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'We Screwed Up:' Daily Beast Finally Yanked Article that Outed Closeted Olympians

'We Screwed Up:' Daily Beast Finally Yanked Article that Outed Closeted Olympians

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After editing out details that could endanger the lives of athletes from nations where being gay is punishable by death, the editors issued an apology, then decided to withdraw the article altogether.

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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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