Michael Triplett (April 20, 1964, St. Louis, Missouri - January 17, 2013, Madison, Alabama) was an American journalist and president of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association from August 2012 until his death. [1] Most recently, Triplett had worked for the Daily Tax Report for Bloomberg BNA, as an assistant managing editor.
He was born in St. Louis and graduated from University of Missouri in 1986, and also later graduated from American University Law School in 1998. Before becoming a full-time journalist, he served as a former director at Ohio State University and University of Kansas.
Triplett died on January 17, 2013, of cancer at his mother's house in Madison, Alabama. He is survived by his partner Jack Squier, his mother, and a sister. [2] [3] [4]
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists, is an American professional association dedicated to coverage of LGBTQ+ issues in the media. It is based in Washington, D.C., and the membership consists primarily of journalists, students, educators, and communications professionals. The organization was previously known as the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA), but changed its name in 2013 to "NLGJA: The Association of LGBT Journalists" to reflect the diversity of the communities it represents. In 2016, it added a "Q" to represent queer journalists and people, updating its name to "NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists". In 2023, it added a "+" to represent those gender-diverse and sex-diverse people whose identities are not well-known to be added to the acronym, and those who are questioning their identities, updating its name to "NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists".
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John Laird is an American politician who is the California State Senator for District 17, since December 7, 2020, and was Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency from 2011 to 2019 and a former legislator who represented the 27th district in the California State Assembly until 2008. The 27th district included parts of Santa Clara County, Santa Cruz County and Monterey County.
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