Christina Kahrl is the sports editor for The San Francisco Chronicle and the first out transgender editor at a major metropolitan media outlet. Prior to joining the Chronicle, Kahrl served as a senior writer and editor at ESPN for ten years. She is also one of the...
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Monica Roberts
Monica Roberts was a blogger, writer and transgender activist, and the founding editor of TransGriot, a blog devoted to covering the experiences of trans women, particularly trans women of color. The Houston native was an award-winning advocate and voice on trans...
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists Announces 2021 Excellence in Journalism Award Recipients
FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, July 14, 2021 PRESS CONTACT: Clare Lefebure Press@nlgja.org or 202-588-9888 WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 14, 2021) – Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists announced the recipients of its 2021 Excellence in Journalism Awards and...
Excellence in Nonbinary and Gender Nonconforming Coverage
This category recognizes outstanding one-time or ongoing coverage of nonbinary and/or gender nonconforming issues. Submission must follow the appropriate entry format rules as described above for writing, TV, radio, digital and photojournalism.
Cyd Zeigler
Jim Buzinski and Cyd Zeigler founded Outsports.com in 1999. At first, the blog primarily covered the N.F.L., but soon became a hub for sports news related to LGBTQ people. Since its founding, Outsports has reported on countless coming out stories, milestones and...
Linda Villarosa
Linda Villarosa is a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, where she covers race, inequality and health. For several years, she edited the health pages for The New York Times, working on health coverage for Science Times and for the newspaper at large....
Jim Buzinski
Jim Buzinski and Cyd Zeigler founded Outsports.com in 1999. At first, the blog primarily covered the N.F.L., but soon became a hub for sports news related to LGBTQ people. Since its founding, Outsports has reported on countless coming out stories, milestones and...
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists Announces 2020 Excellence in Journalism Award Recipients
Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists announced the recipients of its 2020 Excellence in Journalism Awards and recognized exemplary work produced in 2019. The highest individual awards, Journalist of the Year and Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for the LGBTQ Journalist of the Year, have been awarded to Oscar Lopez and Mark S. King, respectively.
Jonathan Capehart
The Washington Post opinion writer Jonathan Capehart was the recipient of the 2019 Randy Shilts Award for LGBTQ Coverage. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jonathan Capehart is an opinion writer for and a member of The Washington Post editorial board. He also hosts...
Excellence in Theatre Coverage
This category recognizes outstanding one-time or ongoing coverage of theatre arts. Submission must follow the appropriate entry format rules as described for writing, TV, radio, digital and photojournalism. Submissions should include the working URL for each post and...