Saying so long is never easy, especially after 20-plus years
by Lainey Millen(Lainey Millen is the outgoing associate editor and production/art director of QNotes, based in Charlotte, N.C. The following piece was published on January 22, 2021, and is reprinted here with permission.) Do you see it? It’s right there on my […]
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 51st year of publication with its January 7, 2021, issue. BETWEEN THE LINES, based in Ann Arbor, Mich., entered its […]
Celebrating Black History Month in light of protests and pandemic
by Joe Siegel In light of last year’s Black Lives Matter protests and a global pandemic disproportionately affecting people of color, LGBTQ publications are celebrating Black History Month with special features on civil rights activists, entertainers, and other historic figures. “The news […]
Biden provides plenty of news in first month in power
by Joe Siegel The transition to the Biden/Harris Administration has resulted in a flood of policy reversals — and a tidal wave of coverage for the LGBTQ beat. For LGBTQ media, the challenge has been to provide coverage for all of President […]
Michigan power couple retires, now new management for Q Syndicate
by Fred Kuhr Jan Stevenson and Susan Horowitz, partners in life and publishing, have bid a fond farewell to owning and running their Michigan-based LGBTQ media empire that has been theirs since 1995. On January 1, 2021, they sold Livonia, Mich.-based Pride […]
Top international LGBTQ news stories of 2020
by Michael K. Lavers(Michael K. Lavers is the international news editor of the Washington Blade. The following piece appears here with permission.) No. 10: Anti-democracy crackdown looms over Hong Kong Gay Games Recent unrest in Hong Kong has led to speculation the […]
The ever-changing landscape of LGBTQ media, underserved communities and The Fight’s 10th anniversary
by Brenden Shucart(Brenden Shucart is a writer and activist based in Los Angeles. This piece appears in the February 2021 issue of The Fight, celebrating the publication’s 10th anniversary. The piece is published here with the permission of Mark Ariel, managing editor […]
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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) BEING SEEN, a podcast focusing on the voices of Black LGBTQ men, launched on October 6, 2020, and consists of 10 35-minute episodes. It is hosted by writer and […]
Washington publications shift focus to Capitol insurrection
by Joe Siegel The horrific attack on the United States Capitol on Wednesday, January 6, shocked the world as thousands of angry Trump supporters descended on the building and clashed with police officers. The two major LGBTQ publications in Washington both featured […]
by Fred Kuhr After George Bakan, the longtime publisher of Seattle Gay News, passed away last June at the age of 78, remembrances poured in. So much so that the newspaper dedicated two issues to memorializing him. Nine months later, another way […]