American online news magazine
LGBTQ Nation is an American online
news magazine headquartered in
San Francisco ,
California . It was founded in 2009 and is currently owned by Q.Digital . The website is primarily marketed to the
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community . Through its parent company, it is affiliated with three other sites:
Queerty , GayCities , and INTO .
History
LGBTQ Nation was founded in 2009.
[2] It reports on topics that are relevant to the LGBTQ community, and the site is headquartered in San Francisco.
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[5] It is owned by Q.Digital , as are its sister companies, Queerty , GayCities , and INTO .
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[8] As of 2017, the website had 1.2 million followers on
Facebook .
[9] Q.Digital says that LGBTQ Nation is "the most visited LGBTQ news site in the US".
[10] In 2021, LGBTQ Nation was nominated for the
32nd GLAAD Media Awards .
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Milo Yiannopolous was named LGBTQ Nation's "2016 Person of the Year" due to a reader driven poll. LGBTQ Nation, the
Anti-Defamation League , and
Vocativ said that Yiannopolous's supporters had posted about the poll on sites such as
Reddit and
4chan , and that
Breitbart News ran stories about the poll.
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[15] At Yiannopolous's request, the editors of LGBTQ Nation removed a reference to him as "
alt right ". The decisions to nominate and interview Yiannopolous, as well as to remove the reference to him as "alt right", drew some backlash from the site's readers.
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Content
The website covers the subjects of
LGBT pride ,
health , life, and politics.
[17] It provided coverage of the
2020 United States presidential election , including exclusive coverage of presidential candidates. This included an
op-ed on the site written by
Kamala Harris .
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[19] Commentary by
Joe Biden was also published in the outlet.
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[21] Interviews were held with
Pete Buttigieg and
Andrew Yang .
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[23] During the
2020 Democratic presidential primaries , LGBTQ Nation published analysis of each candidate's background concerning
LGBT rights .
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Interviews with people of interest to the LGBT community have been published to the website. This included interviews with LGBT
lawmakers and candidates such as
Danica Roem ,
Mondaire Jones ,
Taylor Small ,
Sarah McBride , and
Sharice Davids .
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[30] LGBTQ Nation also held an interview with Gerald Bostock, one of the plaintiffs in the landmark
Bostock v. Clayton County ruling.
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LGBTQ Nation has provided international news coverage, especially concerning stories pertaining to LGBT topics.
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[34] During the 2020 US presidential election, it had correspondents across the world.
[35] The site has published pieces related to
LGBT history , including about the
Gay Liberation Front , the
Stonewall uprising , and
pre-Stonewall LGBT activity .
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Podcast
LGBTQ Nation launched a podcast in 2021, hosted by Alex Berg.
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See also
References
^ Haas, Brenda (November 26, 2021).
"Santa Claus is gay in new Norwegian ad" .
Deutsche Welle . Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^
"Diversity is one of America's greatest assets. It's time we took pride in it again" . LGBTQ Nation . October 9, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^
a
b Andrews, Jeff (January 7, 2017).
"Trolls Crash Poll To Vote Milo Yiannopoulos LGBTQ Person Of The Year" .
Vocativ . Archived from
the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022 .
^
"LGBTQ Nation / News, Opinions, Arts and Culture – The Most Followed LGBTQ News Source" . Library of Congress . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^
"About LGBTQ Nation" . LGBTQ Nation . July 23, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Greenfield, Beth (March 3, 2021).
"The pandemic brought LGBTQ nightspots to the brink of closure. Now, the effort is on to save them" .
Yahoo! Finance . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^
"GGBA Member Spotlight: Scott Gatz of Q.Digital, Inc" .
San Francisco Bay Times . June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021 .
^ Guaglione, Sara (May 3, 2021).
" 'Championing the people you don't see enough': Q.Digital relaunches LGBTQ+ pub Into for Gen Z, BIPOC audiences" .
Digiday . Retrieved June 24, 2021 .
^ Volkert, Zachary (January 6, 2017).
"Milo Yiannopoulos Beats Out Pulse Shooting Victims For LGBTQ Publication's Person Of The Year" .
