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Diversionary Theatre: San Diego’s sanctuary for queer expression and community engagement
Located in San Diego’s University Heights neighborhood, Diversionary Theatre has been centering the stories of the LGBTQ+ community for nearly 40 years. Founded in 1986, it opened in part as a response to the AIDS crisis, offering a place for the community to gather during a frightening time in our history. “It gave the LGBTQ+ community a…
GLAAD’s annual “Where We Are On TV” report shows a troubling trend in LGBTQ+ representation
GLAAD, the LGBTQ+ advocacy organization, has released its annual “Where We Are On TV” report and confirmed what many television…
Report reveals how anti-LGBTQ+ state policies are influencing tourism
The IGLTA Foundation, the philanthropic branch of the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association and Community Marketing and Insights, has released a…
The impact of The Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents: Championing LGBTQ+ voices with Sue Kerr
You don’t get the title “Unofficial Lesbian Correspondent of Pittsburgh” for nothing. If you ask Sue Kerr where the nickname…
Biden administration announces changes to Title IX and protections for LGBTQ+ students
On Friday, April 19, the Biden administration and the U.S. Department of Education issued its final rule revising Title IX,…
Tribeca Film Festival 2024: Spotlight on LGBTQ+ films and TV shows in this year’s lineup
The Tribeca Film Festival has revealed its lineup for the 2024 festival, and there is considerable LGBTQ+ representation. Started in…
News is Out, Word In Black and Comcast NBCUniversal welcomes 16 journalism fellows to cover Black and LGBTQ+ communities
Philadelphia (April 15, 2024) — Today, News is Out and Word In Black, together announced the 16 fellows selected for The Digital Equity Local Voices Lab, a new initiative powered by Comcast NBCUniversal to…
Top 5 banned books in U.S. have LGBTQ+ content, ALA report shows
This week, the American Library Association released its “2024 State of America’s Libraries” report. This year’s report heavily focuses on censorship, book bans and…
NBCUniversal’s Yvette Miley receives prestigious NLGJA Leadership Award
Yvette Miley, Executive Vice President at NBCUniversal News Group, has been honored with the 2024 Leadership Award by NLGJA: The…
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I research how people creatively express ‘queer joy’ online – here are three tips for trying it yourself
I am part of a research group looking at queer joy and the ways it is expressed online. We’re trying to establish ways to make more of it happen. Queer joy is a powerful emotion that sustains the fight for recognition and equality for LGBTQ+ people, especially in the face of challenges like gender-based violence…
Ella Matthes, award-winning publisher of Lesbian News, has died at 81
Ella Matthes, the publisher and editor of the iconic Lesbian News Magazine, also known as LN, passed away due to a heart attack on March 16, 2024, at the age of 81. Her death marks the end of an era for North America’s longest-running lesbian publication and a significant voice in the LGBTQ+ community. From…
Additional ways Project 2025’s plan could affect the LGBTQ+ community
In November, we wrote about Project 2025, a playbook written by the conservative policy think tank Heritage Foundation. If put into action, the playbook could have dire effects on countless Americans, particularly women and the LGBTQ+ community. That article has consistently been one of the most-read pieces on the News is Out site. We want…
Arts and Entertainment
Stars align for Critics Choice Association’s first LGBTQ+ Cinema and TV Awards
The Critics Choice Association will host its first-ever Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema and Television on June 7, 2024, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. This special event aims to spotlight significant contributions from the LGBTQ+ community in both film and television, in front of and behind the camera. LGBTQ+ actress and comedian Sherry…
Gay Wine Weekend 2024: A celebration of wine, Pride and charity
Gay Wine Weekend, hosted by Out in the Vineyard, is gearing up for its largest event yet, with an expected attendance of 1,000 guests from July 19 to 21. This year, the event is relocating to California’s Russian River Valley and Healdsburg region. The host hotel, Vintner’s Resort in Santa Rosa, will be exclusively reserved for Gay…
NYC Pride gears up to celebrate a monumental month dedicated to LGBTQ+ rights, joy and unity
This year, the Heritage of Pride organization celebrates 40 years as custodians of the iconic New York City Pride March. Throughout the month, culminating in the June 30 parade and festival, the organization is poised to honor its legacy of advocating for equality and celebrating diversity with events designed to empower the queer community, particularly…