Reporting gay and lesbian issues
A new
reference toolbox for journalists reporting on
lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender issues has been created by the US-based
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (
http://www.nlgja.org/). The toolbox (
http://www.nlgja.org/pubs/toolbox_intro.htm) provides advice on sensitive issues such as same sex marriages and hate crimes against gays. As the site says : "
No journalist would cover a professional tennis match without getting an education in backhands, foot faults, player rankings and grand slams. But some reporters step into the world of lesbian, gay bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people without taking the time to know what they're reporting about. "
Posted by belinda at November 7, 2003 02:49 PM