Next month, September 4-7, join Press On in ATL at the NLGJA’s annual national convention @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social‬, one of the largest gatherings of LGBTQ+ journalists & communicators! Come say, “hi,” and build with us! #NLGJA25

🏳️‍🌈 Today’s the LAST DAY of Pride Month and we’re just $1,000 from hitting our fundraising goal! Support LGBTQ+ journalists & help us finish strong. Every gift counts. 🔗 www.giveoutday.org/organization... #PrideMonth #LGBTQJournalists #DonateNow 📣 RT to spread the word!

As lawmakers push bans on drag, NLGJA’s new guidance helps you cover the impact, not just the politics. 🔗 Link to the full guidance in our bio 🟠 This has all happened before 🟣 Look beyond the law 🟠 Question double standards 🟣 Seek out evidence

Make sure to join the #EFA with @nlgjaofficial tomorrow as we explore how different editorial professionals show #pride each day, despite modern challenges.

🎥 Big news: A documentary crew will be at #NLGJA25 to hear from members like you! Got something to share? Submit a memory at the link in bio, or bring it with you to convention! Not registered yet? Grab your ticket at the 🖇️ in bio! #LGBTQJournalism #QueerMedia #LGBTQVoices

The deployment of federal agencies to LA may be getting the headlines, but many of the most serious abuses have come from local police. We helped lead a letter to the LAPD and LASD reminding them of journalists' rights and the liability they're risking: media.freedom.press/media/docume...

In its first one hundred days, the new administration issued a series of executive orders targeting gender identity and rolling back protections for transgender people. 🖇️ Read past the jargon and cover their real-world impact with the guidance in our bio.

📣 Give OUT Day is tomorrow! We’re close to our $7,500 stretch goal — help us get there. Your gift supports LGBTQ+ journalists through training, mentorship and community. 📍 Donate at the link in our bio ⬆️ ⏰ Every dollar counts! #GiveOUTDay #LGBTQJournalism #NLGJA

We are proud to announce the 2025 cohort for our CONNECT Student Journalism Training Project! Our 2025 scholars are Katherine Dailey, tanka dhakal, Justin Doud, Ariana Isabel Duckett, Florian Knowles, Chelsea Kurnick, Kimberly Olivas, Jordan Pettiford, Lealer Sims and Danilo Wrightsell.

🚨LAST CHANCE TO APPLY FOR OUR SCHOLARSHIPS 🚨 Applications for our Kay Longcope and Leroy F. Aarons scholarships are due tonight at midnight ET! Find more information and apply at the link in our bio ⬆️

🎓🏳️‍🌈 Attention student members! 📚 Applications for our Kay Longcope and Leroy F. Aarons scholarship awards are due NEXT TUESDAY, MAY 20! 📝 Don't miss this chance to advance your education! Apply by midnight ET on May 20 ⬆️ link in bio to apply!

How are journalists navigating increasingly volatile attacks on the transgender community? Join us Thursday, June 5 for a panel discussion with Chicago reporters, who will share how they’re managing misinformation, safety risks, and editorial gatekeeping. RSVP today!

Working with the @transjournalists.org, Ileana Garnand has been following up on the impact of executive orders with 60+ requests filed with agencies across federal and state government. Follow the FOIAs and suggest your own here: www.muckrock.com/news/archive...

While this report presents itself as an apolitical “review of evidence and best practices,” it deserves the same scrutiny and careful fact-checking as any government-produced document. Journalists should quote it only with appropriate context and after thorough vetting.

