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 […]
LGBTQ outrage over federal takeover of DC
by Joe Siegel The federal takeover of the Washington, D.C. police force and the thousands of National Guard troops now occupying the city has increased tensions and affected nightlife and other activities. Metro Weekly reported on the turmoil on August 18: “Owners […]
New report highlights challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ women
by Joe Siegel The newly released Kantar-DIVA report shines a spotlight on the challenges faced by LGBTQIA+ women and non-binary people, an important demographic often underrepresented in the workplace, in society and the media, even more so as parents, according to the […]
To corporations turning their backs on us: We see you
by Leo Cusimano (Leo Cusimano is the publisher of Dallas Voice. The following Publisher’s Desk column appears in the newspaper’s June 13, 2025, issue and is reprinted here with permission.) For more than 40 years, Dallas Voice has stood on the front […]
Remembering Stanford Altamirano, founder of LA’s The Fight
by Mark Ariel (Mark Ariel is the managing editor of The Fight magazine, based in Los Angeles. The following Editor Letter appears in the September 2025 issue of the magazine and is reprinted here with permission.) Stanford Altamirano, the visionary founder, publisher, […]
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 […]