The Effects of ‘Pride’ and ‘Allyship’ on Journalism
It’s June, so we’re receiving relentless messaging about the importance of “pride” for the LGBTQ community. One prominent vehicle was the cover of the “Pride Issue” of People magazine dated June 20, featuring, “Robin Roberts In Her Own Words: Love, Faith, & Breaking Barriers.” Underline the “faith” part. The “Good Morning America” co-host insisted she was slow to come out of the closet because “I was afraid people couldn’t understand I could be Christian and gay.” This was also placed in big, black capital letters as a pull quote. There…
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