🚨 The deadline for applications for the 2025 Curve Fellowship for Emerging Journalists has been extended to May 7, 2025! Apps are open to LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary journalists. APPLY AT: nlgja.org/awardinfo/curve-award Co-presented by @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social #lgbtq #lgbt #journalism #nlgja

This tour was an eye-opening, world-expanding, game-changing experience for us all, reminding us that Chicago is a much bigger city than we see every day. Thank you to NLGJA for making this tour possible through the "Our Community Initiative." #journalismmatters (2/2) @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social

⏰ Last chance! Nominations for the 2025 Curve Fellowship close TOMORROW (April 30)! ✍️ Open to U.S.-based lesbian, queer women, trans women & nonbinary journalists. Nominate yourself or someone you know at the link in our bio! #CurveFellowship #LGBTQJournalism

Thanks to ALL who joined us for our tour of Chicago's South Side LGBTQ History! Tours With Mike highlighted the inspiring lives of LGBTQ icons -- including Honey Dijon, Frankie Knuckles, Lena Waithe, and more -- as we visited historic sites from the South Loop to Bronzeville to South Commons. (1/2)

🏳️‍🌈 Help lift up new voices in journalism! Nominate someone for the 2025 Curve Fellowship for Emerging Journalists — $5K, mentorship, and more. Open to U.S.-based lesbians, queer/trans women & nonbinary folks. Deadline: next Wednesday, April 30. Details at link in bio ⬆️

NLGJA joined @spj-posts.bsky.social in recognizing #SPJEthicsWeek by signing onto a joint statement reaffirming the vital role of ethical reporting in a functioning democracy. That statement also calls upon government officials to respect the role of a free press. Full statement @ link in bio.

SPJ and a coalition of organizations dedicated to supporting and advancing journalism reaffirm the essential role of ethical journalism in a functioning democracy during #SPJEthicsWeek. Read the full statement on the SPJ website: www.spj.org/journalism-o...

🚨 Less than 24 hours left! 🚨 Submit your work for the 2025 Excellence in Journalism Awards by noon ET tomorrow, April 15! Open to all journalists, all 2024 work eligible. NLGJA members get 50% off—don’t miss out! 🏆✨ 🔗 www.nlgja.org/excellence-i...

🏆 Your work deserves the spotlight. Submit a nomination for the 2025 NLGJA Excellence in Journalism Awards by April 15! Celebrate the power of LGBTQ+ storytelling. 🔗 Submit a nomination at the link in our bio.

Due to server outages, the nomination submission form for our 2025 Excellence in Journalism Awards is temporarily unavailable. As a result, we will be extending the deadline to submit nominations to Tuesday, April 15. Learn more at nlgja.org/excellence-i...

On this #TransDayOfVisibility, we celebrate trans lives and recommit to covering their stories with fairness, accuracy & care. Visibility carries weight, and responsible, informed reporting remains essential. 🏳️‍⚧️

THANK YOU to everyone who joined our Spring Mixer at Whiskey Girl Tavern! It was an incredible opportunity to connect, network and celebrate our profession and purpose. We love seeing our local community come together! GALLERY: photos.app.goo.gl/UvgmDig4fxm5... @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social

Trans teens are more vulnerable than ever. How are they overcoming this age of hate and discrimination? And how can we help? Join Nico Lang for a FREE event exploring the cruel world of the AMERICAN TEENAGER. RSVP: tinyurl.com/nico0409 Thank you to our hosts @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social!

🚨 Exciting news! 🚨 We’re proud to introduce the 2025 leadership team for the Chicago Chapter of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists! We're planning a full year of exciting events—from social outings to educational gatherings -- so follow us for more! 📌 @nlgjaofficial.bsky.social

Spring Happy Hour is this Thursday 3/27 6-8 p.m. at Kiki on U Street. Come hang out and network with your fellows in queer media, including your new chapter board! (Dare I say, we're holding space for you.) RSVP today and share with your friends and colleagues! tinyurl.com/58hbrn54

"It sometimes feels like I didn't find NLGJA - NLGJA found me." - CONNECT Student Project alumni and former student chapter leader Zach Bradshaw, speaking at the Opening Reception of our 2025 Student Conference

🌟 Breaking: "NLGJA: Our Community" initiative launches April 2025! We're reimagining our annual Headlines & Headliners benefit as local chapter events nationwide, creating accessible spaces for LGBTQ+ journalists to connect & collaborate. Watch for details from your chapter!

