National Gay Newspaper Guild

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The National Gay Newspaper Guild is an organization of LGBT newspapers located in the United States. [1] [2]

Through Rivendell Media, the guild gathers statistics on the readership of the member publications. [3] [4]

Member publications

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References

  1. "National Gay Newspaper Guild elects officers". Between The Lines . April 13, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  2. Dockray, Heather (18 June 2019). "Mark Segal, the pioneer who revolutionized gay media, wants LGBTQ journalists to go local". Mashable.
  3. "Study Looks at Readership of Gay Newspapers". Los Angeles Times . Associated Press. January 15, 1998. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  4. "About". National Gay Newspaper Guild. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved February 9, 2013.