LGBTQ media among NLGJA Excellence in Journalism winners
by Fred Kuhr NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced the recipients of its 2023 Excellence in Journalism Awards. Among the big winners is Victoria A. Brownworth, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated, award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in mainstream as well as LGBTQ […]
Out South Florida is on DeSantis Watch
by Fred Kuhr While all eyes are focusing on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, both for his anti-LGBTQ agenda and platform as well as his so-far unsuccessful run for the Republican presidential nomination, the Sunshine State’s newest LGBTQ publication is keeping an even […]
QSaltLake celebrates its bronze anniversary and looks to the future
by Michael Aaron (Michael Aaron is the publisher and editor of Salt Lake City-based QSaltLake Magazine. The following piece appeared in the magazine’s April 29, 2023, edition and is reprinted here with permission.) Nineteen years ago April 29, the first issue of […]
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, celebrated its 25th anniversary in its June 2023 issue. SARAH ASHTON-CIRILLO, the transgender journalist who made headlines after enlisting in the Ukrainian military and […]
Supreme Court ruling against LGBTQ rights could affect LGBTQ media
by Joe Siegel The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on June 30 that sent shock waves through the LGBTQ community. In a 6 to 3 vote, the court ruled that Colorado violated a graphic designer’s freedom of speech over its nondiscrimination […]
AP Stylebook decision to turf “TERF” angers many
by Fred Kuhr The Associated Press (AP) Stylebook has turfed the acronym “TERF,” angering some who see it as a bigoted and anti-trans move. In June, the AP posted a message on Twitter stating it had updated its style guide regarding words […]
Media adjust to changing LGBTQ neighborhoods
by Joe Siegel Following the upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, LGBTQ neighborhoods in major cities have been transformed in many ways, some relatively minor, others more profoundly. Businesses have shut down, and LGBTQ people have either relocated or moved to other […]
San Francisco Bay Times drawn into Sisters/Dodgers controversy
by Fred Kuhr The San Francisco Bay Times has been implicated in a controversy involving the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team and the well-known drag activist group Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. It all started on May 17, when the Dodgers announced they […]
After 24 years, it’s Michigan’s time for Second Glances
by Jason A. Michael (Jason A. Michael is a senior staff writer for Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Between The Lines and Pride Source Media Group. He has been writing for BTL since 1999. He is also an Essence bestselling author. The following piece […]
by Joe Siegel Washington Blade columnist Peter Rosenstein published a column earlier this year in response to a Washington Post headline that used the word “queer.” “Hate crimes are rising against so many minorities along with the increase in anti-Semitism,” Rosenstein wrote. […]