Change brings new opportunities to Watermark Out News
by Bellanee Plaza (Bellanee Plaza is the new Central Florida Bureau Chief at Orlando-based Watermark Out News. The following Bureau Chief’s Desk piece appeared in the July 31, 2025, edition of the newspaper and appears here with permission.) I have never been […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) THE ADVOCATE magazine announced the launch of THE FUTURE OF QUEER MEDIA FELLOWSHIP, a program created to identify, develop, and uplift the next generation of LGBTQ journalists. Underwritten by […]
The LGBTQ+ Media Mapping Project releases report showing outlets in need
by Joe Siegel The LGBTQ+ Media Mapping Project has released an in-depth look at local LGBTQ media, with in-depth analysis of all aspects of their reach, size, impact and increasing need in a hostile and threatening political and cultural climate for LGBTQ+ […]
Free speech, trans rights under attack following Kirk shooting
by Joe Siegel The September 10, 2025, murder of conservative podcaster and activist Charlie Kirk has prompted fears of further attacks on transgender rights and free speech. Kirk, 31, was shot while delivering an address to students on the campus of Utah […]
CMI, and its annual Community Survey, now part of Human Rights Campaign
by Joe Siegel Community Marketing & Insights (CMI), the long-time LGBTQ research panel, is transitioning to a new home with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. According to the group’s press release: “The HRC Foundation is the research and educational arm of […]
Florida media focus on state’s whitewashing of rainbow crosswalks
by Joe Siegel Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has done it again. He has ordered rainbow crosswalks across the state to be painted over, resulting in outrage from the LGBTQ community. DeSantis’ “self-declared war on rainbow crosswalks reached its latest stop in […]
We are everywhere, but our LGBTQ+ media are not: new report
by Tracy Baim (Tracy Baim is the co-author of The LGBTQ+ Media Mapping Project report with Hanna Siemaszko. She is the co-founder of Chicago’s Windy City Times and the executive director of Press Forward Chicago, a journalism pooled fund part of the […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) DR. MARCY ADELMAN, a longtime columnist for the SAN FRANCISCO BAY TIMES, received San Francisco Pride’s TEDDY WITHERINGTON Award on June 29, 2025, for lifetime contributions to the LGBTQ […]
Is AI good for journalism? Depends on who you ask
by Joe Siegel Will the use of artificial intelligence destroy journalism or change it for the better? An International News Media Association (INMA) blog post by Arthur Marauskas, chief technology officer and co-founder of code.store, noted that AI “has been a transformative […]
by Dana Piccoli (Dana Piccoli is an award-winning writer and critic as well as the managing director of News is Out, a queer media collaborative. The following piece was published by News is Out on October 14, 2025, and appears here with […]