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HRC’s Municipal Equality Index criticized for overlooking state impacts, rural areas
by Joe Siegel Human Rights Campaign has released its 2025 Municipal Equality Index (MEI), which ranks cities across the country for their support of LGBTQ rights. “This year’s story is one of both breathtaking progress and unwavering persistence,” said Kelley Robinson, president […]
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LGBTQ media use Giving Tuesday as fundraising tool
by Joe Siegel This year’s Giving Tuesday event was a success, according to organizers and LGBTQ media outlets who participated. Giving Tuesday — typically the Tuesday after Thanksgiving — was held last year on December 3. At givingtuesday.org, the group noted, “The […]
LGBTQ outlet part of LA collab to cover ICE raids
by Joe Siegel Six newsrooms across Los Angeles County, including one LGBTQ outlet, formed a collaboration in order to better cover ongoing ICE raids in and around the city. Those outlets are Los Angeles Public Press, Capital B, CALÓ News, L.A. TACO, Capital & Main, and […]
BAR co-founder honored by SF’s Rainbow Honor Walk
by Fred Kuhr Bob Ross, co-founder and founding publisher of San Francisco-based Bay Area Reporter (B.A.R.), was honored with a plaque on the city’s Rainbow Honor Walk in the Castro. The plaque was unveiled during an outdoor November 17 ceremony outside 508 […]
Goodbye and good riddance to 2025, here’s to a better 2026
by Tammye Nash (Tammye Nash is managing editor of Dallas Voice. The following editorial appeared in the December 26, 2025, issue of the newspaper and is reprinted here with permission.) So. I sat down here at my computer to write an end […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) BAY AREA REPORTER, based in San Francisco, announced the November 7, 2025, installation of a plaque on the city’s Rainbow Honor Walk in honor of founding publisher BOB ROSS, […]
Trump economy negatively impacting LGBTQ media bottom lines
by Joe Siegel The turbulent political climate and advertiser backlash against the LGBTQ community has resulted in turmoil for many community publications. Jack Tesorero, publisher of Phoenix-based ION Arizona, described the challenges his publication is experiencing in an August 2025 editorial. “Due […]
Seattle newspaper to focus more on trans coverage
by Joe Siegel SGN, also known as Seattle Gay News, has decided to place an increased focus on trans coverage in the wake of attacks from the Trump administration. “The recent death of Charlie Kirk has unfortunately become another flashpoint in the […]
Windy City Times editor named Chicago journalist of the year
by Fred Kuhr Jake Wittich, managing editor of Chicago-based Windy City Times (WCT), has been named Chicago Journalist of the Year by the Chicago Journalists Association at its annual ceremony on November 14, 2025. The award recognizes a local journalist who has […]
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) BAY AREA REPORTER, based in San Francisco, won several awards from the San Francisco Press Club at the group’s December 9, 2025, gala. The newspaper took third place in […]