Inquisitr . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Gatz, Scott (July 17, 2019).
"A Pride for the books! Now, what's next?" . Q.Digital .
Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^
"GLAAD Announces Nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards" .
GLAAD . January 27, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Holmes, Juwan J. (January 30, 2021).
"LGBTQ Nation earns a 2021 GLAAD Media Award nomination" . LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^
"Milo Yiannopoulos named LGBTQ Nation's 2016 'Person of the Year' by readers" . LGBTQ Nation . January 5, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Beresford, Meka (January 8, 2017).
"Trolls hijacked poll to name Milo Yiannopoulous 'LGBTQ person of the Year' " .
PinkNews . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^
"Milo Yiannopoulos: Five Things to Know" .
Anti-Defamation League . April 11, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Grindley, Lucas; Reynolds, Daniel (January 6, 2017).
"LGBTQ Nation Claims Its Readers Named Alt-Right Troll Person of the Year" .
The Advocate . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Abeyta, Marisa (June 10, 2020).
"These 7 LGBTQ+ sites are using their platforms to show solidarity" . Beyond Bylines .
PRNewswire . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^
"Campaign Press Release: Senator Kamala Harris in Op-Ed for LGBTQ Nation" . The American Presidency Project .
UC Santa Barbara . Archived from
the original on December 20, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Badham, Rachel (November 2, 2020).
"Kamala Harris shares letter of support for LGBTQ+ Americans" . GScene . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Avery, Dan (September 24, 2020).
"Biden to LGBTQ advocates: 'You deserve a partner in the White House' " . NBC News . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^
Biden, Joe (September 20, 2020).
"Vice President Joe Biden on the 9th Anniversary of the Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell" . LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Marrr, Ruaridh (November 3, 2020).
"Pete Buttigieg urges LGBTQ people to vote: "Help is on the way" " .
Metro Weekly . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Burns, Katelyn (November 6, 2019).
"Andrew Yang on how a "freedom dividend" will create a more accepting nation" . LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Brinlee, Morgan (June 10, 2019).
"Every 2020 Candidate's LGBTQ Rights Position, In One Single List" .
Bustle . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Gallagher, John (February 18, 2019).
"An up-to-date guide to the crowded Democratic presidential field" . LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Burns, Katelyn (November 29, 2019).
"Danica Roem has an agenda. She's going to fix the roads & advance equality" . LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Villarreal, Daniel (November 3, 2020).
"Mondaire Jones makes history as one of first gay Black men elected to Congress" . LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Srikanth, Anagha (November 4, 2020).
"Taylor Small becomes Vermont's first transgender legislator" .
The Hill . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Sprayregen, Molly (February 25, 2020).
"Trans candidate Sarah McBride has blazed many trails. Now she's ready for a new challenge" . LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Sprayregen, Molly (November 3, 2020).
"Out congresswoman Sharice Davids is fighting to keep her seat for a second term. Here's why" . LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Sprayregen, Molly (October 7, 2019).
"Here's how one man plans to win nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people nationwide" . LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Taylor, Joanna (March 1, 2021).
"Crowd in Mexico stops gay couple from being arrested as they chant 'I'm gay too' at cops" .
The Independent . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Villarreal, Daniel (November 11, 2019).
"Ugandan police arrest 127 people at a queer bar for the crime of "smoking" " . LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Villarreal, Daniel (January 13, 2019).
"China is shutting down local LGBTQ groups, using this sneaky bureaucratic trick" . LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Bull, Chris (November 6, 2020).
"All Politics Is Local: LGBTQ Nation & Queerty Rack Up Record Audience in Election Coverage" . Q.Digital .
Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Segal, Mark (October 19, 2019).
"History has overlooked the Gay Liberation Front's role in Stonewall … until now" . LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ Bedwell, Michael (October 9, 2019).
"3 years before Stonewall, gay activists protested all over the country on same day" . LGBTQ Nation . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
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"The LGBTQ Nation podcast has arrived & here's how you can listen" . LGBTQ Nation . January 21, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
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"LGBTQ Nation The Podcast" . Forever Dog . Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
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