National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association
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The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) is an American professional association dedicated to unbiased coverage of gay/lesbian issues in the media. It is based in Washington, D.C., and the membership consists primarily of journalists and students in print, broadcast, and online media.
According to the NLGJA's web site, "The National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) is an organization of journalists, media professionals, educators and students who work within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues. NLGJA opposes all forms of workplace bias and provides professional development to its members."
Founded by Roy Aarons in 1990, it currently has 1,300 members in the United States and abroad.
Eric Hegedus of the New York Post is the association's national president. The rest of the Executive Committee are Ina Fried, Vice President for Print and New Media; Doug Stewart, Vice President for Broadcast; David Steinberg, Treasurer; and April Hunt, Secretary.
David Barre was hired as executive director in August 2007[1], taking over after the end of Pamela Strother's 10-year tenure. Thomas Avila is the group's deputy executive director.
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The organization's 2007 convention was held in San Diego, California the first week of September and was titled "Breaking Stories, Breaking Waves." One of the keynote speakers was transsexual Los Angeles Times sports writer Christine Daniels[2].
The 2006 convention, held in Miami Beach, Florida, attracted about 650 journalists[3]. During that event, CNN Headline News anchor Thomas Roberts discussed being gay during a panel about being openly gay on air. Previous conventions have been held in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Las Vegas and San Francisco.
The 2008 convention is scheduled to take place in Washington, D.C. while 2009 will see the first international convention, in Montreal, Canada. The group returns to San Francisco in 2010 for its 20th anniversary conference.
[edit] OUTLook Magazine
The group publishes a quarterly newsmagazine called OUTLook. The magazine focuses on LGBT stories in the workplace and workplace issues such as domestic partner benefits, and updates readers on NLGJA's activities at the local and national levels. The magazine has a current circulation of over 3,500. As it is written by news professionals it has a high level of professional writing and is recognized as a source for commentary on LGBT workplace issues.
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- ^ Two weeks into job, new director pilots national convention
- ^ Transsexual sports columnist comes out: Mike Penner tells of his journey to Christine Daniels
- ^ 650 Journalists & Media Professionals Convene for NLGJA's Miami Beach Convention
