Troy Masters, founder of Gay City News and LA Blade, memorialized in NYC

by Fred Kuhr Troy Masters may have most recently worked as founding publisher of the Los Angeles Blade, until his death last year, but his work in New York is what brought friends and colleagues together on March 30, 2025, for a […]

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Remembering Jody Valley, the Pride Source columnist who gave LGBTQ readers a lifeline

by Chris Azzopardi (Chris Azzopardi is the editorial director of Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Pride Source Media Group, which oversees Q Syndicate, Between The Lines newspaper, and PrideSource.com. The following piece originally ran in the February 13, 2025, issue of Between The Lines. […]

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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES

(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) ROGER BRIGHAM, the former “Jock Talk” sports columnist at the San Francisco-based BAY AREA REPORTER, passed away on March 5, 2025, after a long battle with renal and cardiac […]

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LGBTQ media collective welcomes new members

by Joe Siegel News is Out, the LGBTQ media collaborative formed in 2023, has welcomed six new affiliate members. They are The Buckeye Flame, based in suburban Cleveland, Ohio; Between the Lines/Pride Source, based in Ann Arbor, Mich.; Lookout, based in Phoenix, […]

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News is Out and Local Media Assoc. gather for summit in NYC

by Joe Siegel News is Out, a collective of several LGBTQ media outlets, gathered in New York City along with the Local Media Association for its April 2025 summit.  “The folks at Google were kind enough to host us for a few […]

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Trump admin continues targeting press freedoms

by Joe Siegel According to many in the media, the Trump administration has launched an unprecedented attack on press freedoms over the last three months. But what impact is this having on LGBTQ media and their reporters and writers? Kevin Naff, editor […]

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Pope Francis remembered by LGBTQ media

by Joe Siegel LGBTQ reporting of the April 21 death of Pope Francis has been mostly positive, based on the stories published in the days following. The late Pope’s outreach to the community was cited as a reason why his death is […]

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LA Blade celebrates 8 years, vows to build on founder’s legacy

by Alexander Rodriquez and Gisselle Palomera (Alexander Rodriguez is the publisher of the Los Angeles Blade. Gisselle Palomera is its editor. The following pieces ran in the newspaper’s April 4, 2025, issue and are reprinted here with permission.) March 24 marked the […]

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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES

(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) GRAB MAGAZINE, based in Chicago, entered its 16th year of publication with its January 21, 2025, issue. NEWS IS OUT, a collaborative of several LGBTQ publications, launched its LGBTQ+ […]

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Media outlets examining how best to use AI

by Joe Siegel South Florida’s OutSFL, based in Wilton Manors, announced in February their intention to collaborate with nine other news organizations to “test public-facing AI disclosures within our stories.” “As AI becomes more available and commonplace in our daily lives, it’s […]

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