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Ohio’s Outlook Media to publish LGBT Wedding Guide
by Joe Siegel Columbus-based Outlook Media is publishing its first-ever wedding guide for same-sex couples, in addition to sponsoring a number of LGBT Wedding Expos around the state. This is somewhat unusual since marriage equality is not the law of the land […]
Texas A&M houses new collection of LGBT books and magazines
by Chuck Colbert Last fall, Texas A&M University acquired a collection of more than 6,000 books, magazines and journals on the study of LGBT communities in the U.S. The collection also includes some of the earliest gay newspapers. The acquisition, titled The […]
Global LGBT survey looking to partner with media outlets
by Chuck Colbert Community Marketing Inc. (CMI), a gay-owned San Francisco-based consumer-research company, is gearing up to launch its 9th Annual Global LGBT Community Survey. The survey will be fielded April 15-May 30. LGBT media outlets can register now at http://survey.communitymarketinginc.com/se.ashx?s=359D342B5DB3D8C6 . In […]
Arkansas monthly may have reached the end of The Read
by Joe Siegel The Read, billed as Arkansas’ premier LGBT newspaper, has suspended publication. The monthly newspaper was being produced by the Living Affected Corporation, a nonprofit based in North Little Rock. The organization was founded in 2008 “to promote empowerment and […]
Former BP CEO now shareholder in Gay Star News
by Chuck Colbert Gay Star News Ltd., an international online news service based in London, announced this month that Lord John Browne of Madingley has become a shareholder in the business, taking a 12.5 percent stake. Brown is the former CEO of […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Camp Magazine of Kansas City
by Joe SiegelGeographic coverage area: Greater Kansas City and select cities in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Arkansas. Year founded: June 2004 Staff size and breakdown [writers, sales reps., etc.]: Independently owned by John Long and CampOut LLC. Writers are freelance […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know at editor@presspassq.com.) BAY AREA REPORTER, based in San Francisco, entered its 45th year of publication with its January 1, 2015, issue. #BOOM MAGAZINE, based in St. Louis, has migrated its website to the first-of-its-kind .LGBT […]
SIDEBAR: dotgay LLC gets another chance at .gay for domain names
by Chuck Colbert It’s good news for dotgay LLC’s effort to secure a top-level domain for the LGBT community. ICANN — the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers — has accepted dotgay’s request for reconsideration. Although the 32-page decision for reconsideration […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know at editor@presspassq.com.) BAY WINDOWS, based in Boston, entered its 31st year of publication with its December 11, 2014, issue. CAMP, based in Kansas City, Mo., celebrated its 11th anniversary with its December 2014 issue. […]
by Chuck Colbert Multimedia Platforms, the gay-owned parent company of Florida Agenda and Guy magazine, has acquired FunMaps, “a 33-year-old LGBT travel and leisure publishing company delivering local and regional maps, information, and advertising to more than 40 key North American cities,” […]