An Insight into www.nlgja.org

I found the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association's website to be very diverse. It made the proper distinction between 'gay' and 'lesbian'. There was no use of the word homosexual, which is considered to be an inappropriate term for sexual orientation. They state clearly in their mission statement that their goal is to "foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues." They make it clear that are against professional bias of any kind, and seek to develop unbiased reporting methods in their members. They are not advocating sexual orientation, nor are they an elite group whose members must be LGBT. They are simply a group of journalists of all manners of sexual orientation, who believe that LGBT issues need to be reported in a fair and unbiased manner. Though they have a few scholarships that are for students who are both LGBT and pursuing a journalism degree, that is the only preference they give. They offer jobs, internships and programs for anyone, regardless of sexual orientation. The stories they have posted on their website come from a variety of writers. There are men, women, African-Americans, Caucasians and many other diverse people contributing to the content of this website. Their workplace campaigns involve the idea of fairness and equality for everyone, not just the LGBT community. Overall, I think this website is a great example of diversity online.