More than 1,500 New Yorkers gathered today in Manhattan to mourn the death of a 32 year-old gay man, who was shot down on Friday just blocks away from the historic Stonewall Inn in an apparent act of anti-gay bias.
GLAAD remembers NLGJA President Michael Triplett
Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 5:24pm by Seth Adam, GLAAD's Senior Manager of Communications
National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) President Michael Triplett passed away today after a courageous battle with cancer, the organization reports.
"Michael was truly a joy for all of us to work with, and his loss will be felt among our organization for years to come," NLGJA wrote in a statement posted to its website. "Our thoughts and prayers are with his partner, Jack and his family in Alabama."
"We join the LGBT community in mourning the loss of a great leader, Michael Triplett, whose work to secure equality and improve the newsroom will live on in the countless lives he affected," said GLAAD President Herndon Graddick.
Michael, who also served as assistant managing editor at Bloomberg-BNA, is survived by his partner, Jack.
Marriage Equality at the Supreme Court
This month the United States Supreme Court will issue decisions on two cases critical to marriage equality. GLAAD is working with media outlets and couples around the country to push for marriage. Follow GLAAD for up to date news about the Supreme Court's decision at www.glaad.org/marriage