Blade cover with Lindsey Graham reignites outing debate
by Joe Siegel The practice of “outing” homophobic politicians and celebrities was widespread in LGBTQ media in the 1990s, but later died out. A recent series of reports about U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-SC) sexual orientation has reignited the debate about outing. […]
Grindr controversially closes online magazine INTO
by Fred Kuhr INTO, the online LGBTQ magazine owned and operated by Grindr, was shuttered in January after a 17-month run. But did Grindr make the move to refocus its efforts or out of retribution for a story corporate headquarters didn’t like? […]
Mark Nagel, co-owner of Chicago’s Grab Magazine, remembered
by Fred Kuhr For the first time in its 10-year history, Grab Magazine’s cover logo was not red, but black, as a way for the publication to mourn the loss of co-founder and co-publisher Mark Nagel. That was the February 19 issue […]
LGBTQ-friendly candidates, including a Republican, continue to enter presidential race
by Joe Siegel (This is the third in a planned series of interviews with local media professionals who have covered candidates as they announce their presidential candidacy.) The 2020 Presidential campaign has a growing group of contenders vying for the Democratic nomination. […]
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PRESSING QUESTIONS: Philadelphia Gay News
Interview with Publisher and Founder Mark Segal by Joe Siegel (If your publication has never been featured in PRESSING QUESTIONS, and you’d like it to be, email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@pressassq.com) PPQ: What feature or features of Philadelphia Gay News have […]
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 49th year of publication with its January 3, 2019, issue. PGN’s Denise Fuhs (left) withpartner Shelly Allbright BETWEEN THE […]
LGBTQ media offer insights into growing field of Democratic presidential candidates
by Joe Siegel (This is the second in a planned series of interviews with local media professionals who have covered candidates as they announce their presidential candidacy.) The 2020 presidential campaign has an ever-expanding group of contenders vying for the Democratic nomination. […]
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Black History Month marked by LGBTQ media
by Fred Kuhr and Joe Siegel As February is Black History Month, some LGBTQ publications marked the occasion within their own pages or on their websites. The Washington Blade, for one, used their 50th anniversary feature, “Looking Back: 50 Years of the […]
Michigan publishers awarded for their activism
by Fred Kuhr Jan Stevenson and Susan Horowitz, wives and co-publishers of Detroit area publication Between The Lines, were awarded last month for their decades of activism in Michigan and nationally. They were presented with the Susan J. Hyde Award for Longevity […]
by Joe Siegel When “Empire” star Jussie Smollett claimed to have been the victim of a racist and homophobic hate crime last month in Chicago, LGBTQ media expressed sympathy for the openly gay actor. But now, Smollett has been indicted on 16 […]