Month: March 2015
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com. AMBUSH MAGAZINE, based in New Orleans, La., entered its 33rd year of publication with its January 13, 2015, issue. CAMP, based in Kansas City, Mo., unveiled its new website […]
Florida Agenda owner acquires FunMaps
by Chuck Colbert Multimedia Platforms, the gay-owned parent company of Florida Agenda and Guy magazine, has acquired FunMaps, “a 33-year-old LGBT travel and leisure publishing company delivering local and regional maps, information, and advertising to more than 40 key North American cities,” […]
Ohio’s Outlook Media to publish LGBT Wedding Guide
by Joe Siegel Columbus-based Outlook Media is publishing its first-ever wedding guide for same-sex couples, in addition to sponsoring a number of LGBT Wedding Expos around the state. This is somewhat unusual since marriage equality is not the law of the land […]
Texas A&M houses new collection of LGBT books and magazines
by Chuck Colbert Last fall, Texas A&M University acquired a collection of more than 6,000 books, magazines and journals on the study of LGBT communities in the U.S. The collection also includes some of the earliest gay newspapers. The acquisition, titled The […]
Invitation-only conference brings LGBT media professionals together “to discuss issues related to queer media” by Chuck Colbert A select group of LGBT media professionals, including journalists and bloggers who cover the LGBT community, gathered recently for a weekend forum concerning a range […]