(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) THE BUCKEYE FLAME, based in suburban Cleveland, Ohio, celebrated its sixth anniversary on June 1, 2026. LOU CHIBBARO JR, senior reporter for the WASHINGTON BLADE, is the subject of […]

by Joe Siegel This summer’s World Cup games have attracted thousands of foreign tourists to the United States. However, not everyone is being given a warm welcome, and that is affecting LGBTQ media. “Some European governments and a number of LGBTQ+ rights […]

by Joe Siegel Some of this year’s Pride celebrations were impacted by various controversies, including a lawsuit, anti-LGBTQ police harassment, and declining advertiser support. Philadelphia Gay Pride was marred by an incident on June 7, as reported by Mark Segal, publisher of […]

by Washington Blade staff (The following story appeared in the Washington Blade on June 25, 2026, and is reprinted here with permission.) The Washington Blade announced that its longtime publisher, Lynne Brown, who has worked at the publication for nearly 40 years, […]

by Jason Villemez (Jason Villemez is a former editor of Philadelphia Gay News. The following story originally appeared in the newspaper on June 7, 2026, and is reprinted here with permission.) “There’s nothing more American than the fight for equality,” President Joseph […]

by the B.A.R. Editorial Board (The following editorial originally appeared in the April 2, 2026, edition of the Bay Area Reporter and is reprinted here with permission.) An independent LGBTQ newspaper like the Bay Area Reporter is more important than ever. And […]