South Florida gets new women’s magazine Skirt
by Joe Siegel Skirt South Florida, a new lifestyle and culture magazine aimed at the lesbian community, recently launched a print edition with its February 2024 issue. The women-owned and operated publication is based in Fort Lauderdale. “When I moved to South […]
Former Between The Lines publishers reflect on cancer journey, retirement
by Ellen Shanna Knoppow (The following piece appeared in the January 11, 2024, edition of Between The Lines, based in Ann Arbor, Mich., and is reprinted below with permission.) Ringing the bell after her final chemotherapy infusion was a long- anticipated moment […]
Wisconsin’s Our Lives publishes 100th issue
by Patrick Farabaugh (Patrick Farabaugh is the founder and publisher of Our Lives, based in Madison, Wisc. The following Publisher’s Note was published in the magazine’s January/February 2024 issue and is reprinted below with permission.) You’re holding our 100th issue. As the […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) GAY CITY NEWS, based in New York City, entered its 23rd year of publication with its January 11, 2024, issue. GLOSS, based in San Francisco, entered its 22nd year […]
HRC’s State Equality Index elicits reactions from LGBTQ media
by Joe Siegel The 2023 Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) State Equality Index (SEI) is a comprehensive state-by-state report that provides a review of statewide laws and policies that affect LGBTQ people and their families. The SEI rates all 50 states plus Washington, D.C., in […]
LGBTQ media aim for diverse, younger readership
by Joe Siegel A study conducted by the Public Religion Research Institute revealed that 28 percent of Generation Z adults between 18 and 25 identify as LGBTQ. “The findings, based on PRRI polling and focus groups conducted between August and September, not only […]
New publication launched in San Diego
by Joe Siegel Late last year, The Word — a new LGBTQ print publication — launched in San Diego. The publication was created by co-publishers Cesar A. Reyes (who serves as creative director) and JP Emerson (its editor in chief). In addition […]
Tagg Magazine’s new editor/owner takes reigns from founder
by Omari Foote (The following piece was originally published in the Washington Blade’s February 14, 2024, issue and appears here with permission.) Sondra Rose Marie was chatting with friends after attending Portland’s LGBTQ Film Festival when her friend suggested that she take […]
Looking back, and forward again, after 20 years as publisher
by Michael Aaron (The following was written by Michael Aaron, editor and publisher of QSaltLake Magazine, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and appeared in the December 20, 2023, edition of the magazine. It is reprinted below with permission.) On January 5, […]
by Joe Siegel Eboné Bell remembers how Tagg Magazine, which she launched in 2012, struggled to survive because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We were a hair away from closing,” Bell said, noting the impact was particularly hard on Black-owned businesses. In comparison, […]