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  • Remembering NLGJA's Michael Triplett

    Lisa Carter is speaking as a nurse when she recalls the end of her brother's life Jan. 17, a final act likely drawn out because...

  • Metro Weekly Recognized for Excellence in Journalism

    Two of Metro Weekly's own racked up Excellence in Journalism awards from the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association last week. The NLGJA, which seeks...

  • NLGJA Honors

    Despite the wind and rain, the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association National Convention and Media Summit went on as planned, Aug. 25 to 28,...

  • From the Glass Closet

    Even cynical journalists have our small moments of infatuation with fame. Case in point, this past weekend at the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association...

  • Kickoff Conversation

    Editor's Note:This story has been edited to reflect that the location and time for the event has changed. For those benevolent locals who hope to...

  • The Media Message

    My first real job as a journalist, way back in 1989, was covering tax issues on Capitol Hill. It didn't take long for me to...

  • Media Gays Invade!

    An invasion is headed for the nation's capital. Is it aliens? In an immigration sense, a few, perhaps. Commie infiltrators? Don Wildmon of the American...

  • Jen Christensen

    ''Gay men are icky and that's what our audience would think.'' At least, that's the response Jen Christensen, 36, says she got from a former...

  • Marilyn Geewax

    When she's not working as the national economics correspondent for Cox Newspapers' Washington Bureau, Marilyn Geewax enjoys looking at food. ''I become delirious at the...

  • Eric Hegedus

    Eric Hegedus didn't really need the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association -- but, oh, how he wanted it. A 1984 graduate of Penn State,...

  • Javier Morgado

    In middle school, Javier Morgado was obsessed with local TV news. ''I remember watching in the afternoon and being completely obsessed with how it...

  • Journalistic Mission

    The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA), which works to promote fair and accurate coverage of gays within the news industry, has appointed David...

  • National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, D.C. Chapter

    MISSION: Founded in 1991, NLGJA is an organization of journalists, online media professionals and students that works from within the journalism industry to foster fair...

  • Let's Talk About Sex

    On the first full day of war in Iraq, a panel converged at the National Press Building to debate a different kind of struggle, once...