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BETWEEN THE LINES, based in suburban Detroit, unveiled its new monthly glossy magazine format with its October 2026 issue.

LOS ANGELES BLADE joined the STONEWALL NATIONAL MUSEUM, ARCHIVES & LIBRARY to launch its “Focus on the Future” series on October 6, 2026, at the ABBEY in West Hollywood. The discussion included ROBERT KESTEN, president and CEO of the Stonewall National Museum, and LA Blade publisher ALEXANDER RODRIGUEZ.

LOU’S LEGACY: A REPORTER’S LIFE AT THE WASHINGTON BLADE, a documentary produced by the Mattachine Society of Washington, D.C., about veteran Blade reporter LOU CHIBBARO JR., won an Excellence in Journalism Award from NLGJA: THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LGBTQ+ JOURNALISTS. The film’s producer and director PATRICK SAMMON accepted the award at the group’s national convention in San Francisco in September 2026.

NEWS IS OUT, a national LGBTQ media collective, announced that it raised over $12,000 on Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day, October 8, 2026. The money was raised through individual donations as well as matching gifts from the BOB ROSS FOUNDATION, the CURVE FOUNDATION, YouthMove and Minocqua Brewing Company. The money will be evenly distributed among 18 media outlets, including THE GAILY SHOW, E3 RADIO, suburban Cleveland’s THE BUCKEYE FLAME, San Francisco’s BAY AREA REPORTER, Chicago’s WINDY CITY TIMES, PHILADELPHIA GAY NEWS, San Diego-based TAGG MAGAZINE, LOS ANGELES BLADE, WASHINGTON BLADE, DALLAS VOICE, suburban Detroit-based PRIDESOURCE (BETWEEN THE LINES), Wilton Manors, Fla.-based OUTSFL, Covington-based QUEER KENTUCKY, Phoenix-based LOOKOUT, SEATTLE GAY NEWS, UNCLOSETED MEDIA, NEWS IS OUT and Charlotte, N.C.-based Q NOTES.

Q MINNESOTA, the new publication based in suburban Minneapolis, launched its website qminnesota.com on October 1, 2026.

MARK SEGAL, founder and publisher of PHILADELPHIA GAY NEWS, spoke at the National Parks Conservation Association’s event “The American Revolution to Stonewall to Today” on October 11, 2026 at Valley Forge National Historical Park in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The event focused on Revolutionary War General FRIEDRICH WILHELM VON STEUBEN and his connection to LGBTQ+ history.

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