OutSFL reporter in Twitter feud with tennis icon
by Fred Kuhr John Hayden, a reporter with Wilton Manors, Fla.-based OutSFL, has found himself in a Twitter war with tennis superstar and lesbian activist Martina Navratilova. It all started during LGBTQ History Month this October when Navratilova retweeted a video of […]
Seattle’s SGN announces new owner/publisher
by Fred Kuhr The SGN, known for many years as Seattle Gay News, has been acquired by Ocean Shores, Wash.-based Stratus Group, LLC. The sale closed September 30, 2023. With this ownership transfer also came a publisher transfer, from Angela Cragin to […]
Connection, equality, and dignity, past, present, and future: A letter from the SGN’s new publisher
by Mike Schultz (Mike Schultz is the new owner and publisher of SGN, based in Seattle, Wash. He replaces now-former publisher Angela Cragin, who took over the newspaper from her father, former longtime publisher and editor in chief George Bakan, who died […]
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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES
(What’s happening at your publication? Let us know. Email editor Fred Kuhr at editor@presspassq.com) ROBERT CONNOR, media relations manager of Washington, D.C.-based SCOTT CIRCLE COMMUNICATIONS, was named MEDIA RELATIONS TITAN by PR NEWS for his work advising national organizations on how to communicate […]
LGBTQ media navigate coverage of war in Middle East
by Joe Siegel The Palestinian armed resistance group Hamas, which rules the territory of Gaza, launched a surprise attack on Israel on October 7. Its fighters overran Israeli military installations and settlements, which resulted in the death of more than 1,400 Israelis […]
LGBTQ media opt to wait on 2024 presidential coverage
by Joe Siegel With three Republican primary debates in the books, when it comes to covering the 2024 presidential campaign, many LGBTQ media outlets are waiting until the primaries begin next year before giving attention to the major candidates running. For one, […]
LGBTQ-inclusive vocabulary added to Dictionary.com
by Fred Kuhr In-house style guides used by LGBTQ media have historically used terms and phrases that were not yet accepted by mainstream guides, like the Associated Press or Chicago Manual of Style, used by mainstream publications. But it’s always helpful, or […]
How to address the Israel/Gaza War
by Mark Segal (Mark Segal is the founder and publisher of Philadelphia Gay News. He is also the author of the memoir, “And Then I Danced: Traveling the Road to LGBT Equality.” The following column, published November 1, 2023, appears here with […]
My political education made me a journalist
by Ryan Williams-Jent (Ryan Wiliams-Jent is managing editor of Watermark, based in Orlando, Fla. The following editorial appeared in the August 31, 2023, edition of Watermark and appears here with the permission.) I turned 18 in December of 2002, just five months […]
by Joe Siegel Anti-LGBTQ legislation, from bans on drag performances and gender-affirming care to attacks on LGBTQ pioneers, featured heavily in the pages of LGBTQ media over the past year. From a national perspective, “The biggest stories of the year were the […]