by Daniel Garcia | Apr 21, 2022 | 2021 Project, Connect 2021 |
by Kinsey Crowley Queer Astrology Mixdown Kinsey Crowley is an MSJ student at Northwestern Medill specializing in social justice. She is currently an investigative reporting intern at the Chicago Tribune and a research fellow at the Emmett Till & Mamie...
by Daniel Garcia | Apr 21, 2022 | 2021 Project, Connect 2021 |
by Corey Rose Part One: It’s All Good Part Two: Earnestine Part Three: Remember Me Corey Rose (he/him/his) is an audio producer/reporter from Jacksonville, Florida. He is a Facebook Journalism Project Scholar, a proud member of the National Association of...
by Daniel Garcia | Apr 20, 2022 | 2021 Project, Connect 2021 |
by Hadley Green Since the war in Ukraine started on February 24, 2022, more than 3.7 million Ukrainians have left the country to seek safety. LGBTQIA+ refugees from Ukraine face a unique set of challenges finding safety in eastern European countries which can be...
by Daniel Garcia | Apr 20, 2022 | 2021 Project, Connect 2021 |
by Luis Joel Méndez González Massachusetts, United States – Dancing the night away and discovering new friends at night to LGBTQ bars in Puerto Rico became a ritual for Edgar Santos, 46, after coming out. The Bear Tavern in the Puerto Rican capital of San Juan...
by Daniel Garcia | Apr 20, 2022 | 2021 Project, Connect 2021 |
Queer women and nonbinary students attending the University of Southern California share how they were uniquely affected by the pandemic lockdowns in 2020 and into 2021. by Nataly Joseph LOS ANGELES – For many college students, leaving campus and returning home...
by Daniel Garcia | Apr 20, 2022 | 2021 Project, Connect 2021 |
by Sarah Luft Miniature banana, strawberry, and grape-shaped erasers filled a small basket at the center of the table. Books by LGBTQ authors fanned out around them. On the left, a pile of baseball tee shirts read: “Money is fake. Community is real.” The table hosted...
by Jeremiah Rhodes | Sep 4, 2019 | 2019 Project, Connect 2019 |
CANScantSTAND from Jeremiah Rhodes on Vimeo. Wendi Cooper, a trans woman in New Orleans, continues to face the repercussions of being convicted of the Crime Against Nature Law 20 years ago. Cooper participated in a rally to bring attention to the people who are still...
by Ethan Knox | Aug 31, 2019 | 2019 Project, Connect 2019 |
The Belle Reve house (Courtesy of Belle Reve NOLA) Vicki Weeks has spent her career providing care for people living with HIV/AIDS, only to have her efforts undercut by a change in federal funding. The home she ran, Belle Reve, served a community of people living...
by Alesia Bani | Aug 31, 2019 | 2019 Project, Connect 2019 |
Wayne Sizemore wearing a “Q for queer” necklace made by his friend Ed Woodham, creative director at Art in Odd Places. (Photo by Alesia Bani) Although the dialogue around aging with HIV continues getting attention, older people who are living with the...
by Meg Shutzer | Aug 28, 2019 | 2019 Project, Connect 2019 |
Wendi Cooper (Photo by Meg Shutzer) Despite changes over time, Louisiana’s 1805 Crime Against Nature law continues to harm the LGBTQ+ community in the state. Wendi Cooper, a trans woman living in New Orleans, continues to face the repercussions of being...
by Ryan Killian Krause | Aug 28, 2019 | 2019 Project, Connect 2019 |
For years, New Orleans has held a spot among the American cities with the highest numbers of new HIV infections. That may be changing. Last year, for the first time in a decade, the city – and the state of Louisiana – reported a decrease in the number of new HIV...
by Kayla Brown | Aug 28, 2019 | 2019 Project, Connect 2019 |
Photo by Kay Tobin, ©Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library As the LGBTQ community spent the summer celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York, many media outlets took the opportunity to highlight queer stories and...
by Alesia Bani | Aug 28, 2019 | 2019 Project, Connect 2019 |
Parade-goers at the 20th annual Gay Easter Parade. (Photos courtesy of NOAGE) LGBTQ people face specific challenges as they age, including discrimination when seeking medical treatment and pressure to go back into the closet in long-term care facilities. More...
by Jonathan Lee | Aug 28, 2019 | 2019 Project, Connect 2019 |
(Illustration by Jonathan Lee) A recent decision by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists to return more than $16,000 to Fox after Todd Starnes made incendiary remarks about Latino immigrants on his Fox News Radio talk show renewed an ongoing conversation...
