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...
Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced the recipients of its 2025 Excellence in Journalism Awards, recognizing exemplary reporting produced in 2024.
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...
Yvette M. Miley is the 2024 recipient of the NLGJA Leadership Award. Miley serves as Executive Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the NBCU News Group and Head of NBCUAcademy. Her responsibilities include recruiting and retention, training and...
Scott Evans is the recipient of the 2024 Lisa Ben Award for Achievement in Features Coverage. Evans began his career as the youngest person ever to host and emcee the NBA's Indiana Pacers and the WNBA's Indiana Fever games. Next, he became a reporter for multiple...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 30, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Clare Lefebure press@nlgja.org or 202-588-9888 WASHINGTON, DC (July 30, 2024)– Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced the recipients of the Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship and the Kay Longcope...
Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announced the recipients of its 2024 Excellence in Journalism Awards and recognized exemplary work produced in 2023. The highest individual awards, Journalist of the Year and Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for the LGBTQ+ Journalist of the Year, have been awarded to Steven Romo and H.L. Comeriato, respectively.
The Philadelphia Gay News is the recipient of the 2023 Legacy Award. Founded by Publisher Mark Segal in 1976, Philadelphia Gay News has been a part of Philadelphia’s thriving LGBTQ+ community for decades. As a community publication, PGN serves as a platform for the...
WASHINGTON, DC (July 9, 2024) – Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+Journalists and The Curve Foundation announced the recipients of the 2024 Curve Award for Emerging Journalists. The recipients of the 2024 Curve Award for Emerging Journalists are Maura Barrett,...
Lauren McGaughy is the winner of the 2024 Randy Shilts Award for LGBTQ+ Coverage. McGaughy is an investigative reporter and editor for The Texas Newsroom, a collaboration of NPR member stations in Texas. Her specialty areas include criminal justice, governmental...