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NLGJA National Convention

NLGJA members receive discounted registration rates and access to scholarship opportunities to attend the annual National Convention & LGBT Media Summit. Convention attendees:

• Participate in breakouts and skills-building sessions led by some of the industry's leading professionals.
• Take part in the nation's only LGBT Media Summit specifically focused on issues and trends in the LGBT media.
• Network at the Career & Community Exposition, the nation's first and only media fair to recruit LGBT journalism and communications employees.
• Enjoy social events and activities with NLGJA members from across the country.

Members Only

You'll have access to NLGJA's special Members Only Web site, an online resource that will connect you with other NLGJA members. Members Only features include: 

• Events Calendar: Check out events going on in your neck of the woods and throughout the country.
• Membership Directory: Surf NLGJA's Online Membership Directory and establish professional contacts in the journalism industry.
• Job Board: Find current job openings at print, broadcast and online newsrooms as well as fellowship, scholarship and internship opportunities.
• Travel Page: Check out travel and accommodations discounts from sponsors whose support really helps NLGJA go places.
• Caucuses: Connect with members locally, nationally and/or in your professional field of interest.
• Listservs: Participate in online discussions with peers without leaving your desk. Access over 50 interactive Listservs to discuss hot news topics and industry trends.

Stay Connected

You'll be kept up-to-date with NLGJA events and opportunities across the country and in your own backyard. All NLGJA members receive:

• A subscription to NLGJA Outlook, our award-winning full-color quarterly newsmagazine which includes stories on important LGBT coverage issues and features on NLGJA activities.
• NLGJA E-News, our monthly electronic newsletter.
• Invitations to national and local NLGJA events.

Additional Benefits

• A free one-year subscription (eight issues) to Passport, an LGBT travel magazine that offers readers tips on hot destinations, cool new restaurants and some of the most entertaining travel writing around.