📱 NLGJA members: Our Slack community opens to ALL members next week! Connect with fellow journalists, share resources and find support no matter where you're located. ✉️ Current members will receive signup instructions via email. Not a member? Join at the link in our bio!

Openly transgender service members will be disqualified from serving in the U.S. military and will soon be removed from the ranks, according to a Pentagon memo that marks a significant shift from previous Defense Department policy that prohibited discrimination based on gender identity.

This past Thursday, our National Board President Ken Miguel addressed ongoing attacks on our community, including the erasure of "transgender" from the Stonewall National Monument webpage. As journalists, we must stand for fair and accurate coverage. Full message @ link in bio.

"Before the NLGJA Student Conference, I questioned if there was space for someone like me in mainstream journalism. Those sessions changed everything!" Join us March 7-8 (Pay What You Can)! 🔗 link in bio!

Major news! A court in Montana has just declared SB458, a bill that "defines sex" in a way that ends the legal recognition of transgender people in Montana, as facially unconstitutional. This is the first time a bill defining sex has been ruled on! Huge win for trans people in MT!

In the face of an administration trying to erase their identities, these students are founding a group to cultivate trans leaders across the country.

Journalists are under fire now more than ever. Come to this IRE webinar to learn how to put up safeguards to protect yourself, how to respond when your work and your safety are threatened, and how newsroom leaders can help. 🗓️ Thursday, March 27 www.ire.org/event/free-w...

THIS! - Big Tobacco targeted the LGBTQ+ community. An Ohio health department and an LGBTQ+ org have teamed up to break that grip. thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/02/17/m...

🚨 Utah just passed HB 269, banning transgender students from dorms that align with their gender identity. They must live based on their assigned sex at birth or in gender-neutral or single-occupant dorms, options that don’t exist at all public and private universities in Utah. 🔗 bit.ly/4hJ4fvv

Why the Far-Right Chose Riley Gaines for the Trans Sports Debate-> Research is ongoing around trans women in sports. But Riley Gaines has become the darling of the far-right by using transphobia before science to make bank from attacking the community.

For my @xtramagazine.com column, I wrote about Trump's EO about sex and gender does not match with how people actually live their lives. Missing and exploited trans kids will pay the price. xtramagazine.com/power/identi...

A major legal victory for transgender students in New Jersey: The state’s Superior Court struck down school policies requiring staff to disclose a student’s transgender status without consent, affirming that forced disclosure violates privacy rights. Read: www.advocate.com/news/new-jer...

📅 Less than a month until our 2025 Student Journalism Conference! Two days of training, networking & career guidance for LGBTQ+ student journalists. Operating on Pay What You Can model – you decide what you're able to contribute. Register now at the link in our bio!

Hotline calls to organizations like the Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization aimed at preventing suicide in LGBTQ+ youth, increased by 700% after the election of President Trump. Anti-trans laws led to a 72% increase in suicide attempts in trans and nonbinary youth.

I joined @texasstandard.bsky.social to discuss the latest on trans Americans being blocked from accessing new passports

The rate at which things are happening can be overwhelming, and that’s sort of the point. This barrage of policy and changes is meant to destabilize us, and paralyze us from fighting back or making sense of what’s going on.

a year ago 16-year-old Oklahoman Nex Benedict died after a bathroom beating. in the time since, we've lost more trans kids, while losing federal trans rights. how a community is holding itself together after years of living under Trump's current anti-trans policies at the state level @teenvogue.com

🚀 Ready to take the next step in your journalism career? Apply for the NLGJA Mentorship Program and get paired with an experienced pro who can help guide your path! 🌟 Applications close March 10—don’t miss out! Apply now at the link in our bio!

🌈✨ Reflecting on our time at Creating Change with The National LGBTQ Task Force this weekend! We were inspired by the strength, joy and determination of our community across all fields. As MCs Je Naé Taylor & Jonathan Lykes said: “We get there together, or we never get there at all.”