Month: September 2019
NLGJA confab pushes diversity while Fox News sponsorship stirs controversy
by Joe Siegel More than 400 journalists, news executives, communications professionals and educators attended NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists’ annual convention, which was held August 29 through September 1 in New Orleans. “We were excited to see so many new faces at […]
Rhode Island’s Options at a crossroads
by Joe Siegel Options, based in Providence, R.I., is looking to regroup following the resignations of its chairman and several members of its board of directors. “Due to financial reasons, the board of directors decided not to publish an August/September issue, and […]
Washington Blade returns to Mexican border and Central America
by Fred Kuhr The Washington Blade continues to be the highest profile LGBTQ news outlet covering the plight of Latin American immigrants as Michael K. Lavers, the newspaper’s international news editor, returned to the U.S.-Mexico border over the summer. Lavers spoke with […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: We are more than LGBTQ, we are queer
by Rick Claggett (Rick Claggett is the publisher of Watermark, based in Orlando, Fla. This commentary originally appeared in the May 30, 2019, issue of Watermark.) Hi! My name is Rick and I am queer. How does that make you feel? Does […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Swerv Magazine of Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Interview with Publisher Jamil Fletcher by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: National, distributed free of charge directly in 70 cities within 30 states Year founded: 2008 Staff size and breakdown: Three plus a number of independent contributors Key demographics: Black LGBTQ Web […]
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) LGBT HISTORY MONTH, coordinated by the EQUALITY FORUM, has unveiled its list of 31 icons for 2019. The icons include presidential candidate and South Bend, Ind., Mayor PETE BUTTIGIEG, […]