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After 24 years, it’s Michigan’s time for Second Glances
by Jason A. Michael (Jason A. Michael is a senior staff writer for Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Between The Lines and Pride Source Media Group. He has been writing for BTL since 1999. He is also an Essence bestselling author. The following piece […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) THE BLADE FOUNDATION named ISABELLE KRAVIS and JOEL LEV-TOV as the recipients of the WASHINGTON BLADE’s 2023 summer fellowship program. Kravis is a senior at American University studying journalism […]
Pride events targeted, but LGBTQ media stay strong
by Joe Siegel With Pride celebrations under threat by extremist groups such as the Proud Boys and a flood of anti-LGBTQ legislation being passed in statehouses, many organizations are resorting to enhanced security protocols. Some are cancelling events altogether due to fears […]
SFGN shuts down, new publication OUTSFL takes its place
by Joe Siegel Out South Florida (OUTSFL), a new LGBTQ publication serving South Florida, launched earlier this month. Much of the staff is the same as Wilton Manors-based South Florida Gay News, which recently shut down following the death of former publisher […]
SFGN goes out on a sad but defiant note
by Fred Kuhr “RESIST: We are shutting down … But we urge you to keep speaking up!” On a sold brownish-red background, those were the last words on the front page of the final issue of SFGN, long known as South Florida […]
Windy City Times part of annual local media fundraiser
by Fred Kuhr The Chicago Independent Media Alliance (CIMA) launched its annual fundraising campaign earlier this month, with the goal of directly raising money for nearly 50 small grassroots newspapers and media entities serving different diverse communities across Chicago and its suburbs. […]
Surrounded by heroes, embraced by family and friends
by John Sotomayor (John Sotomayor is publisher and editor in chief of Embrace Magazine, based in Ocala, Fla. The following appeared in the February 2023 issue of the magazine and appears here with permission.) Since embarking on this publication project, I am […]
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 that it is planning five different Pride themed issues this year, one for each of the five Thursdays in June. The […]
Florida group warns state not safe for LGBTQ visitors and residents
by Joe Siegel The anti-LGBTQ policies of Florida Republican Gov. Ron Desantis, also a possible presidential candidate, prompted statewide civil rights organization Equality Florida to issue a travel advisory last month. “As an organization that has spent decades working to improve Florida’s […]
by Fred Kuhr The San Francisco Bay Times has been implicated in a controversy involving the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team and the well-known drag activist group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. It all started on May 17, when the Dodgers announced they […]