What I Learned As A Liberal Lesbian At Fox News
Sally Kohn was a left-leaning commentator on the right-wing network. “It taught me that no one is the embodiment of their worst stereotype.”
BY SALLY KOHN
This story reflects the views of this author, but not necessarily the editorial position of Fast Company.
From 2010 to 2013, I was a gay, liberal commentator at Fox News. I wasn’t technically the only left-wing lesbian on Fox at the time. There was one other (that I knew of, anyway)–but I was definitely more left-wing, and maybe more obvious about being a lesbian, too. The point is, during the two-and-a-half years I worked at Fox News, I was certainly in the minority. Here’s what that experience taught me.
EVERYBODY STEREOTYPES
Despite what you might think, the staff at Fox News is not 100% ultraconservative. Like most media organizations headquartered in New York City, many of its employees are urban and urbane liberals–maybe slightly more conservative-leaning than at other outfits, but far from atypical among tri-state-area media professionals.
On the other hand, there are definitely do-gooders within institutions who see themselves making a difference from the inside…
