TOP STORY: PGN founder and publisher Mark Segal makes his mark with new memoir

by Chuck Colbert Mark Segal wears many hats. He is an activist, founder and publisher of Philadelphia Gay News (PGN), civic leader, political operative, and national LGBT leader.  Segal is also often referred to as the dean of American gay journalism. Now, with […]

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SIDEBAR: The Advocate serializes Mark Segal’s “And Then I Danced”

by Chuck Colbert Beginning November 16, 2015, The Advocate magazine obtained the rights to serialize excerpts from LGBT pioneer Mark Segal’s long-anticipated memoir, “And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality.” “Mark Segal is a beloved and respected activist for […]

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Publisher of Indy’s The Word to pilot PrideFlight2018 to promote LGBT rights

by Chuck Colbert Last month, DJ Doran, the publisher of the Midwest’s largest circulation monthly LGBTQ newspaper, “The Word,” launched a new venture called PrideFlight2018. In the spring of 2018, Doran will attempt to become the first openly gay pilot to circumnavigate […]

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Editor of Charlotte’s QNotes resigns after involvement with local Pride group becomes an issue

by Chuck Colbert Editor Matt Comer resigned in late August after Charlotte, N.C.-based QNotes’ publisher Jim Yarbrough pulled Comer’s commentary on the local Pride celebration.The piece, however, was published on Comer’s blog (http://www.mattcomer.net/1099/quite-simply-the-best-charlotte-pride-ever/). For Yarbrough, transparency and conflict of interest were major […]

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OUT makes history by putting sitting president on the cover

by Chuck Colbert For its OUT 100 issue, OUT Magazine has named President Barack Obama as “Ally of the Year,” with a photo of Obama gracing the cover. This marks the first time in history that a sitting president has been photographed […]

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LGBT journalists group looking for convention panel proposals

by Chuck Colbert With its silver anniversary confab held just a few months ago, the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) is already planning for the next convention. The organization has issued a call to its members for submission of proposals for […]

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PRESSING QUESTIONS: UNITE Magazine, based in Nashville

Interview with Publisher Joey Amato by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: Nashville, Indianapolis, Cincinnati and Virginia Year founded: 2012 Staff size and breakdown: More than editors, writers, and contributors Physical dimensions of publication: 8.5” x 11” Key demographics: Men and women aged […]

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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES

What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com. BEAUTIFUL AS I WANT TO BE is LOGO’s new digital-exclusive video series spotlighting gender youth. It premiered on October 28, 2015, on LOGOTV.COM as well as the network’s YOUTUBE […]

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Survey results offer LGBT community data along gender and generational lines

by Chuck Colbert In August, Community Marketing & Insights Inc. (CMI), a gay-owned San Francisco-based consumer-research company, released its 9th annual LGBT community survey, providing useful data for LGBT organizations and gay media publishers, editors, and reporters. This year’s survey drew responses […]

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Former HX publisher Gary Lacinski dies

by Chuck Colbert Gary Lacinski, former publisher of the gay entertainment guide HX, has died of an apparent heart attack at the age of 53, according to a news story first reported by Edge Media. Lacinski came to HX Magazine in the […]

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