Month: June 2020
LGBTQ media report from the middle of anti-racism protests
Blade photo editor hit with rubber bullets, tear gas by Joe Siegel In a month when LGBTQ media outlets would normally be covering Pride celebrations, they are instead covering violent clashes between police and protesters in major cities. A nationwide series of […]
Covering Pride, and making ad revenue, virtually in 2020
by Joe Siegel The decision of various Pride organizations to cancel June’s annual series of parades and festivals due to the fear of attendees spreading COVID-19 continues to impact LGBTQ media in various ways. Michael Yamashita, the publisher of San Francisco’s Bay […]
“Firebrand” Larry Kramer remembered by LGBTQ media he influenced
by Joe Siegel The recent passing of legendary playwright and outspoken AIDS activist Larry Kramer is being remembered by various LGBTQ media outlets. Kramer, 84, died from pneumonia in New York City on May 27. In 1981, Kramer founded the Gay Men’s […]
A free press must not be taken for granted
Guest Commentary by Michael K. Lavers (Michael K. Lavers is the international news editor of the Washington Blade. This originally appeared in the newspaper’s June 5, 2020, issue. It is reprinted here with permission.) It is safe to say the vast majority of […]
These are challenging times, but it’s not our first rodeo
Guest Commentary by Leo Cusimano (Leo Cusimano is publisher of the Dallas Voice. This editorial originally appeared in the newspaper’s May 8, 2020, issue. It is reprinted here with permission.) The LGBTQ community knows how to survive a pandemic, and the Dallas […]
Pressing Questions: Lavender Magazine of Minneapolis
Interview with President and CEO Stephen Rocheford by Joe Siegel Year founded: June 1995 Staff size: 5 in editorial, 6 in sales, 3 designers, 3 administrators and 17 writers Average page count: 62 Physical dimensions: 8.375” x 10.875” Readership: 38,500 per issue […]
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) GEORGE BAKAN, the longtime publisher of SEATTLE GAY NEWS, passed away on June 9, 2020, while working at his desk on the newspaper he helmed since 1983. He was […]