Missy Spears Named the Recipient of the 2025 Jeanne Córdova Award
Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced that Missy Spears, Executive Director of Queer Kentucky, is the recipient of the 2025 Jeanne Córdova Award.
Lyra McKee
Lyra McKee (1990–2019) was a fearless investigative journalist and author from Belfast whose work gave voice to a new generation of queer writers. She contributed to outlets including BuzzFeed, The Atlantic, Mosaic Science, Private Eye, and the Belfast Telegraph. Her...
Mark S. King
Mark S. King has been writing candidly about HIV and queer life since testing positive for HIV in 1985. His widely acclaimed blog, My Fabulous Disease, has received numerous awards from NLGJA, including being named the 2020 LGBTQ Journalist of the Year. A gifted...
Charles M. Blow
Charles M. Blow is an accomplished author, journalist, cultural critic, and political commentator. He is the inaugural Langston Hughes Fellow at Harvard University. Mr. Blow previously served as a longtime Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times and was a political...
Missy Spears
Missy Spears (she/her) is the 2025 recipient of the Jeanne Cordóva Award. She serves as the Executive Director of Queer Kentucky, a nationally recognized journalism outlet that amplifies the voices, stories and issues of LGBTQ+ individuals in a deeply red state. At...Stefanie Loh Named the Recipient of the 2025 Lisa Ben Award for Achievement in Features Coverage
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+Journalists announced that assistant managing editor and digital journalist Stefanie Loh is the 2025 recipient of the Lisa Ben Award for Achievement in Features Coverage.
Meet The Curve Emerging Journalists Of 2025
Meet the 2025-2026 cohort for the Curve Fellowship for Emerging Journalists, presented jointly with The Curve Foundation. The Curve Foundation and the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists are delighted to introduce the recipients of the Curve Fellowship for...NLGJA Announces the Recipients of the 2025 Excellence in Journalism Awards
Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced the recipients of its 2025 Excellence in Journalism Awards, recognizing exemplary reporting produced in 2024.