Blade editor named “icon” for LGBT History Month

by Fred Kuhr Kevin Naff, editor of the Washington Blade, will be featured as an “LGBT icon” this year as part of the Equality Forum’s annual LGBT History Month celebration. Naff is one of 31 “icons” to be recognized and featured, one […]

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One reporter’s prostate cancer journey

by David-Elijah Nahmod (David-Elijah Nahmod is a longtime contributor to the Bay Area Reporter, based in San Francisco. The following gust opinion column appeared in the August 14, 2024, issue of the newspaper and is reprinted here with permission.) “We found some […]

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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES

(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) MARTIN ALFARO, associate publisher of PHILADELPHIA GAY NEWS, has been named the new president of Philadelphia’s chapter of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HISPANIC JOURNALISTS. BAY WINDOWS, based in Boston, […]

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LGBTQ journalists’ convention set to roll in LA

by Joe Siegel NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists will be gathering for its annual convention September 5-8, 2024, at the Loews Hollywood Hotel in Los Angeles. The forums will feature discussions about politics and entertainment. One high-profile panel, “NBCU Academy Presents: […]

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NLGJA announces Curve Award recipients

by Joe Siegel NGLJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists and The Curve Foundation announced on July 9 the recipients of the Curve Award for Emerging Journalists. The recipients are Maura Barrett, Ashley Dye, Catalina Gaitán, Zakiya Gibbons and Josie Norris.  The award, […]

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Excellence in Journalism Awards revealed

by Joe Siegel NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced on July 23 the recipients of its 2024 Excellence in Journalism Awards recognizing exemplary work produced in 2023. The highest individual awards, Journalist of the Year and the Sarah Pettit Memorial Award […]

Ohio’s Buckeye Flame hires full-time rural LGBTQ beat reporter

by H.L. Comeriato (H.L. Comeriato is a staff reporter for the Buckeye Flame. The following article appeared on the Buckeye Flame’s website on July 15, 2024, and is shared here through the Flame’s “Steal Our Stories” agreement. It originally appeared at https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2024/07/15/meet-reporter-ben-jodway/) […]

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Finding Pride’s meaning while working at LGBTQ magazine

by Addison Herron-Wheeler (Addison Herron-Wheeler is the co-publisher and editor in chief of Out Front Magazine [OFM], based in Denver. The following editorial appeared in the magazine’s July 2024 issue and is reprinted below with permission.) Back in 2017, I finally landed […]

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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, won multiple awards at the CALIFORNIA NEWS PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION’s Awards on July 13, 2024. Assistant editor MATTHEW S. BAJKO took second place […]

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Pro-Palestinian protests disrupt Pride, angering some

by Joe Siegel Many of this year’s Pride parades featured pro-Palestinian protests by LGBTQ groups. The ongoing war in Gaza has caused divisions within the LGBTQ community and marred what is usually a joyful time of year when our diversity is celebrated. […]

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