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Lou Chibbaro Jr.

December 14, 2023

Lou Chibbaro Jr. is an American journalist best known for his efforts as senior news writer for the Washington Blade to chronicle the gay rights movement in the Washington metropolitan area and nationwide in the United States.

Biography edit

Raised on Long Island, Chibbaro moved to Washington, D.C., in the early 1970s after completing an undergraduate degree. Chibbaro first came to Washington, D.C. in 1971 while a student a SUNY Brockport; he returned in 1975 to work and to earn a graduate degree in broadcast journalism.[1]

In 1975, he came out to his parents about his sexuality.[2] After telling them in person, he followed up his announcement with a "Dear Mom and Dad" letter that he hoped would help them understand. As he wrote them, "There are many who have advised me never to tell my parents I'm gay. I think it's to your credit that I can't do this. I just can't and won't live a lie!" While his mother was initially upset and his father worried about the prospects for his career if anyone found out that he was gay, his parents ultimately accepted his sexual orientation.[2]

Career edit

Lou Chibbaro Jr. wrote his earliest articles in the Washington Blade as a volunteer and under the pseudonym "Lou Romano", as at the time that he first began writing for the Blade, journalism careers could be ruined for being associated with a gay newspaper.[2] To earn a living, Chibbaro worked first at Trends Publishing and then at American Public Power Association.[1] In 1978, two years after he started volunteering at the Blade, he became self-employed as the publisher of a public utility newsletter; it was at that time that he dropped the use of the pseudonym in favor of using his real name.[1] His decision to use his real name was spurred by a particularly gruesome event that he reported on in which 9 men died in a fire in a rundown adult theater that drove home to him the dangers of living a secret life.[2]

As of 1984, he became a paid staff member.[2] Even then, the income was not enough to live on and Chibbaro had to supplement his income from the newspaper by working as a cab driver for Red Top Cabs.[1] During his time at the Blade, he covered such wide-ranging stories as the AIDS epidemic; political protests; murders, including the 1976 murder of one of the congressional staff members of Rep. Morris Udall at a gay cruising area; congressional members who were hiring male prostitutes; federal efforts targeting gay men for dismissal from their government jobs; to a gay ex-Marine who foiled an assassination attempt on the life of President Gerald Ford by grabbing the would-be assassins gun and deflecting the shot.[2]

Awards edit

National edit

In 2008, Chibbaro received the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association's Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBT Media Second Place Award.[3]

He was inducted into the Society of Professional Journalists' Washington Pro Chapter's Hall of Fame in 2011, the first member of the LGBT community to do so, joining acclaimed journalists such as Helen Thomas and Bob Woodward.[4][5]

Local Awards edit

In 2009, Chibbaro received the Rainbow History Project's Community Pioneers Award.[1]

In 2010, Chibbaro received the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance's Distinguished Service Award.[6]

