TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES

(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) SEAN CHRISTOPHER BARTEL, a veteran journalist and video producer based in Washington, D.C. as well as a driving force in the D.C. Gay Flag Football League, passed away while […]

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Corporate backlash against Pride impacting LGBTQ media

by Joe Siegel Some LGBTQ media outlets are reporting advertisers pulling out from local Pride celebrations, in part due to a cultural and political backlash against LGBTQ rights. But other problems are also impacting Pride events across the country as well. “With […]

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World Cup Pride Match driving LGBTQ media coverage

by Joe Siegel The excitement over the 2026 World Cup games, which will be held June 11 through July 19 in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, has received a range of coverage in LGBTQ media. SGN (Seattle Gay News) published a May […]

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Social media not a safe space, GLAAD reports, but hard to avoid

by Joe Siegel GLAAD, the LGBTQ media watchdog group, has released the findings of its 2026 Social Media Safety Index and the news is not good. The major social media outlets received unfavorable ratings. The organization’s 2026 Platform Scorecard gave TikTok a […]

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From red carpet to chaos: A first-person narrative of the WHCD shooting

by Joe Reberkenny (Joe Reberkenny is the Washington Blade’s White House correspondent. The following story was originally published on April 27, 2026, and appears here with permission.) It started as any White House Correspondents’ Dinner is supposed to go — I assume. […]

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What a viral Trans Day of Remembrance post revealed for Trans Day of Visibility

by Jeremy Rodriguez (Jeremy Rodriguez is the editor of Philadelphia Gay News. The following editorial was first published on March 27, 2026, and appears here with permission.) March 31 marked International Transgender Day of Visibility. It’s a day to raise awareness about […]

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