NLGJA celebrates its 10th Anniversary at a gala San Francisco convention. The organization now has 1,000 members in its 19 chapters and those in Germany and Canada. NLGJA launches a new survey, Lesbians and Gays In the Newsroom: 10 Years Later.
Timeline
Second Executive Director Hired
Xiomara A. Sosa joins NLGJA as its second executive director, the first Latina and the first lesbian to hold the job.
Annual Convention in Las Vegas
The NLGJA holds its annual convention in Las Vegas, with over 500 people in attendance.
First Published Stylebook Addenda: Gay/Lesbian Terminology
Karen-Louise Boothe is elected NLGJA president. NLGJA publishes Stylebook Addenda: Gay/Lesbian Terminology. The German Association of Gay and Lesbian Journalists is founded. NLGJA issues an updated domestic partner benefits guide. The Washington Post refuses to extend...
NLGJA Hires Executive Director
Michael Frederickson becomes NLGJA’s first full-time executive director. NLGJA national headquarters relocates from Northern California to Washington, DC.
Report on Gay and Lesbian Issues in Electronic Journalism
NLGJA and the Radio and Television News Directors Foundation publish Another Perspective: A report on Gay and Lesbian Issues in Electronic Journalism. The survey reveals most are unimpressed with the quality and extent of coverage of many gay issues.
Canadian Chapter Formed
Canada forms its own National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association with ties to the U.S. parent group.
Stephen Gendel Comes Out
NLGJA member Stephen Gendel is the first journalist to disclose he is gay on a major network when he outs himself during an NBC broadcast of the Stonewall Celebration.
“Domestic Partner Benefits: At What Cost?”
NLGJA publishes “Domestic Partner Benefits: At What Cost?” - a guide for news media companies on instituting domestic partner health benefits. Ten media companies are known to offer domestic partner benefits at the time.
NBC Agrees to Policy of Nondiscrimination for LGBT Employees
After meeting with NLGJA, NBC News reaffirms in a memo to employees its policy not to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation. NLGJA now has 13 chapters