Author: Fred Kuhr

TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com. AMBUSH MAGAZINE, based in New Orleans, La., entered its 33rd year of publication with its January 13, 2015, issue. CAMP, based in Kansas City, Mo., unveiled its new website […]

Florida Agenda owner acquires FunMaps
by Chuck Colbert Multimedia Platforms, the gay-owned parent company of Florida Agenda and Guy magazine, has acquired FunMaps, “a 33-year-old LGBT travel and leisure publishing company delivering local and regional maps, information, and advertising to more than 40 key North American cities,” […]

Ohio’s Outlook Media to publish LGBT Wedding Guide
by Joe Siegel Columbus-based Outlook Media is publishing its first-ever wedding guide for same-sex couples, in addition to sponsoring a number of LGBT Wedding Expos around the state. This is somewhat unusual since marriage equality is not the law of the land […]

Texas A&M houses new collection of LGBT books and magazines
by Chuck Colbert Last fall, Texas A&M University acquired a collection of more than 6,000 books, magazines and journals on the study of LGBT communities in the U.S. The collection also includes some of the earliest gay newspapers. The acquisition, titled The […]

Global LGBT survey looking to partner with media outlets
by Chuck Colbert Community Marketing Inc. (CMI), a gay-owned San Francisco-based consumer-research company, is gearing up to launch its 9th Annual Global LGBT Community Survey. The survey will be fielded April 15-May 30. LGBT media outlets can register now at http://survey.communitymarketinginc.com/se.ashx?s=359D342B5DB3D8C6 . In […]

Arkansas monthly may have reached the end of The Read
by Joe Siegel The Read, billed as Arkansas’ premier LGBT newspaper, has suspended publication. The monthly newspaper was being produced by the Living Affected Corporation, a nonprofit based in North Little Rock. The organization was founded in 2008 “to promote empowerment and […]

Former BP CEO now shareholder in Gay Star News
by Chuck Colbert Gay Star News Ltd., an international online news service based in London, announced this month that Lord John Browne of Madingley has become a shareholder in the business, taking a 12.5 percent stake. Brown is the former CEO of […]

PRESSING QUESTIONS: Camp Magazine of Kansas City
by Joe SiegelGeographic coverage area: Greater Kansas City and select cities in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Arkansas. Year founded: June 2004 Staff size and breakdown [writers, sales reps., etc.]: Independently owned by John Long and CampOut LLC. Writers are freelance […]

TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know at editor@presspassq.com.) BAY AREA REPORTER, based in San Francisco, entered its 45th year of publication with its January 1, 2015, issue. #BOOM MAGAZINE, based in St. Louis, has migrated its website to the first-of-its-kind .LGBT […]
Invitation-only conference brings LGBT media professionals together “to discuss issues related to queer media” by Chuck Colbert A select group of LGBT media professionals, including journalists and bloggers who cover the LGBT community, gathered recently for a weekend forum concerning a range […]