Author: Fred Kuhr
California’s Outword Magazine launches new online edition
by Joe Siegel Outword Media Marketing Events, publisher of Sacramento-based Outword Magazine, an LGBT print publication now in its 22nd year, launched Outword California, a monthly, online-only publication on January 5, 2017, at OutwordCalifornia.com. The move made sense to Outword CEO and […]
World’s first LGBT streaming service partners with Queerty
by Fred Kuhr REVRY, the digital streaming service dedicated to providing content to the LGBT community, announced a partnership with Queerty, the popular digital news and content site. The launch of REVRY’s QueertyTV Channel coincides with the launch of Queerty’s own browser-based […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: The Wisconsin Gazette of Milwaukee
Interview with Editor Lou Weisberg by Joe Siegel Year founded: 2009 Staff size and breakdown: President/CEO/Co-founder Leonard Sobczak Publisher Steve Staloch Editor-in-Chief Louis Weisberg/Co-founder Managing Editor Lisa Neff/Co-founder Copy Editor Stephen DeLeers Editorial Assstant Wade Vonasek Business Manager/Ad Coordinator Angela Wiegert Administrative […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com. GAY CITY NEWS, based in New York City, celebrated its 15th anniversary with its October 27, 2016, issue. Allison Davis Greaker ALLISON DAVIS GREAKER, an advertising account executive at […]
QVegas to become online-only QLife, serving Vegas, LA and NYC
by Fred Kuhr At this month’s 17th Annual LGBT Travel and Hospitality Conference and LGBT New Media Expo, QLife, Inc. announced QLife Magazine and qlifemagazine.com, a new LGBT lifestyle and entertainment digital publication serving Las Vegas, Los Angeles and New York launching […]
Bay Area Reporter mourns longtime editor, columnist Wayne Friday
by Joe Siegel Wayne Friday, longtime political editor and columnist for the Bay Area Reporter (BAR) in San Francisco, died October 12. Friday, who had been suffering from Parkinson’s disease, committed suicide. He was 79. Wayne Friday (Photo: BAR) Friday covered San […]
Former AfterEllen editor moves to GO Magazine
by Joe Siegel Trish Bendix has been announced as the new editor for GO Magazine, a free New York City publication best known for its wide distribution and nightlife listings aimed at showcasing lesbian events across the country. Bendix had previously served […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com. THE ADVOCATE released its annual Year in Review issue on November 11, 2016, a retrospective look at a collection of events from this past year that have impacted our […]
OUT Magazine under fire for profile of gay member of the alt-right
by Joe Siegel OUT Magazine, the glossy LGBT publication, has been slammed for running a profile of right-wing gay blogger Milo Yiannopoulos in a recent issue. The story, titled “Send In the Clown: Internet Supervillain Milo Doesn’t Care That You Hate Him,” […]
by Fred Kuhr The Eagle, based in Indianapolis and formerly known as The Word, recently ran a full front-page cover showing now-President Donald Trump with the words, in all caps: “AMERICA GRABBED ‘BY THE P***Y.’” Press Pass Q did not add the […]