Month: March 2019
LGBTQ Community Survey looking for partners
by Fred Kuhr The 13th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey is coming up fast, and San Francisco-based Community Marketing & Insights (CMI) is looking for community partners for this year’s project. CMI is an LGBTQ market research company founded in 1992. Every year […]
Were we too quick to side with Jussie Smollett?
by Joe Siegel When “Empire” star Jussie Smollett claimed to have been the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime last month in Chicago, LGBTQ media expressed sympathy for the openly gay actor. But now, Smollett has been indicted on 16 […]
Blade cover with Lindsey Graham reignites outing debate
by Joe Siegel The practice of “outing” homophobic politicians and celebrities was widespread in LGBTQ media in the 1990s, but later died out. A recent series of reports about U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) sexual orientation has reignited the debate about outing. […]
Grindr controversially closes online magazine INTO
by Fred Kuhr INTO, the online LGBTQ magazine owned and operated by Grindr, was shuttered in January after a 17-month run. But did Grindr make the move to refocus its efforts or out of retribution for a story corporate headquarters didn’t like? […]
Mark Nagel, co-owner of Chicago’s Grab Magazine, remembered
by Fred Kuhr For the first time in its 10-year history, Grab Magazine’s cover logo was not red, but black, as a way for the publication to mourn the loss of co-founder and co-publisher Mark Nagel. That was the February 19 issue […]
LGBTQ-friendly candidates, including a Republican, continue to enter presidential race
by Joe Siegel (This is the third in a planned series of interviews with local media professionals who have covered candidates as they announce their presidential candidacy.) The 2020 Presidential campaign has a growing group of contenders vying for the Democratic nomination. […]
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PRESSING QUESTIONS: Philadelphia Gay News
Interview with Publisher and Founder Mark Segal by Joe Siegel (If your publication has never been featured in PRESSING QUESTIONS, and you’d like it to be, email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@pressassq.com) PPQ: What feature or features of Philadelphia Gay News have […]
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) THE FIGHT, based in Los Angeles, celebrated its 8th anniversary with its February 2019 issue. G PHILLY, the online LGBTQ news section of PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE, was shut down on […]