News Is Out, a collaboration of six LGBTQ+ media representing more than 250 collective years of experience covering the community, is launching the first Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024 during LGBTQ History Month.
Celebrating 100 years of local media for and by the community
Donations are being accepted now through October 8 at https://givebutter.com/LGBTQequityfund
The first gay publication in the U.S. started 100 years ago this year—1924's Friendship & Freedom, produced by Chicagoan Henry Gerber and his peers. The newsletter was shut down by police after just two issues. Later publications included ONE, Mattachine Review, The Ladder, Gay Community News, and hundreds of other LGBTQ+ media over the past fifty years. Currently, there are more than 100 LGBTQ+ media of some kind in the U.S., and they, like many forms of media, are looking to diversify their support to continue to do the important work of covering the community.
With one tax-deductible donation, you can support six of the top LGBTQ+ outlets: Bay Area Reporter, Dallas Voice, Philadelphia Gay News, Tagg Magazine, Washington Blade, and Windy City Times.
News Is Out plans to expand the campaign in year two.
"We are proud to be part of this historic initiative, celebrating a century of resilience and dedication in LGBTQ+ media," said Michael Yamashita, publisher of the Bay Area Reporter. "Local LGBTQ+ Media Giving Day is a testament to the vital role our publications play in the community. Your support will help ensure that we continue to provide essential news and amplify LGBTQ+ voices for years to come."
News Is Out is supported by the Local Media Foundation, a 501 (C)(3) organization. Donations are tax deductible, and will be used to directly fund journalism through the LGBTQ+ Journalism Equity Fund.
Donate here: https://givebutter.com/LGBTQequityfund
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The LGBTQ+ Journalism Equity Fund, a component of the Local Media Foundation, enhances queer-owned local news media by offering essential journalism resources to News is Out, a collective of six legendary LGBTQ+ publishers. The LGTBQ+ Journalism Equity Fund supports solutions-oriented journalism in the face of continued discrimination.