Karen-Louise Boothe is elected NLGJA president.

NLGJA publishes Stylebook Addenda: Gay/Lesbian Terminology.

The German Association of Gay and Lesbian Journalists is founded.

NLGJA issues an updated domestic partner benefits guide. The Washington Post refuses to extend benefits to domestic partners but the Hearst Media group does. Knight-Ridder follows suit and soon 56 news organizations are offering domestic partnership benefits.