Selected works edit

  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (November 9, 2001). "Gay Media Businesses Weigh Impact of Sept. 11 Attacks". Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (January 9, 2004). . Washington Blade. Archived from the original on September 11, 2006. Retrieved October 27, 2006.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (March 19, 2004). "D.C. GOP'ers split on marriage". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (April 9, 2004). "Clinic criticized for 'silence' on smoking ban". The Washington Blade. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (January 14, 2005). . The Washington Blade. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2012. D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams and a majority of the members of the D.C. Council have said they oppose DOMA laws and favor, in principle, the legalization of same-sex marriage.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (May 20, 2005). "Whitman-Walker Plans Layoffs, Program Cuts". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (June 10, 2005). "Politics Take Backseat at Pride". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (July 1, 2005). "Financial Crisis Prompts Pride Takeover Offer". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (July 8, 2005). "Capital Pride Director Quits Clinic". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (August 12, 2005). "Minority AIDS Groups Question Clinic Bailout". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (January 13, 2006). "Whitman-Walker Unveils Strategy for Turnaround". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (January 20, 2006). . The Washington Blade. Archived from the original on June 27, 2006. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (September 15, 2006). . The Washington Blade. Archived from the original on September 9, 2009. Retrieved August 30, 2009.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (January 11, 2008). "More Changes Planned for Whitman-Walker". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (May 16, 2008). "Ziegfeld's/Secrets cleared for license in new location". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (July 20, 2006). "New Whitman-Walker Chief Fires Two Leaders". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (September 1, 2006). . The Washington Blade. Archived from the original on September 24, 2007. Retrieved January 1, 2008.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (May 30, 2008). "Activists alarmed over APA: Head of psychiatry panel favors 'change' therapy for some trans teens". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (June 20, 2008). "Whitman-Walker Sells HQ Building for $8 Million". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (July 18, 2008). "Clampitt withdraws from Council race, endorses Brown". The Washington Blade. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (August 1, 2008). "Wone murder remains unsolved 2 years later". The Washington Blade. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (September 16, 2008). "Schwartz launches write-in campaign". The Washington Blade. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (September 19, 2008). "D.C. Council may take up gay marriage bill in '09". The Washington Blade. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (October 20, 2008). "Police say Wone was drugged, sexually assaulted before murder". The Washington Blade. Retrieved January 1, 2009.[permanent dead link]
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (October 17, 2008). "Gay vote could be decisive in at-large Council race". The Washington Blade. Retrieved October 21, 2008.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (December 5, 2008). . The Washington Blade. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2009.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (May 1, 2009). "Missing e-Mails at Issue in Wone Murder: Timing of Deleted Messages Could Have Aided Defense: Attorneys". The Washington Blade. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (June 17, 2010). "Record Turnout for Pride". The Washington Blade. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (June 24, 2010). "Ray faces new opponent in primary race". The Washington Blade. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (August 2, 2010). "'Reel' Debt Delays Festival". The Washington Blade. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (February 3, 2011). "Md. lieutenant guv backs marriage bill". The Washington Blade. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (February 17, 2011). "Restructuring credited with Whitman-Walker revenue gains". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (April 27, 2011). "Whitman-Walker drops 'Clinic' from name". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (June 13, 2011). "Thousands Brave Heat for Pride Parade, Festival". The Washington Blade. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (September 1, 2011). "Choi trial halted after challenge to judge's ruling". The Washington Blade. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (January 31, 2012). "Gay ex-congressman shuns politics in Florida". The Washington Blade. Retrieved November 24, 2012.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (March 14, 2012). "Whitman-Walker posts $2.6 million surplus". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (April 4, 2012). "Biddle wins 'gay' precincts, trails Orange in close race". The Washington Blade. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (April 22, 2012). "Stein Club endorses McDuffie in Ward 5 Council race". The Washington Blade.
  • Chibbaro Jr., Lou (May 16, 2012). "McDuffie wins Ward 5 Council race". The Washington Blade. Retrieved November 24, 2012.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e . Rainbow History Project. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Schwartzman, Paul (October 21, 2009). "Lou Chibbaro Jr., the Washington Blade's keen chronicler of the gay community". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  3. ^ "2008 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners". National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  4. ^ "Washington Blade Reporter, Lou Chibbaro, Jr., to be Inducted into Journalists' Hall of Fame". Echelon Magazine. May 18, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  5. ^ DiGuglielmo, Joey (May 16, 2011). "Blade's Chibbaro to be honored". Washington Blade. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  6. ^ "Distinguished Service Award to Lou Chibbaro". Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance. Retrieved November 25, 2012.

Further reading edit

Interviews edit

  • "The Kojo Nnamdi Show". The Local Impact Of National HIV/AIDS Strategy. WAMU 88.5. Retrieved November 25, 2012.

Archival Resources edit

  • Washington Blade Lou Chibbaro senior reporter files, 1980–2001 are housed in the Special Collections Research Center, Gelman Library at the George Washington University.
  • Frank Kameny Papers are housed at the Library of Congress. Includes correspondence between Kameny and Chibbaro between 1975–1978 and 1987–1991.

