by Clare Lefebure | Nov 12, 2024 | News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 12, 2024 Contact: Clare Lefebure clare@nlgja.org WASHINGTON, DC (November 12, 2024) – Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists named CONNECT students Amira McKee and Chinanu Okoli the recipients of the 2024 Phillips-Green...
by Clare Lefebure | Nov 4, 2024 | News, Top News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 4, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Clare Lefebure press@nlgja.org or 202-588-9888 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 4, 2024) – Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announces its support for two groundbreaking initiatives dedicated to election...
by Clare Lefebure | Oct 31, 2024 | TravelOutNewsWire
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: LoAnn Halden (she/her) Communications@iglta.org +1.954.253.4095 (mobile & WhatsApp) OSAKA, Japan (31 October 2024) — The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) concluded its 2024 Global Convention in Osaka,...
by Clare Lefebure | Oct 25, 2024 | News, Top News
Next up in our series of trailblazing queer journalists for LGBTQ+ History Month is Edythe Eyde, also known by her pseudonym, Lisa Ben! Born in 1921 in San Francisco, Edythe Eyde lived at a time when being openly gay was fraught with danger, fear, and suppression....
by Clare Lefebure | Oct 11, 2024 | News, Top News
This Coming Out Day, we’re celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month with the trailblazers who have made journalism a safer space for LGBTQ+ people everywhere. We’re starting close to home with our founder, Leroy Aarons, whose courageous coming out led to the creation of our...
by Clare Lefebure | Oct 3, 2024 | News
OSAKA, Japan (3 October 2024) — The IGLTA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association, has announced the recipients of this year’s 2024 Global Convention fellowships. This program supports LGBTQ+ tourism professionals and emerging...
by Clare Lefebure | Sep 30, 2024 | OutNewsWire
RUBIO NOMINADA POR SU PRIMER LATIN GRAMMY® BAJO LA CATEGORÍA MEJOR VIDEO MUSICAL VERSIÓN LARGA CON “NACIMOS LLORANDO” VE AQUÍ Crédito: Daniel Yepes “[Rubio] es versátil y se inclina hacia la oscuridad y el existencialismo.” – Rolling Stone...
by Clare Lefebure | Sep 17, 2024 | News, Top News
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced its 2024-2025 national board of directors. Ken Miguel of KGO-TV was re-elected as board president. Erik Hall of The Alton Telegraph was re-elected as vice president of print and online....
by Clare Lefebure | Sep 7, 2024 | News, Top News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Saturday, September 7, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Clare Lefebure press@nlgja.org or 202-588-9888 WASHINGTON, DC – Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced that reporter and editor Jeffrey Schmalz, film critic Kevin Thomas, and...
by Clare Lefebure | Sep 3, 2024 | NLGJA Legacy Award
The Advocate is the recipient of the 2024 NLGJA Legacy Award. The Advocate began in 1967 as a local newsletter distributed by Personal Rights In Defense and Education (PRIDE,) an activist group based in Los Angeles. It was sold in gay bars for 25 cents a copy. 56...