Top 10 international stories of 2023: Wars in Ukraine and Israel continue

by Michael K. Lavers (The following piece was written by Washington Blade international news editor Michael K. Lavers and appeared in the December 28, 2023, issue of the newspaper. It appears here with permission.) War, continued anti-LGBTQ crackdowns and the decriminalization of […]

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Student newspaper apologizes, but HIV misinformation is still rampant 

by Jason Parsley (Jason Parsley is publisher of OutSFL, based in Wilton Manors, Fla. The following piece appeared in the November 30, 2023, edition of the newspaper, and it appears here with permission.) Last week, I called on the student newspaper at […]

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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 several awards at the San Francisco Press Club’s journalism awards dinner on December 13, 2023. MATTHEW S. BAJKO, an assistant editor, […]

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Publications plan outreach to new readers as LGBTQ population grows

by Joe Siegel A newly released study has shown an increase in the LGBTQ population in the United States, which means a large untapped market of potential readers for LGBTQ newspapers and websites. The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity […]

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Florida newspaper launches sister university publication

by Joe Siegel OutSFL, an LGBTQ publication based in Wilton Manors, Fla., has announced the launch of a newspaper at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). In a December 21 column, publisher and editor Jason Parsley explained that the newspaper’s new venture was created […]

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Florida publisher garners apology from student newspaper for HIV misinformation

by Fred Kuhr OutSFL publisher and editor Jason Parsley took aim at his alma mater Florida Atlantic University late last year, after the student newspaper — the University Press (UP) — published an HIV-related story on November 7 that included a reference […]

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Top 10 national LGBTQ news stories of 2023: Legislative attacks and Santos drama

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 […]

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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 […]

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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, announced that photos from its longtime photographer RICK GERHARTER are now part of the collection in the online archive DIGI CENTER at […]

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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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