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Lou Chibbaro Jr is an American journalist best known for his efforts as senior news writer for the Washington Blade to chronicle the gay rights movement in the Washington metropolitan area and nationwide in the United States Contents 1 Biography 2 Career 3 Awards 3 1 National 3 2 Local Awards 4 Selected works 5 References 6 Further reading 6 1 Interviews 6 2 Archival ResourcesBiography editRaised on Long Island Chibbaro moved to Washington D C in the early 1970s after completing an undergraduate degree Chibbaro first came to Washington D C in 1971 while a student a SUNY Brockport he returned in 1975 to work and to earn a graduate degree in broadcast journalism 1 In 1975 he came out to his parents about his sexuality 2 After telling them in person he followed up his announcement with a Dear Mom and Dad letter that he hoped would help them understand As he wrote them There are many who have advised me never to tell my parents I m gay I think it s to your credit that I can t do this I just can t and won t live a lie While his mother was initially upset and his father worried about the prospects for his career if anyone found out that he was gay his parents ultimately accepted his sexual orientation 2 Career editLou Chibbaro Jr wrote his earliest articles in the Washington Blade as a volunteer and under the pseudonym Lou Romano as at the time that he first began writing for the Blade journalism careers could be ruined for being associated with a gay newspaper 2 To earn a living Chibbaro worked first at Trends Publishing and then at American Public Power Association 1 In 1978 two years after he started volunteering at the Blade he became self employed as the publisher of a public utility newsletter it was at that time that he dropped the use of the pseudonym in favor of using his real name 1 His decision to use his real name was spurred by a particularly gruesome event that he reported on in which 9 men died in a fire in a rundown adult theater that drove home to him the dangers of living a secret life 2 As of 1984 he became a paid staff member 2 Even then the income was not enough to live on and Chibbaro had to supplement his income from the newspaper by working as a cab driver for Red Top Cabs 1 During his time at the Blade he covered such wide ranging stories as the AIDS epidemic political protests murders including the 1976 murder of one of the congressional staff members of Rep Morris Udall at a gay cruising area congressional members who were hiring male prostitutes federal efforts targeting gay men for dismissal from their government jobs to a gay ex Marine who foiled an assassination attempt on the life of President Gerald Ford by grabbing the would be assassins gun and deflecting the shot 2 Awards editNational edit In 2008 Chibbaro received the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association s Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBT Media Second Place Award 3 He was inducted into the Society of Professional Journalists Washington Pro Chapter s Hall of Fame in 2011 the first member of the LGBT community to do so joining acclaimed journalists such as Helen Thomas and Bob Woodward 4 5 Local Awards edit In 2009 Chibbaro received the Rainbow History Project s Community Pioneers Award 1 In 2010 Chibbaro received the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance s Distinguished Service Award 6 Selected works editChibbaro Jr Lou November 9 2001 Gay Media Businesses Weigh Impact of Sept 11 Attacks Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou January 9 2004 Gays play key roles in Gephardt campaign Elmendorf joins Mixner Gephardt s lesbian daughter Washington Blade Archived from the original on September 11 2006 Retrieved October 27 2006 Chibbaro Jr Lou March 19 2004 D C GOP ers split on marriage The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou April 9 2004 Clinic criticized for silence on smoking ban The Washington Blade Retrieved November 24 2012 Chibbaro Jr Lou January 14 2005 Davis reintroduces bill to ban gay marriage in D C GOP gains could aid Va congresswoman s effort The Washington Blade Archived from the original on July 20 2008 Retrieved June 18 2012 D C Mayor Anthony Williams and a majority of the members of the D C Council have said they oppose DOMA laws and favor in principle the legalization of same sex marriage Chibbaro Jr Lou May 20 2005 Whitman Walker Plans Layoffs Program Cuts The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou June 10 2005 Politics Take Backseat at Pride The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou July 1 2005 Financial Crisis Prompts Pride Takeover Offer The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou July 8 2005 Capital Pride Director Quits Clinic The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou August 12 2005 Minority AIDS Groups Question Clinic Bailout The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou January 13 2006 Whitman Walker Unveils Strategy for Turnaround The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou January 20 2006 Most powerful gay politician in the country The Washington Blade Archived from the original on June 27 2006 Retrieved