Author: Fred Kuhr
Rhode Island’s Options returns
by Joe Siegel Options, Rhode Island’s all-volunteer LGBT newsmagazine, has returned nearly one year after ceasing publication. “Options will be monthly and will be published 10 months a year,” said board chair TC Rogers. “Much of the content will remain the same […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Camp magazine of Kansas City
Interview with Publisher and Editorial Director John Long by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: Greater Kansas City and select cities in Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Arkansas, Iowa and Illinois Staff size and breakdown: (writers, editors, designers, etc.) Independent contractors for the positions of editor, […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: It’s official. I’m history.
by Mark Segal (Mark Segal, publisher of Philadelphia Gay News, is the nation’s most-award-winning commentator in LGBT media. His memoir “And Then I Danced, Traveling The Road to LGBT Equality” has been number one on Amazon’s LGBT memoir/biography bestsellers list.) Just saying […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com COMPETE, the sports magazine based in Scottsdale, Ariz., entered its 12th year of publication with its January 2018 issue. FENUXE, based in Atlanta, debuted a new advice column […]
Elder issues on the radar of some LGBT media
by Joe Siegel A recently released survey by AARP shows older LGBT adults worry most about three things: having adequate family and other social support to rely on as they age, discrimination in long-term care (LTC) facilities, and access to LGBT-sensitive services […]
Lesbian mag Curve reinvented as a quarterly
by Joe Siegel Popular national lesbian magazine Curve has reinvented itself in a time of changing trends in readership. Most notably, the magazine will now be published on a quarterly basis instead of monthly. Editor Merryn Johns said the move is a […]
Kansas and Delaware lose LGBT media pioneers
by Fred Kuhr The LGBT media community lost two longtime activists and LGBT media pioneers this month — Kristi Parker of Wichita, Kan.-based Liberty Press and Steve Elkins of Rehoboth Beach, Del.-based Letters From CAMP Rehoboth. Parker, who founded Liberty Press in […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Focus magazine of Tennessee
Interview with Publisher Ray Rico by Joe Siegel Two editions: Focus Mid-South, based in Memphis Focus Middle Tennessee, based in Nashville Geographic coverage area: Memphis, 100-mile radius Nashville, 80- mile radius Year founded: Memphis, 2015 Nashville, 2017 Staff size and breakdown: Memphis […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com CAMP, based in Kansas City, Mo., entered its 15th year of publication with its February 2018 issue. FENUXE, based in Atlanta, entered its ninth year of publication with […]
by Joe Siegel The Fight magazine, based in Los Angeles, launched a San Francisco edition in April. Editor Stanford Altamirano said the expansion to one of the most competitive media markets in the country seemed natural. “The Fight sponsors the Folsom Street […]