Virtual NLGJA conference focuses on coronavirus and elections
by Joe Siegel This year’s annual NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists was held virtually for the first time this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The event, which ran October 23-25, featured more than 30 breakout sessions and special guests included […]
Banks having difficulty connecting with LGBTQ consumers in 2020
by Fred Kuhr Banks and other financial institutions are mainstay sponsors of events such as Pride celebrations. They also often advertise in LGBTQ media. These are among the ways that such businesses build what is known as LGBTQ “brand equity” or “brand […]
When not to cover a Trump story
by Mark Segal (Mark Segal is the publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. This column originally appeared in PGN. It is reprinted here with permission.) Before the election, a Trump “gay pride” rally was held in our back yard. PGN chose not to […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) ECHO MAGAZINE, based in Phoenix, entered its 32nd year of publication with its October 2020 issue. Additionally, BILL OROVAN stepped down as publisher as the magazine was sold to […]
Publications adapt as markets hit by second wave
by Joe Siegel The novel coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on the economy, shuttering businesses and forcing the cancellation of concerts, festivals, parades, parties and sporting events. As well, LGBTQ publications have been severely impacted, resulting in a sizeable drop in advertising […]
Newspapers jointly back Biden/Harris ticket
by Fred Kuhr For the first time in its history, the organization representing 12 legacy LGBTQ newspapers has issued a joint political endorsement — Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris for vice president. The endorsement made by members of the National […]
Washington Blade sues Trump Administration
by Fred Kuhr Attorneys for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit on behalf of the Washington Blade and one of its reporters. The suit, filed on September 15, seeks to compel the […]
My notorious RBG moment
by Mark Segal(Mark Segal is the publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. This column originally appeared in PGN. It is reprinted here with permission.) In the 1990s, the U.S. Senate was attempting in every possible way to censor this new thing called the […]
Pressing Questions: The Leather Journal of Los Angeles
Interview with Founder, Publisher and Editor Dave Rhodesby Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: Currently a free-distribution publication delivered to leather shops, bars and community service venues all over the country. Year founded: Issue #1 was introduced on May 1, 1987. It was […]
by Joe Siegel “Presidential election results too close to call.” That was the November 4 Washington Blade headline, encapsulating the nail-biter nature of the contest that lasted for almost a week. “Biden as of the Blade’s print deadline was ahead of Trump […]