April 11 2007 Chibbaro Jr Lou September 15 2006 White House mum on AIDS director post AIDS czar position unfilled since February The Washington Blade Archived from the original on September 9 2009 Retrieved August 30 2009 Chibbaro Jr Lou January 11 2008 More Changes Planned for Whitman Walker The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou May 16 2008 Ziegfeld s Secrets cleared for license in new location The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou July 20 2006 New Whitman Walker Chief Fires Two Leaders The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou September 1 2006 Gay Pannell outpaces rival in race for shadow Senate seat The Washington Blade Archived from the original on September 24 2007 Retrieved January 1 2008 Chibbaro Jr Lou May 30 2008 Activists alarmed over APA Head of psychiatry panel favors change therapy for some trans teens The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou June 20 2008 Whitman Walker Sells HQ Building for 8 Million The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou July 18 2008 Clampitt withdraws from Council race endorses Brown The Washington Blade Retrieved July 29 2008 Chibbaro Jr Lou August 1 2008 Wone murder remains unsolved 2 years later The Washington Blade Retrieved January 1 2009 Chibbaro Jr Lou September 16 2008 Schwartz launches write in campaign The Washington Blade Retrieved September 16 2008 Chibbaro Jr Lou September 19 2008 D C Council may take up gay marriage bill in 09 The Washington Blade Retrieved September 20 2008 Chibbaro Jr Lou October 20 2008 Police say Wone was drugged sexually assaulted before murder The Washington Blade Retrieved January 1 2009 permanent dead link Chibbaro Jr Lou October 17 2008 Gay vote could be decisive in at large Council race The Washington Blade Retrieved October 21 2008 Chibbaro Jr Lou December 5 2008 Gay Defendants Blast officials in Wone Case Police Accused of Spreading Inflammatory Comments The Washington Blade Archived from the original on December 7 2008 Retrieved January 1 2009 Chibbaro Jr Lou May 1 2009 Missing e Mails at Issue in Wone Murder Timing of Deleted Messages Could Have Aided Defense Attorneys The Washington Blade Retrieved May 20 2009 Chibbaro Jr Lou June 17 2010 Record Turnout for Pride The Washington Blade Retrieved November 24 2012 Chibbaro Jr Lou June 24 2010 Ray faces new opponent in primary race The Washington Blade Retrieved November 24 2012 Chibbaro Jr Lou August 2 2010 Reel Debt Delays Festival The Washington Blade Retrieved February 3 2011 Chibbaro Jr Lou February 3 2011 Md lieutenant guv backs marriage bill The Washington Blade Retrieved February 3 2011 Chibbaro Jr Lou February 17 2011 Restructuring credited with Whitman Walker revenue gains The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou April 27 2011 Whitman Walker drops Clinic from name The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou June 13 2011 Thousands Brave Heat for Pride Parade Festival The Washington Blade Retrieved November 24 2012 Chibbaro Jr Lou September 1 2011 Choi trial halted after challenge to judge s ruling The Washington Blade Retrieved November 24 2012 Chibbaro Jr Lou January 31 2012 Gay ex congressman shuns politics in Florida The Washington Blade Retrieved November 24 2012 Chibbaro Jr Lou March 14 2012 Whitman Walker posts 2 6 million surplus The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou April 4 2012 Biddle wins gay precincts trails Orange in close race The Washington Blade Retrieved April 13 2012 Chibbaro Jr Lou April 22 2012 Stein Club endorses McDuffie in Ward 5 Council race The Washington Blade Chibbaro Jr Lou May 16 2012 McDuffie wins Ward 5 Council race The Washington Blade Retrieved November 24 2012 References edit a b c d e Community Pioneers Lou Chibbaro Jr 2009 awardee Rainbow History Project Archived from the original on June 14 2014 Retrieved November 21 2012 a b c d e f Schwartzman Paul October 21 2009 Lou Chibbaro Jr the Washington Blade s keen chronicler of the gay community The Washington Post Retrieved November 21 2012 2008 Excellence in Journalism Award Winners National Lesbian amp Gay Journalists Association Retrieved November 25 2012 Washington Blade Reporter Lou Chibbaro Jr to be Inducted into Journalists Hall of Fame Echelon Magazine May 18 2011 Retrieved November 21 2012 DiGuglielmo Joey May 16 2011 Blade s Chibbaro to be honored Washington Blade Retrieved November 25 2012 Distinguished Service Award to Lou Chibbaro Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance Retrieved November 25 2012 Further reading editInterviews edit The Kojo Nnamdi Show The Local Impact Of National HIV AIDS Strategy WAMU 88 5 Retrieved November 25 2012 Archival Resources edit Washington Blade Lou Chibbaro senior reporter files 1980 2001 are housed in the Special Collections Research Center Gelman Library at the George Washington University Frank Kameny Papers are housed at the Library of Congress Includes correspondence between Kameny and Chibbaro between 1975 1978 and 1987 1991 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lou Chibbaro Jr amp oldid 1186525964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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