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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 […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know at editor@presspassq.com.) AGENDA: FLORIDA EDITION, based in Fort Lauderdale, published its 250th issue on September 3, 2014. ECHOMAG, based in Phoenix, celebrated its 25th anniversary with its September 25, 2014, issue. THE GAY & LESBIAN […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know at editor@presspassq.com.) AFTERELLEN, the women’s-focused online community, has been acquired by EVOLVE MEDIA, leaving its parent company VIACOM. Evolve Media also owns TOTALLYHER, another LGBT female-focused site. FRONTIERS MEDIA, based in Los Angeles, will […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: The Vital Voice of St. Louis
by Joe Siegel Year founded: The Vital Voice got its start following the shuttering of the venerable Lesbian and Gay News Telegraph (founded in 1981) in January 2000. Staff size and breakdown [writers, sales reps., etc.]: Staff of 10: 3 business directors, 2 sales reps, 4 […]
The Washington Blade turns 45
by Chuck Colbert The Washington Blade, the nation’s oldest LGBT newspaper, recently marked its 45th anniversary, a considerable feat in gay media. To celebrate the milestone, the venerable newspaper published a 72-page special issue and threw a party, a benefit on behalf […]
Diane Anderson-Minshall’s remarkable year
by Chuck Colbert By any number of measures, Diane Anderson-Minshall has had a remarkable year. An award-winning journalist, author and public speaker, she serves as editor-at-large of The Advocate magazine and editor in chief of HIV Plus magazine. At HIV Plus, Anderson-Minshall oversees all of the brand’s […]
TOP STORY: LGBT consumer research survey data released by Community Marketing Inc.
Data used by publishers and sales reps to increase ad sales by Chuck Colbert In August, Community Marketing Inc. (CMI), a gay-owned San Francisco-based consumer-research company, released its 8th annual LGBT community survey. It provides useful data for gay media publishers and […]
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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 […]