A new report shows the precarious state of the LGBTQ media industry, but also highlights new opportunities. “LGBTQ+ Media: A Critical Inflection Point” was released by the LGBTQ+ Media Mapping Project, an initiative of the Local Media Foundation and News Is Out.

During a September 15 webinar with News Is Out, a consortium of queer media organizations including the Bay Area Reporter, report co-author Tracy Baim went over key findings and what the publications can learn from them. Hanna Siemaszko led research and the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at City University of New York partnered on the project.

The report was created with the financial support of the MacArthur Foundation. 

Baim, a lesbian and co-founder of the Windy City Times LGBTQ newspaper in Chicago, which is als

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