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TOP STORY: Support from community builds for .gay Internet top-level domain
Decision forthcoming despite significant roadblock citing definition of “gay” by Chuck Colbert The effort of dotgay LLC to secure a top-level domain (TLD) for the LGBT community hit a significant roadblock when ICANN — the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers […]
‘It was HIV deja-vu’: Dallas Voice, located in America’s ground zero for Ebola, takes unprecedented look comparing Ebola to HIV
by Chuck Colbert The first diagnosed case of Ebola in the U.S. — Thomas Eric Duncan of Dallas, Texas — presented local LGBT media with an opportunity to explore the similarities and differences between that disease and HIV/AIDS. As Tammye Nash, managing […]
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South Florida Gay News launches mainstream neighborhood publication
by Chuck Colbert At a time when some LGBT media outlets are cutting back, South Florida Gay News (SFGN) has launched a new print publication, Wilton Manors Gazette, a hometown community newspaper. “A lot of community newspapers cover the different municipalities throughout […]
Boston media memorialize pro-gay ‘rock star’ Mayor Thomas Menino
by Chuck Colbert Thomas M. Menino, Boston’s longest serving mayor and much beloved within the LGBT community, died Oct. 30 after a nearly year-long battle with cancer. His passing prompted local gay media to reflect on a remarkable pro-gay legacy, which included […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know at editor@presspassq.com.) SHEILA ALEXANDER-REID joined the staff of THE WASHINGTON BLADE as its Vice President of Strategic Branding and Digital Initiatives. She will spearhead sales efforts across the Blade’s digital properties as well as […]
TOP STORY: Effort to launch .gay denied, but fight far from over
Governing body rules that the word “gay” is not well enough understood by Chuck Colbert The effort of dotgay LLC to secure a top-level domain (TLD) for the LGBT community hit a significant roadblock when ICANN — the Internet Corporation for Assigned […]
LGBT media remembers gay icon Joan Rivers
by Chuck Colbert Norm Kent, the publisher of South Florida Gay News (SFGN), went all out with the weekly newspaper’s coverage of the recent passing of Joan Rivers. Her picture ran the full page on the front cover of the newspaper’s Fall […]
Smithsonian adds to its LGBT collection
by Chuck Colbert In a move that prompted both LGBT and mainstream news coverage, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History announced in August that it would significantly expand its collection of LGBT memorabilia and archival material. Some of the notable donations […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Tagg Magazine of Washington, D.C.
Interview with ,Managing Editor Eboné Bell by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia and Delaware Year founded: 2012 (the magazine celebrated its second anniversary with its September/October 2014 issue) Staff size and breakdown [writers, sales reps., etc.]: 1 managing editor, 3 […]
by Chuck Colbert The announcement on Bilerico’s website could not have been any clearer: “When the Smithsonian comes calling, you answer the door,” wrote Bil Browning, co-founder and publisher of The Bilerico Project. “There is no bigger honor for writers or activists […]