Author: Fred Kuhr
Activist and PGN founder Mark Segal’s history now part of Smithsonian
by Fred Kuhr Mark Segal, the founder and publisher of Philadelphia Gay News (PGN), has spent decades making history as part of the LGBT civil rights movement. But now it’s official. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History received a donation from […]
LA’s The Fight launches San Francisco edition
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 […]
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 […]
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com JOSH BAEZ has been named the HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN’s new vice president of marketing. He previously worked for Viacom Velocity as vice president of marketing operations and strategy. […]