Month: July 2021
Struggling publications seek financial support from readers
by Joe Siegel Many readers depend on local LGBTQ publications for vital news and information about their communities. And now, some of these struggling publications are depending on their readers for financial support to stay alive. For one, Dave Rhodes, publisher and […]
QNotes launches project to support local writers across the Carolinas
by Fred Kuhr In connection with its 35th anniversary last month, Charlotte, N.C.-based QNotes celebrated its QnotesCarolinas project, with the goal of supporting LGBTQ voices in local media in both North and South Carolina, as well as its Carolinas LGBTQ Journalist Fund […]
Publications mark 40 years of covering AIDS crisis
by Joe Siegel This year marks 40 years since the first case of AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) appeared in the United States. To commemorate, LGBTQ publications are running various stories about the epidemic. According to data provided by the World Health Organization […]
NLGJA announces multiple honors for LGBTQ media journalists
by Fred Kuhr Last month was a busy one for NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, announcing its Excellence in Journalism Awards, its inaugural Insider Fellowship recipient, and the recipients of its inaugural Curve Foundation awards. “After a year unlike any other, […]
Growing up with the Georgia Voice
by Katie Burkholder(Katie Burkholder is the new editor of Atlanta-based Georgia Voice. The following piece ran in the June 3, 2021, issue of the newspaper and appears here with permission.) Exactly one year ago, I wrote an editorial titled “It’s Not Me, It’s […]
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) ADELANTE, based in Los Angeles, entered its 25th year of publication with its June 2021 issue. IRENE BENEDETTI, a longtime Philadelphia LGBTQ advocate and a former advertising coordinator for […]