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Watermark founder reflects on 30th anniversary
by Tom Dyer (Tom Dyer is the founder and former publisher of Watermark, based in Orlando, Fla. The following op-ed appeared in the newspaper’s 30th anniversary edition on September 5, 2024. The piece is reprinted here with permission.) When I first envisioned […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) CURVE MAGAZINE, the national magazine for lesbians, bisexual, transgender, and queer women and non-binary people, hosted “Collect & Connect: Curve Magazine Archive Celebration” on October 13, 2024, in Houston […]
Media focusing on hometown candidates for prez, VP
by Joe Siegel With less than a month before the presidential election, LGBTQ media outlets are covering the candidates from their home states. Donald Trump’s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio, has drawn a fair share of criticism for his divisive […]
Newspapers partner to mark LGBTQ History Month
by Joe Siegel Philadelphia Gay News (PGN), San Francisco’s Bay Area Reporter (BAR), and Wilton Manors-based OutSFL teamed up to provide features commemorating LGBTQ History Month during October. In one piece, reporter Victoria A. Brownworth wrote about the history of lesbians and […]
Orlando’s Watermark celebrates 30th anniversary
by Fred Kuhr In its August 29, 2024, issue, Orlando, Fla.-based Watermark marked its 30th birthday with a massive retrospective that included photos and reminiscences from every year of publication, contributions from past editors, and a special message from the newspaper’s founder […]
BAR’s Jim Provenzano discusses new YA novel
by Gregg Shapiro (Gregg Shapiro is an author, poet and freelance journalist. Jim Provenzano, the interview subject, is arts and nightlife editor of San Francisco’s Bay Area Reporter. The following interview is reprinted with Shapiro’s permission.) YA fiction has come a long […]
Happy 29th anniversary to Sacramento’s Outword
by Fred Palmer (Fred Palmer is the publisher of Outword, based in Sacramento, Calif. The following editorial appeared in the newspaper’s August 22, 2024, issue and is reprinted here with permission.) After reflecting on the last 29 years of printed issues of […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) NICO LANG, an award-winning Los Angeles-based journalist, released his latest book, “American Teenager: How Trans Kids are Surviving Hate and Finding Joy in a Turbulent Era.” LAVENDER MAGAZINE, based […]
LGBTQ journalists confab wraps up with Hall of Fame induction
by Joe Siegel The annual convention of NLGJA: The National Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists concluded September 8 in Los Angeles. Reporter and editor Jeffrey Schmalz, film critic Kevin Thomas, and editor and songwriter Judy Wieder, the former editor of The Advocate, were […]
by Joe Siegel Ambush Magazine, which bills itself as the longest continually published gay magazine in the Deep South, has resumed publishing a print edition after a nearly four year hiatus. The New Orleans-based publication, which debuted in 1982, had stopped printing […]