Windy City’s Tracy Baim celebrates “Barbara Gittings: Gay Pioneer” in new book

by Chuck Colbert Tracy Baim, published author as well as executive editor of Chicago-based Windy City Times, has a new book out. “Barbara Gittings: Gay Pioneer” is the first full-length biography of the woman who has been called the mother of the […]

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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES

What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com. SIDNEY ABBOTT, a longtime New York City-based activist and co-author of the 1971 book, “Sappho Was a Right-On Woman: A Liberated View of Lesbianism,” died on April 15, 2015, […]

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New data shows LGBT buying power continuing to grow

by Chuck Colbert Newly released data and analysis by Washington, D.C.-based Witeck Communications estimates that America’s LGBT buying power for 2014 was $884 billion — up from $830 billion a year ago and $790 billion in 2012. In releasing the latest projection, […]

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PRESSING QUESTIONS: Boston Spirit Magazine

Interview with Publisher David Zimmerman by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: Boston and surrounding area Year founded: 2005  Staff size and breakdown [writers, sales reps., etc.]: Publisher, art director, editor in chief, managing editor, lifestyle editor, advertising sales representative, and freelance writers    Average page […]

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OutSports’ Cyd Zeigler to be honored for groundbreaking coverage

by Chuck Colbert The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) will honor Cyd Zeigler, co-founder of OutSports.com, with its 2015 Lisa Ben Award on June 25 at a Los Angles fundraiser. The Lisa Ben Award for Achievement in Feature Coverage was […]

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Phoenix’s Echo Magazine goes from biweekly to monthly

by Chuck Colbert Echo Magazine formally announced that, after publishing 26 issues a year for the past 25 years, the publication would transition into a monthly format with the magazine hitting newsstands on the third Thursday of every month. The change took effect […]

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Washington Blade takes on gay Washington Post columnist over disgraced ‘Downton Abbey’ congressman

by Chuck Colbert A Washington Post columnist, who is gay, created a bit of a stir earlier this year in defending Aaron Schock, a former Illinois congressman who resigned over a controversy about his use of federal funds amidst speculation that Schock […]

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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES

What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com. ECHO MAGAZINE, based in Phoenix, Arizona, switched from a bimonthly to a monthly publication schedule with its May 2015 issue. GEORGIA VOICE, based in Atlanta, entered its sixth year […]

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PRESSING QUESTIONS: Curve, the national lesbian magazine

Interview with Editor Merryn Johns by Joe Siegel Year founded: 1990 (published under the name Deneuve until 1995, when the name was changed to Curve) Staff size and breakdown [writers, sales reps., etc.]: 1 editor, 1 publisher , 1 graphic designer, 1 […]

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Supreme coverage of marriage equality case

And just how will Chief Justice John Roberts vote? by Chuck Colbert There were two questions before the U.S. Supreme Court on April 28 during oral arguments in the case Obergefell v. Hodges: Does the U.S. Constitution require states to “license a marriage […]

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