Washington Blade returns to Mexican border and Central America
by Fred Kuhr The Washington Blade continues to be the highest profile LGBTQ news outlet covering the plight of Latin American immigrants as Michael K. Lavers, the newspaper’s international news editor, returned to the U.S.-Mexico border over the summer. Lavers spoke with […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: We are more than LGBTQ, we are queer
by Rick Claggett (Rick Claggett is the publisher of Watermark, based in Orlando, Fla. This commentary originally appeared in the May 30, 2019, issue of Watermark.) Hi! My name is Rick and I am queer. How does that make you feel? Does […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: Swerv Magazine of Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Interview with Publisher Jamil Fletcher by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: National, distributed free of charge directly in 70 cities within 30 states Year founded: 2008 Staff size and breakdown: Three plus a number of independent contributors Key demographics: Black LGBTQ Web […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) BOSTON SPIRIT will be sponsoring its first-ever 5Gay, its version of a 5K fun run, in November in Provincetown, Mass. Lou Chibbaro Jr. LOU CHIBBARO JR., senior news reporter […]
Journalists to convene in New Orleans, honor Washington Blade
by Joe Siegel NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists is going to New Orleans for its annual convention from August 29 through September 1. The event will be held at the InterContinental New Orleans. More than 450 journalists, news executives, communications professionals […]
Gay Star News shutters due to Brexit, economic woes
by Joe Siegel Popular U.K.-based website Gay Star News has ceased operations. “We entered 2019 with every reason to be confident we were going to have a strong year,” wrote Tris Reid-Smith and Scott Nunn, who founded the publication in 2011. “But […]
Longtime gay journalist and activist honored by Smithsonian
by Fred Kuhr Bil Browning, managing editor of news website LGBTQ Nation and founder of since-shuttered bilerico.com, is officially part of LGBTQ history. Browning and his husband, Jerame Davis, donated dozens of items that are now part of “Illegal To Be You: […]
GUEST COMMENTARY: The past and future of 35 years in print
by Leo Cusimano (Leo Cusimano is publisher and president of Dallas Voice and OUT North Texas. This commentary originally appeared in the May 10, 2019, issue of Dallas Voice.) As we here at Dallas Voice celebrate our 35th anniversary, we are reflecting on […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) ADELANTE, based in Los Angeles, entered its 23rd year of publication with its June 2019 issue. CHARLES ALEXANDER, artist and longtime columnist for Livonia, Mich.-based BETWEEN THE LINES, suffered […]
by Joe Siegel Options, based in Providence, R.I., is looking to regroup following the resignations of its chairman and several members of its board of directors. “Due to financial reasons, the board of directors decided not to publish an August/September issue, and […]