Optimism for the new year
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, published on December 29, 2003, appears here […]
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 photos from its longtime photographer RICK GERHARTER are now part of the collection in the online archive DIGI CENTER at […]
Looking ahead to 2024: “Crucial” LGBTQ media to continue post-pandemic recovery
by Joe Siegel Heading into 2024, editors and publishers remain optimistic about the future of LGBTQ media. After a challenging few years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry has begun to recover. Michael Yamashita, publisher of San Francisco’s Bay Area Reporter […]
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And looking back on 2023: Anti-LGBTQ efforts featured heavily
by Joe Siegel Anti-LGBTQ legislation, from bans on drag performances and gender-affirming care to attacks on LGBTQ pioneers, featured heavily in the pages of LGBTQ media over the past year. From a national perspective, “The biggest stories of the year were the […]
OutSFL reporter in Twitter feud with tennis icon
by Fred Kuhr John Hayden, a reporter with Wilton Manors, Fla.-based OutSFL, has found himself in a Twitter war with tennis superstar and lesbian activist Martina Navratilova. It all started during LGBTQ History Month this October when Navratilova retweeted a video of […]
Seattle’s SGN announces new owner/publisher
by Fred Kuhr The SGN, known for many years as Seattle Gay News, has been acquired by Ocean Shores, Wash.-based Stratus Group, LLC. The sale closed September 30, 2023. With this ownership transfer also came a publisher transfer, from Angela Cragin to […]
Connection, equality, and dignity, past, present, and future: A letter from the SGN’s new publisher
by Mike Schultz (Mike Schultz is the new owner and publisher of SGN, based in Seattle, Wash. He replaces now-former publisher Angela Cragin, who took over the newspaper from her father, former longtime publisher and editor in chief George Bakan, who died […]
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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) ROBERT CONNOR, media relations manager of Washington, D.C.-based SCOTT CIRCLE COMMUNICATIONS, was named MEDIA RELATIONS TITAN by PR NEWS for his work advising national organizations on how to communicate […]
LGBTQ media navigate coverage of war in Middle East
by Joe Siegel The Palestinian armed resistance group Hamas, which rules the territory of Gaza, launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7. Its fighters overran Israeli military installations and settlements, which resulted in the death of more than 1,400 Israelis […]
by Christopher Kane (The following piece was written by the Washington Blade’s White House reporter Christopher Kane and appeared in the December 28, 2023, issue of the newspaper. It appears here with permission.) It was an alarming year for queer Americans as […]