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Lifestyle by Press Association September 13 2019, 7.45pm Sign up to our Daily newsletter Want to read more?Subscribe today from £1.49 Sam Smith has asked fans to refer to them using the pronouns they/them – six months after coming out as non-binary. Here Jess Glass, a general news reporter at PA Media who is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, reflects on the announcement. Sam Smith coming out and using they pronouns gives me a lot of hope as a fellow non-binary person. I had always found something slightly off about being seen as a woman and being called “she” as if I were wearing shoes that were a size too big. It wasn’t life-ruining, but it always felt a little wrong. I accepted that everyone felt like this, that being an adult meant existing with a mild sense of crawling discomfort under your skin each time someone addressed you. Eventually, I figured out that is not quite true. I first realised I was non-binary after … [Read more...] about Sam Smith news gives hope to non-binary community

The Detroit News Published 9:56 PM EDT May 2, 2019 Detroit News staffers won more than 50 honors Thursday night during the Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists' annual awards dinner in Troy. News reporters swept the Community/Local News reporting category. Christine Ferretti won first place for “After Detroit bankruptcy.” Mike Martindale was second for “Royal Oak development plans draw concerns.” Louis Aguilar ranked third for “Detroit's changing Cass Corridor neighborhood.” In Education Reporting, Jennifer Chambers won first place for “At some Detroit schools, toxins in water reached excessive levels.” She and Oralandar Brand-Williams were runner-ups for “School security threats spike; districts beef up security.” Brand-Williams also was first in Racial Justice Reporting for “Detroit grapples with 'devastating' impact of black male homicides.” Bankole Thompson won third for … [Read more...] about Detroit News journalists take home awards