Month: August 2016
LGBT buying power hits new high of $917 billion
by Chuck Colbert The combined buying power of the U.S. LGBT adult population for 2015 is estimated at $917 billion. That’s according to a new analysis by Washington, D.C.-based Witeck Communications. By way of comparison, the community’s 2014 buying power was $884 billion. […]
LGBT journalists group to meet in Miami for annual confab
by Joe Siegel Over 350 journalists, media professionals, and news executives will gather for the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association’s (NLGJA) annual convention from September 8 through 11. This year’s event will be at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Miami Beach. […]
NLGJA announces Excellence Award winners
by Joe Siegel The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association has announced the recipients of its annual Excellence in Journalism Awards. “NLGJA saw unprecedented growth in nominations for the Excellence in Journalism awards during our 25th anniversary last year,” said NLGJA Awards […]
National Gay Media Association announces inaugural advertising awards
by Fred Kuhr The National Gay Media Association (NGMA) has announced the winners of the inaugural Ad POP awards. The Ad POPs (Pride in Online and Print) reward the best representations of LGBT individuals in online and print advertising in regional LGBT […]
Leader of Toronto’s Pink Triangle Press steps down
by Fred Kuhr Pink Triangle Press (PTP), Canada’s largest publisher of LGBT content, has announced a search for a new executive director. Ken Popert, who has led the organization since 1986, will step down in early 2017. PTP’s Board of Directors is […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: QVegas of Las Vegas
Interview with Publisher Russ White by Joe Siegel Year founded: 1978 Physical dimensions of publication: PDF is 8.25” x 10.75” Average page count: 72 Key demographics: Gay men make up the majority of our demographic Print run: 0 (as of 2015, we […]
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com. ADELANTE, based in Los Angeles, entered its 20th year of publication with its June 2016 issue. CHARLES ALEXANDER, a columnist with Livonia, Mich.-based BETWEEN THE LINES, had his artwork, […]