by Andre Menchavez | Aug 28, 2019 | 2019 Project, Connect 2019 |
Moderator Michelle Miller with panelists Dr. Bethany Grace Howe, left, Sharif Durhams, Patrick Lee and Simon Bouie at the “How to Increase Diversity In Your Coverage” panel. (Photo by Andre Menchavez) NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists is actively...
by Mackenzie Farkus | Aug 28, 2019 | 2019 Project, Connect 2019 |
[metaslider id=1950 cssclass=””] Twenty-seven or so boxes of paperwork. Minutes from meetings. Drag show posters. Personal letters. These are just a few of the items that made Stewart Butler, a New Orleans-based gay activist, realize the amount of...
by Adam Ferraz | Aug 28, 2019 | 2019 Project, Connect 2019 |
[metaslider id=2171 cssclass=””] “Identity Measures,” an exhibit currently on view at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans, explores the concept of identity by combining artistic materials and genres. The Open Call exhibition features queer...
by Irena Fischer-Hwang | Aug 28, 2019 | 2019 Project, Connect 2019 |
KP Procido, left, works with client Max Wallace at Spa Isbell in New Orleans. (Photo by Irena Fischer-Hwang) Kathryn (KP) Procido remembers the day she decided to become a cosmetologist. Inspired by Shane from the TV show “The L Word,” Procido had recently given...
by Ethan Knox | Aug 28, 2019 | 2019 Project, Connect 2019 |
Jackson Square Park was once a meeting stop for the oldest queer protest in New Orleans. (Photo by Ethan Knox) A royal entourage, adorned with elegant and extravagant furs and colors crossing the rainbow, followed haphazardly behind Louis XIV as he marched steadily...
by Jacob Sutherland | Sep 8, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
The American Society of News Editors (ASNE) began researching the experiences of LGBTQ journalists during the NLGJA’s 2018 national convention in Palm Springs, Calif. The Newspaper Diversity Survey, which ASNE has conducted for the past 40 years, has touched on...
by Xiaozhang (Shaw) Wan | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
Jen Christensen, the outgoing president of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists, reflects on her tenure and the changes she has seen in the media industry. Christensen is the organization’s incoming vice president for digital and print. About the...
by Jacob Sutherland | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
Almost 60 years after the Kerner Commission found that the average newsroom was run almost exclusively by white men, meaningful diversity still eludes many newspapers across the country. An annual newspaper diversity survey conducted by the American Society of News...
by Trey Strange | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
As the 20th anniversary of their son’s murder approaches, Judy and Dennis Shepard have one thing to say about the progress of anti-violence activism. “We’re not done yet,” Judy said. On Oct. 7, 1998, Matthew Shepard, an openly gay university student, was found beaten...
by Orion Rummler | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
Palm Springs is a resort town, a private desert oasis, and a solidly Democratic city in an otherwise purple county. That stubborn blue streak is thanks to the 1980s gay community, which adopted Palm Springs as a new home during the AIDS crisis. “When people looked for...
by Brooklyn Riepma | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
President Trump is not afraid to share his thoughts on the media and what he deems “fake news.” He has called the press “unhinged” and “crazy,” a cause of “division” and “distrust,” and the “enemy of the people.” While attacks on the media in general are nothing new,...
by Bennett Purser | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
Palm Springs, Calif., has been a haven for the LGBTQ community for decades. It’s a great place to relax, but how is business? In this audio piece, we explore the local commerce scene. Arenas Road in Palm Springs is a hub for tourists and locals. With shops like Bear...
by Kristin Lam | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
The association that represents LGBTQ journalists, known historically for a lack of diversity, has elected its first president of color. Sharif Durhams will serve a two-year term as the ninth president of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists starting Sunday...
by Tamica Jean-Charles | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
In 2017, Lisa Middleton became the first openly transgender person elected to a non-judicial office in California. Middleton, a Palm Springs City Council member, has been in office for over a year now and aspires to make a difference. In an interview with CONNECT,...
by Ben Appel | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
As an Associated Press reporter in her hometown of Chicago, Karen Hawkins was used to covering complex news stories, such as the criminal retrial of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and a trial involving police brutality. But in 2012, she encountered a...
by Palmer Haasch | Sep 7, 2018 | Connect 2018 |
Journalists regularly endure harassment on the basis of their work, gender, sexuality or ethnicity, among other factors. This consistent online harassment raises the question: Among individual journalists, newsrooms and social media platforms, whose responsibility is...
