by Clare Lefebure | Apr 9, 2025 | Index Page Top, News |
Applications for the 2025 Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship and the 2025 Kay Longcope Scholarship are now open. The deadline to apply for the scholarships is midnight ET on Tuesday, May 20. The Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship provides up to $5,000 in tuition assistance to an...
by Clare Lefebure | Apr 1, 2025 | Index Page Top, News
Tuesday, April 1, 2025 Nominations for The Curve Fellowship for Emerging Journalists, sponsored by The Curve Foundation, are now open. The deadline to submit a nomination is April 30. The Curve Fellowship for Emerging Journalists, sponsored by The Curve Foundation,...
by Clare Lefebure | Mar 4, 2025 | Index Page Top, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 4, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: Clare Lefebure press@nlgja.org or 202-588-9888 Washington, D.C. (March 4, 2025) – NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists is excited to announce that registration for the organization’s Slack community will open...
by Clare Lefebure | Nov 4, 2024 | Index Page Top, News
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 4, 2024 PRESS CONTACT: Clare Lefebure press@nlgja.org or 202-588-9888 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nov. 4, 2024) – Today, NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists announces its support for two groundbreaking initiatives dedicated to election...
by Clare Lefebure | Oct 25, 2024 | Index Page Top, News
Next up in our series of trailblazing queer journalists for LGBTQ+ History Month is Edythe Eyde, also known by her pseudonym, Lisa Ben! Born in 1921 in San Francisco, Edythe Eyde lived at a time when being openly gay was fraught with danger, fear, and suppression....
by Clare Lefebure | Oct 11, 2024 | Index Page Top, News
This Coming Out Day, we’re celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month with the trailblazers who have made journalism a safer space for LGBTQ+ people everywhere. We’re starting close to home with our founder, Leroy Aarons, whose courageous coming out led to the creation of our...