TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES

(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) CHICAGO INDEPENDENT MEDIA ALLIANCE, made up of 39 Chicago-area media outlets, hosted its third annual joint fundraiser October 3-17, 2022. More than $70,000 in matching funds have been pledged […]

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Speculation of Lindsey Graham’s sexuality called “fair game”

by Joe Siegel A bill in the U.S. Senate, introduced last month by South Carolina Republican Lindsey Graham, to ban most abortions after 15 weeks has outraged Democrats and divided Republicans. But it’s also brought back the loud whispers of speculation about […]

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Historical society’s YouTube channel back online after LGBTQ paper gets involved

by Fred Kuhr Sometimes, all it takes is a phone call. Less than 24 hours after San Francisco’s Bay Area Reporter (BAR) contacted Google about the company’s removal of the GLBT Historical Society’s YouTube channel with only a vague reference to alleged violation of […]

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Publication targeting queer women turns 10

by Fred Kuhr Amidst all the U.S. publications that target gay men, there are only two — count ‘em, two — that target queer women. That’s why it’s such a big deal that one of those publications — Tagg Magazine — has […]

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Southern Voice’s Chris Cash “thrilled” by Hall of Fame induction

by Fred Kuhr Chris Cash, founder of Atlanta-based Georgia Voice as well as its precursor Southern Voice, was inducted into the LGBTQ Journalists Hall of Fame by NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists last month at the group’s annual convention. “The LGBTQ […]

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Queer media is here to help combat anti-LGBTQ discrimination

by Mark Segal(Mark Segal is the founder and publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. The following piece originally appeared last month in the newsletter of News Is Out: A pioneering national collaborative of the leading local queer news publishers. News Is Out can be […]

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