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NLGJA held its 21st annual New York Benefit: Headlines & Headliners on Thursday at Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams, raising tens of thousands of dollars for its many programs. Gio Benitez, ABC News correspondent, and LZ Granderson, ESPN senior writer and ABC News contributor, co-hosted the night’s festivities, where they presented NLGJA’s Leroy F. Aarons Scholarship and Kay Longcope Scholarship.

This year’s New York Benefit: Headlines & Headliners will feature a live performance by a cast member of the Tony Award-Winning musical, “Fun Home,” based on the best-selling graphic memoir by Alison Bechdel.

This category honors exceptional feature writing distinguished for its crafting, creativity and economy of expression. A feature article entry, in contrast to newswriting, should focus on a person, event, an aspect of a major event, or the like. Non-Daily refers to...

This category honors exceptional newswriting in a non-daily print or online publication, reporting on current and relevant events. Submission must be a single article or closely planned and related series or package on a single subject. Full websites, blogs and...

This category recognizes outstanding a one-time profile or an ongoing series of profiles. This could be in a narrative or Q&A format. Submission must follow the appropriate entry format rules as described above for writing, TV, radio, digital and photojournalism.

March is the month of women, with the Unites States recognizing Women’s History Month and globally recognizing International Women’s Day (March 8th). It is a time to further acknowledging women and their continued struggle while recognizing the rights of women. NLGJA...

Starting out as 7 days of the second week of February, Black History Month is a time where we can further celebrate the contributions of blacks to society. NLGJA, as part of their celebrations, honored black LGBT journalists inducted into the LGBT Journalists Hall of...