Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Let the Acceptance Begin

I chose the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association website because this certain group of people have just started becoming more accepted in our society today.
Because they are gaining more acceptance and respect from our culture today, this website containing so much information about them can be very beneficial to anyone wanting to be become more knowledgeable in this different way of life. This website is also extremely significant because this group is so newly accepted that not many people understand how to write about them without saying something offensive.
This website provides great resources for everyone. If someone has doubts or concerns about coming out to their family or friends this website can show them that they are not alone. For anyone who is gay or lesbian, this website provides great opportunities for them. The top headline will inform them of what is currently going on in their community as well as ways to get involved. The left sidebar contains information about membership, awards, and ways to donate to the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association.
For writers, it provides links to tools that can better their writing by making their work more knowledgeable and less offensive. The stylebook supplement provides information about what terminology to use when covering the LGBT community. The journalist toolbox provides information about how to accurately cover LGBT issues. Both of these resources are vital to a writer that has no idea how to not offend a lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender in their writing.

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