(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) DOROTHY ALLISON, acclaimed lesbian author best known for her 1992 novel “Bastard Out of Carolina,” died of cancer on November 6, 2024, at her home in Guerneville, Calf. She […]

by Joe Siegel Perhaps as a byproduct of Donald Trump’s November election victory, a conservative backlash directed at the LGBTQ and Latino communities has resulted in threats and intimidation. “The FBI is investigating reports of offensive and threatening text messages targeting high […]

by Joe Siegel News Is Out, an LGBTQ media collaborative, has received $250,000 from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to launch a research project to document the status of LGBTQ media in the U.S. The LGBTQ+ Media Mapping Project is in […]

by Joe Siegel The December 11, 2024, death of Troy Masters, publisher of the Los Angeles Blade, is being mourned by LGBTQ journalists across the country. Masters, 63, took his own life, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s report. Masters’ career […]

by Christopher Kane (Christopher Kane is the White House reporter for the Washington Blade. The following piece was published on December 31, 2024, and appears here with permission.) The year 2024 didn’t end the way many LGBTQ rights supporters expected, with the […]

by Chris Azzzopardi (Chris Azzopardi is editorial director of Pride Source, which publishes the Detroit area’s Between The Lines newspaper. The following piece was published on November 7, 2024, and appears here with permission.) The days following the election have been filled […]