Qnotes publisher reflects on four decades of its mission to serve

by Catherine Komp for NCLocal, the NC Local News Workshop (The following story was originally published in NC Local, by NC Local News Workshop. It then appeared in Qnotes in its July 21, 2023, issue. It appears here with permission.) To wrap […]

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Where do you draw the line at information overload? 

by Mark Segal (Mark Segal is the founder and publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. He is also the author of the memoir, “And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality.” The following column, penned last month, appears with permission.) August […]

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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES

(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) GAY CITY NEWS, based in New York City, announced that nominations are now open for this year’s Gay City News Impact Awards gala, which will take place November 8 […]

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With Threads, LGBTQ media continue to expand reach through socials

by Joe Siegel Threads, which is Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg’s latest social media app, launched with a lot of hoopla last month. “Within two hours of its launch late July 5, 2 million people had already downloaded the app, widely seen as […]

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Blade columnist reignites debate over the word ‘queer’

by Joe Siegel Washington Blade columnist Peter Rosenstein published a column earlier this year in response to a Washington Post headline that used the word “queer.” “Hate crimes are rising against so many minorities along with the increase in anti-Semitism,” Rosenstein wrote. […]

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LGBTQ media among NLGJA Excellence in Journalism winners

by Fred Kuhr NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced the recipients of its 2023 Excellence in Journalism Awards. Among the big winners is Victoria A. Brownworth, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated, award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in mainstream as well as LGBTQ […]

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Out South Florida is on DeSantis Watch

by Fred Kuhr While all eyes are focusing on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, both for his anti-LGBTQ agenda and platform as well as his so-far unsuccessful run for the Republican presidential nomination, the Sunshine State’s newest LGBTQ publication is keeping an even […]

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QSaltLake celebrates its bronze anniversary and looks to the future

by Michael Aaron (Michael Aaron is the publisher and editor of Salt Lake City-based QSaltLake Magazine. The following piece appeared in the magazine’s April 29, 2023, edition and is reprinted here with permission.) Nineteen years ago April 29, the first issue of […]

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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES

(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) ADELANTE, based in Los Angeles, celebrated its 25th anniversary in its June 2023 issue. SARAH ASHTON-CIRILLO, the transgender journalist who made headlines after enlisting in the Ukrainian military and […]

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Supreme Court ruling against LGBTQ rights could affect LGBTQ media

by Joe Siegel The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on June 30 that sent shock waves through the LGBTQ community. In a 6 to 3 vote, the court ruled that Colorado violated a graphic designer’s freedom of speech over its nondiscrimination […]

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