Month: December 2021
City’s pro-LGBTQ status can be useful in promoting media property
by Joe Siegel Does a city’s or state’s stances on LGBTQ equality have an impact on the coverage or marketing of LGBTQ media outlets in those locations? The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) just released its 2021 Municipal Equality Index (MEI), an annual […]
Queer Media Collaborative launches with help of Google News
by Joe Siegel The Local Media Association (LMA), based in Lake City, Mich., recently announced the launch of Word Is Out: The Queer Media Collaborative, an initiative of the Local Media Foundation (LMF), a 501(c)(3) charitable trust. The new venture supports six […]
New Google glossary criticized for leaving out “bisexual”
by Fred Kuhr Talk about bisexual erasure. Many press outlets and advocacy organizations have released style guides to help journalists and other writers use LGBTQ terminology correctly. So it was no surprise when the Google News Initiative teamed up with VideoOut, a […]
NYC’s Gay City News soldiers on with virtual awards ceremony
by Fred Kuhr While more and more people are dining out and going to bars, some community events are remaining in the virtual world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the latest Zoom galas was held last month when New York […]
Paul Schindler: a career worth celebrating
by Matt Tracy(Matt Tracy is editor in chief of New York City-based Gay City News. This piece, which ran last month in the newspaper, is reprinted here with permission.) As part of this year’s Impact Awards, Gay City News is recognizing founding […]
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) TRE’VELL ANDERSON, editor at large at Toronto-based XTRA MAGAZINE, has been awarded the LISA BENN Award for Achievement in Features Coverage from NLGJA: THE ASSOCIATION OF LGBTQ JOURNALISTS. The […]