Multimedia Platforms creditors still hoping for money owed
by Fred Kuhr Just over a year ago, Fort Lauderdale-based Multimedia Platforms Worldwide — publisher of the Florida Agenda and Los Angeles-based Frontiers and promised to be the “world’s largest LGBT media conglomerate” — filed for bankruptcy protection. And now comes news […]
Free content offered to mark LGBT History Month
by Fred Kuhr The Equality Forum, a national LGBT organization based in Philadelphia, is celebrating LGBT History Month, which takes place every October, by offering up an “Icon” for each day of the month with accompanying videos, photos and biographies free for […]
PRESSING QUESTIONS: QLife, based in Las Vegas
Interview with Co-Publishers Russ White and Garrett Pattiani by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York and Ohio Year founded: 2017 (online only) Website: https://qlifemedia.com ***** PPQ: What feature or features of QLife have been the most popular with […]
TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com JOHN-MANUEL ANDRIOTE, longtime health journalist, is releasing his new book “Stonewall Strong: Gay Men’s Heroic Fight for Resilience, Good Health, and a Strong Community” on October 8, 2017. […]
Advocate and Out company sold to owner of High Times
by Fred Kuhr Here Publishing, which owns such venerable LGBT publications as Out and The Advocate, is under new ownership. According to release from the L.A.-based company, it has been acquired by a consortium of management from its various publications and Oreva […]
Florida publications survive Hurricane Irma
by Joe Siegel Florida’s LGBT publications were all impacted by Hurricane Irma to varying degrees. Key West was the one of the hardest hit areas of the state. Q Magazine publisher Neil Chamberlain evacuated during the storm, but said the October issue […]
Houston publications weather Hurricane Harvey
by Joe Siegel Houston’s LGBT publications managed to weather Hurricane Harvey, which caused massive flooding in the city late last month. Outsmart Magazine did have to close its offices for a few days due to the wet conditions, but did not sustain […]
Former editor of Orlando’s Watermark dies
by Fred Kuhr Billy Manes, the former editor of Orlando’s Watermark, has died. According to a statement released by his husband Tony Mauss, Manes “passed away peacefully … surrounded by his family of friends. He had been ill for a couple of […]
Houston LGBT media pioneer Henry McClurg dies
courtesy of the National Gay Media Association Houston LGBT media pioneer Henry McClurg passed away on September 16 at the age of 70. Starting in 1974 with the Gulf States paper Contact, McClurg went on to publish the Montrose Star, Houston’s first […]
by Joe Siegel The staffs of publications serving the Las Vegas LGBT community have worked to bring comfort to those who were affected by the October 2 massacre that killed 59 people and left hundreds more wounded. “Both of us were already […]