Gabriel Arana
Gabriel Arana is an American journalist. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of the Texas Observer and previously was senior editor at . He was previously a contributing writer at Salon and a senior editor at The Huffington Post" and "American Prospect">Americans">American Prospect. His articles have appeared in numerous publications, including The [New York Times], The Atlantic, The New Republic, The Nation, The Advocate, and The Daily Beast. He is also known for writing a 2012 profile of the ex-gay movement in which psychiatrist Robert Spitzer repudiated his work supporting sexual orientation change efforts. After the article was published, Spitzer released a letter apologizing to the gay community, citing his interaction with Arana. In 2010, Arana was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Magazine Article for a feature story on the legal challenge to California's Proposition 8. In 2014, he was awarded the National [Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association]'s Excellence in Feature Writing Award for his profile of activist Dan Choi. He has been a guest on television and radio talk shows including The Dr. Oz Show, Rachel Maddow, Starting Point, and Talk of the Nation.