Although easily lost in the political uproar over the proposed laws in Arizona, Kansas, Georgia and elsewhere, the truth is that most businesses don't need Beau Crow laws to give them legal cover for LGBT discrimination.
I do see a role for philanthropy in news, an important role. But I'll caution journalists -- as will every foundation I know -- that there is not enough money in the endowments of all the foundations interested in supporting news to pay for the work that needs to be done.
It's totally true that I could come home from work and get everything off the counter and table (again) and clean the bathrooms (again) and yell at the kids (again) to pick up all their stuff, but, well, I'd rather not.
