Resources

Stylebook on LGBTQ+ Terminology
“Gay marriage” or “marriage rights for same-sex couples?” Is there anything wrong with referring to an “alternative lifestyle?” Is using the word “queer” ever acceptable? The NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Stylebook Supplement on LGBTQ+ Terminology answers these questions and complements other stylebook resources.

Rapid Response Task Force (RRTF)
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists members and staff work daily with our colleagues in the news industry to fulfill the organization’s mission of fair and accurate coverage. Sometimes, though, a more targeted response is required to promote greater understanding about how to fairly and accurately cover the LGBTQ+ community. The association’s answer to this is the Rapid Response Task Force. This panel of working journalists from mainstream and LGBTQ+ media answers complaints about reporting seen as unfair and/or inaccurate by readers, viewers, listeners and our peer journalists. Since its inception, the Rapid Response Task Force has not only informed countless newsrooms about appropriate terminology and the appearance of bias, but has also used these contacts to spread awareness about issues facing the LGBTQ+ community.

NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Job Board
A regularly updated list of opportunities across the country and in all areas of journalism including broadcast, freelance, online media, production and print. Members may post job openings, find potential candidates, search openings and subscribe to new posting notifications. Employers seeking talent should send postings to jobboard@nlgja.org.

Student Programming
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists puts emphasis on the education and development of tomorrow’s journalists and communications professionals. Here’s a list of the association’s student membership opportunities:

OutNewsWire and TravelOutNewsWire
OutNewsWire, in conjunction with Witeck Communications, is a news distribution service dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community. Distributed to a growing network of LGBTQ+ and mainstream media contacts at regional and national publications and websites, we aspire to make this the most trusted and efficient press release distribution service serving LGBTQ+ audiences. TravelOutNewsWire, created in partnership with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and Witeck Communications, is designed to efficiently help serve journalists, bloggers, travel writers and industry news outlets that frequently report on industry trends, events and travel developments, as well as news of special interest to travel consumers and businesses.

Excellence in Journalism Awards
Our Excellence in Journalism Awards were established in 1993 to foster, recognize and reward excellence in journalism on issues related to the LGBTQ+ community. In addition to Journalist of the Year and the Sarah Pettit Memorial Award for Excellence in LGBTQ+ Media (named for the late Newsweek journalist and founding editor of Out Magazine), awards are presented for excellence in news writing, feature writing, opinion writing, network television, radio, online, multimedia, photojournalism, HIV & AIDS reporting, and student journalism.

LGBTQ+ Journalists Hall of Fame
Established in 2005, the LGBTQ+ Journalists Hall of Fame honors individuals who made exemplary contributions through their careers to the association’s mission of promoting fair and accurate coverage of the issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community.