Month: September 2017
Advocate and Out company sold to owner of High Times
by Fred Kuhr Here Publishing, which owns such venerable LGBT publications as Out and The Advocate, is under new ownership. According to release from the L.A.-based company, it has been acquired by a consortium of management from its various publications and Oreva […]
Florida publications survive Hurricane Irma
by Joe Siegel Florida’s LGBT publications were all impacted by Hurricane Irma to varying degrees. Key West was the one of the hardest hit areas of the state. Q Magazine publisher Neil Chamberlain evacuated during the storm, but said the October issue […]
Houston publications weather Hurricane Harvey
by Joe Siegel Houston’s LGBT publications managed to weather Hurricane Harvey, which caused massive flooding in the city late last month. Outsmart Magazine did have to close its offices for a few days due to the wet conditions, but did not sustain […]
Former editor of Orlando’s Watermark dies
by Fred Kuhr Billy Manes, the former editor of Orlando’s Watermark, has died. According to a statement released by his husband Tony Mauss, Manes “passed away peacefully … surrounded by his family of friends. He had been ill for a couple of […]
Houston LGBT media pioneer Henry McClurg dies
courtesy of the National Gay Media Association Houston LGBT media pioneer Henry McClurg passed away on September 16 at the age of 70. Starting in 1974 with the Gulf States paper Contact, McClurg went on to publish the Montrose Star, Houston’s first […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: Applaud journalism
by Mark Segal Mark Segal, publisher of Philadelphia Gay News, is the nation’s most award-winning commentator in LGBT media. His recently published memoir, “And Then I Danced,” is available on Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble or at your favorite bookseller. NLGJA, the Association […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: The Central Voice of Middletown, Penn.
Interview with Founding Editor and Publisher Frank Pizzoli by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: South central Pennsylvania – Dauphin County (home to state capital of Harrisburg), Cumberland County, Lancaster County and York County Year founded: 2003 Staff size and breakdown: Editor/publisher, five […]
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com JOHN-MANUEL ANDRIOTE, longtime health journalist, is releasing his new book “Stonewall Strong: Gay Men’s Heroic Fight for Resilience, Good Health, and a Strong Community” on October 8, 2017. […]