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.
IGLTA Foundation and ELTA Partner to Support European LGBTQ+ Tourism
Media Contact: LoAnn Halden (she/her) Communications@iglta.org +1.954.253.4095 (US mobile & WhatsApp) New agreement advances research, education, and safety initiatives focused on Eastern Europe BRUSSELS, Belgium (22 July 2025) — The IGLTA Foundation, the...IGLTA Launches Proud Destination Program
Media Contact: LoAnn Halden (she/her) Communications@iglta.org +1.954.253.4095 (US mobile & WhatsApp) FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, US (15 July 2025) — The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) has launched the Proud Destination Program, a new global...A Debut LGBTQ+ Coming-of-Age Novel from Richard Sgaglio
“When The Road Narrows” A Debut LGBTQ+ Coming-of-Age Novel from Richard Sgaglio Published by Spectrum Books, London | Available August 30, 2025 New York, NY – As LGBTQ+ rights face mounting threats in Washington and around the globe, author Richard Sgaglio announces...Covering Legislation & Executive Orders Targeting Chosen Names & Pronoun Use
Introduction In the past few years, there has been an exponential increase in the number of bills targeting transgender and nonbinary people. Among the legislative tactics are restrictions on the use of chosen names and pronouns, particularly in schools and government...IGLTA Global Partners Gather in Tampa to Discuss DEI in LGBTQ+ Travel
The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) recently hosted a Global Partner Summit in Tampa, which brought together industry leaders from across IGLTA’s global partnership network. The Summit featured a Strategic Forum focused on advancing LGBTQ+ inclusive travel under the theme “Moving Forward Authentically: A Strategic Roadmap to Assess, Align, and Advance Inclusion.”
Covering Anti-Drag Legislation
Introduction As culture-war rhetoric reliably stirs up anti-queer and anti-trans animus, conservative lawmakers have made attempts to restrict or ban drag performances — especially from public spaces or contexts that include children, like drag story hours. This...Guadalajara, Mexico Prepares for the First LGBTIQA+ Pride Party in the Americas
With great enthusiasm and commitment, the city of Guadalajara will become the epicenter of Pan American Pride 2027, June 10-19, an unprecedented event that will bring together millions of people from across the Americas to celebrate diversity, love, culture, and human rights.
Covering Anti-DEI Executive Orders
In the first few months of the second Trump administration, the president has targeted diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts that allegedly violate the Constitution and civil rights laws. This guidance prepares journalists with tools to cover these actions and their effects.
Statement in support of journalists covering nationwide protests
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists calls on local, state and federal authorities to uphold and enforce the First Amendment rights of journalists. The use of federal power to intimidate or obstruct the press represents a dangerous overreach of authority and a direct threat to the foundation of a free society.