Month: February 2023
Growing LGBTQ voting blocs to impact political coverage
by Joe Siegel LGBTQ Americans are projected to become one of the fastest growing voting blocs in the country, growing at a scale, scope, and speed that will fundamentally reshape the American electoral landscape, according to a new report from the Human Rights […]
LGBTQ media observe Black History Month
by Joe Siegel LGBTQ media are featuring stories this February related to Black History Month, ranging from profiles of notable queer personalities to editorials about racism and police brutality. “The Black queer community in Seattle makes history every day,” said A.V. Eichenbaum, […]
Washington, LA Blades among GLAAD Media Awards honorees
by Fred Kuhr GLAAD, the country’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, last month announced the nominees of its 34rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards, which will be handed out in March in both Los Angeles on March 30 and New York on May […]
Top 10 international LGBTQ stories of 2022
by Michael K. Lavers(The following piece was written by the Washington Blade’s international editor and appeared in the December 28, 2022, issue of the newspaper. It appears here with permission.) WNBA star Brittney Griner’s arrest in Russia, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s defeat […]
Support for LGBTQ journalism starts locally
by Leo Cusimano, courtesy of News Is Out(Leo Cusimano is owner and publisher of Dallas Voice. News is Out is a national collaborative of the leading local LGBTQ news publishers. The collaborative includes six of the leading local and queer-owned LGBTQ publishers […]
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) BAY AREA REPORTER, based in San Francisco, entered its 53rd year of publication with its January 5, 2023, issue. BETWEEN THE LINES, based in Ann Arbor, Mich., entered its […]