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My political education made me a journalist
by Ryan Williams-Jent (Ryan Wiliams-Jent is managing editor of Watermark, based in Orlando, Fla. The following editorial appeared in the August 31, 2023, edition of Watermark and appears here with the permission.) I turned 18 in December of 2002, just five months […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) BETWEEN THE LINES, based in Ann Arbor, Mich., celebrated its 30th anniversary in its July 6, 2023, issue. SUSAN ELISABETH CALICO, co-founder of the SAN FRANCISCO BAY TIMES, passed […]
Gay journalist Josh Kruger murdered in Philadelphia
by Joe Siegel The LGBTQ community is mourning the death of openly gay journalist Josh Kruger after he was found murdered on October 2. He was 39 years old. According to the Philadelphia Gay News, “Kruger’s bullet-riddled body was discovered outside his […]
Legacy LGBTQ media announce Press Forward initiative
by Joe Siegel Members of News Is Out, a collaborative of six legacy LGBTQ media organizations including the Bay Area Reporter and the Dallas Voice, have announced the national Press Forward effort to support local media in the United States. According to […]
Michigan newspaper reflects on 30 years of reporting
by Fred Kuhr This past July, Metro Detroit newspaper Between The Lines (BTL) celebrated three decades of publication. To mark the occasion, the newspaper, now based in Ann Arbor, promised on its front page to take “a look back at three decades […]
LGBTQ History Project shares stories across publications
by Joe Siegel In observance of LGBTQ History Month, this year’s LGBTQ History Project, compiled by Philadelphia Gay News (PGN) and its founder and publisher Mark Segal, features coverage of landmark events over the past 50-plus years. “This has been a yearly […]
25 years of bilingual magazine Adelante
by Al Ballesteros (Al Ballesteros is co-publisher of Los Angeles-based Adelante Magazine. The following editorial appeared in its June 2023 issue and appears here with permission.) Adelante Magazine celebrates 25 years of publishing this month. This is a significant milestone and we […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) THE BLADE FOUNDATION, a nonprofit that works to educate the next generation of LGBTQ journalists, named OMARI FOOTE as the recipient of its fall fellowship. Foote, a senior majoring […]
LGBTQ journalists gather for largest conference in NLGJA history
by Joe Siegel Over 700 LGBTQ journalists gathered in Philadelphia Sept. 7-10 for the annual NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists convention. According to the group’s executive director, Adam Pawlus, this was the “largest convention in our history.” During the convention, Ken […]
by Mark Segal (Mark Segal is the founder and publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. He is also the author of the memoir, “And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality.” The following column, published November 1, 2023, appears here with […]