeer, J. Edgar, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Armie Hammer, Showtime’s hit shows Shameless and The Big C, Glee, Modern Family, CBS ratings leader NCIS,Becoming Chaz, the AIDS documentary We Were Here, Dancing with the Stars with Carson Kressley and Chaz Bono, the wedding of a gay staffer on Conan, and David Letterman’s interview with Chaz Bono, CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, TheRoot.com’s “Black and Transgender: A Double Burden,” and Lady Gaga for her Born This Way album.
Spanish-language nominees include Ricky Martin for his album Música + Alma + Sexo, telenovelasLas Aparicio, Los Exitosos Gome$, and El Último Matrimonio Feliz, news programs Noticiero con Paola Rojas and Despierta América, and ESPN Deportes’ SportsCenter.
Also nominated is yours truly for Outstanding Digital Journalism Article for last summer’s BTB original investigation, What Are Little Boys Made Of. The same story of four-year-old Kirk Andrew Murphy’s failed treatment at UCLA to “cure” his homosexuality earned an Outstanding TV Journalism — News Magazine for CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360 for their series, “The Sissy Boy Experiments.” (You can see parts one, two, three and four.)
The other nominees for Outstanding Digital Journalism Article are:
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David Roberts
January 19th, 2012
Congrats on the nomination, Jim. That was good work. It’s good to see a blog on the front lines getting some well deserved recognition. Good luck.
Hyhybt
January 19th, 2012
Congratulations!
Hope you win.
Blake
January 19th, 2012
Congratulations! Best of luck to you Jim and thank you for the voodoo which you do so well!!
Maris (MEP)
January 19th, 2012
Jim and Box Turtle Bulletin Team,
We received your email this morning Jim, and we are so proud of you!
I had no idea when I posted on your blog last October what would be discovered and where that post would take all of us, but we are so grateful to know what really happened all those years ago, and to also understand what a sham reparative therapy actually is.
You gave Kirk a voice, probably for the first time in his entire life, and you have helped shine the light on the damage that continues to be done.
With eternal gratitude,
The Family and Friends of Kirk Murphy
Muscat
January 19th, 2012
Congrats! This is certainly one of the premier places on the web to get news related to LGBTQ issues.
Timothy Kincaid
January 19th, 2012
A thousand years ago (or thereabouts), GLAAD selected winners based largely on who would show up. And, in a way, that was a relatively fair way to issue the awards – those publicly attending were the ones who were allies of the community.
But as a few real stars lent their name and as media attention shifted from titillation to actual coverage, the awards gained prestige and GLAAD established a process by which nominations and balloting were introduced. I haven’t been in a while, but when I last attended, The GLAAD Awards had taken on prestige within the industry and were in some ways a mini-Golden Globes of sort. All the studios had tables and a stars often came even if not nominated. Presenters included A Level moviestars and legends.
But way back when, not having the Oscars’ budget for Price Coopers, it was GLAAD’s local Los Angeles accountant who tallied the ballots and certified the winners. That was a lot of years ago, but I still remember the excitement of being – for a while, at least – the only one to know who won and by how much.
TomTallis
January 19th, 2012
Congratulations to all. You done good!
StraightGrandmother
January 19th, 2012
Maris, your posting brought a tear to my eye for Kirk. I’ll never forget him Maris, never. YOU and your family are very very generous and I want to sincerely thank you.
While it is nice, GREAT even, that Jim & BTB is up for an award I am sure I speak for all, we wish for Kirk that there never even was a story in the first place.
Thank you so deeply for educating the public. Hugs to your brother, I’ll never forget him saying how he took lickings for his brother. It beaks my heart.
Sincerely,
StraightGrandmother
StraightGrandmother
January 19th, 2012
Tim all the world loves their accountant, we just wouldn’t want to be one (smile).
PC
January 19th, 2012
Congrats. I appreciate the work you do and I recommend you to my students.
paul canning
January 19th, 2012
Well done. Much deserved.
xP
TwirlyGirly
January 20th, 2012
Congratulations, BTB!
I’ve read all the other pieces, and IMO, the only one that might give you a run for the money is “The Rainbow Struggle.” Not because it’s a “better” piece, but because it’s a series which addresses the issues facing LGBT people globally. Hence, on that basis alone, it may offer more appeal to those voting.
Question: who votes for the GLAAD awards?
I think BTB should have been nominated for “Outstanding Blog.” The dedication, time, and money the BTB staff has put into maintaining BTB since its inception is reflected in ALL the outstanding pieces published here; “What Are Little Boys Made Of” is just one of many. You deserve to be recognized for every one of them.
Lynn David
January 20th, 2012
This well and long deserved! My best to you, Jim, and the entire Box Turtle Bulletin team.
Reed Boyer
January 20th, 2012
Congratulations – as well, the breadth of the “Digital Journalism” nominees seems to cover investigative, documentary/historical, straight reportage, and literary/profile pieces.
Distinguished company, indeed. All’s well in the digital world.
AlexH
January 20th, 2012
Congrats, BTB! I hope you win! :)
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