Transgender Day of Visibility marked with coverage
by Joe Siegel The wave of anti-transgender legislation throughout the country lent an even greater sense of urgency on LGBTQ media coverage for this year’s Transgender Day of Visibility, which was March 31. The Washington Blade featured several stories about D.C.-area events […]
Why does the Blade identify LGBTQ sources? It’s about erasure and equality
by Brody Levesque(Brody Levesque is Out Editor of the Los Angeles Blade. The following piece appeared in the February 25, 2022, issue of the newspaper, and is reprinted here with permission.) Everyday one of my tasks is to quickly go through the […]
The continual process of naming our community
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 is reprinted here with permission.) There’s been an […]
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, entered its 52nd year of publication with its January 6-12, 2022, issue. THE BLADE FOUNDATION FOR LGBTQ EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, based in […]
CMI seeks partners for 16th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey
by Fred Kuhr It’s that time of the year again: the days are getting longer, the temperatures are getting warmer, and CMI Community Marketing & Insights is asking for help from LGBTQ media outlets for its 16th Annual LGBTQ Community Survey. The […]
Ukraine coverage a focus for some LGBTQ media
by Joe Siegel Many, but not all, LGBTQ publications in the United States are devoting a lot of attention to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Gay City News in New York City, for example, is covering the war in Ukraine with a […]
Publisher embraces his faith with new LGBTQ publication
by Fred Kuhr Embrace Magazine, based in Ocala, Fla., is only in its second year of publication, but its already made history. It was recently awarded Magazine of the Year by the Florida Magazine Association. This marks the first time in the […]
Queer Media Collaborative conducts reader survey
by Joe Siegel News Is Out: The Queer Media Collaborative (QMC), launched in 2021, is conducting a survey of readers in an effort to improve news content. The collaborative, sponsored by the Local Media Foundation (LMF), includes the Bay Area Reporter, Dallas […]
Longtime Bay Area Reporter sports columnist retires
by Roger Brigham(The following column appeared in the January 5, 2022, issue of San Francisco’s Bay Area Reporter. It appears here with permission.) I wrote my first sports column for the Bay Area Reporter (B.A.R.) 15 years ago. I’d already had a […]
by Fred Kuhr In light of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signing his state’s Parental Rights in Education bill — also known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill — into law on March 28, LGBTQ media in Florida and across the country are […]