Month: June 2015
New data shows LGBT buying power continuing to grow
by Chuck Colbert Newly released data and analysis by Washington, D.C.-based Witeck Communications estimates that America’s LGBT buying power for 2014 was $884 billion — up from $830 billion a year ago and $790 billion in 2012. In releasing the latest projection, […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Boston Spirit Magazine
Interview with Publisher David Zimmerman by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: Boston and surrounding area Year founded: 2005 Staff size and breakdown [writers, sales reps., etc.]: Publisher, art director, editor in chief, managing editor, lifestyle editor, advertising sales representative, and freelance writers Average page […]
OutSports’ Cyd Zeigler to be honored for groundbreaking coverage
by Chuck Colbert The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) will honor Cyd Zeigler, co-founder of OutSports.com, with its 2015 Lisa Ben Award on June 25 at a Los Angles fundraiser. The Lisa Ben Award for Achievement in Feature Coverage was […]
Phoenix’s Echo Magazine goes from biweekly to monthly
by Chuck Colbert Echo Magazine formally announced that, after publishing 26 issues a year for the past 25 years, the publication would transition into a monthly format with the magazine hitting newsstands on the third Thursday of every month. The change took effect […]
Washington Blade takes on gay Washington Post columnist over disgraced ‘Downton Abbey’ congressman
by Chuck Colbert A Washington Post columnist, who is gay, created a bit of a stir earlier this year in defending Aaron Schock, a former Illinois congressman who resigned over a controversy about his use of federal funds amidst speculation that Schock […]
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What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com. SIDNEY ABBOTT, a longtime New York City-based activist and co-author of the 1971 book, “Sappho Was a Right-On Woman: A Liberated View of Lesbianism,” died on April 15, 2015, […]