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LGBTQ Nation
Type of site
News magazine
Available inEnglish
Founded2009
OwnerQ.Digital
EditorChris Bull
Bil Browning
Alex Bollinger
Juwan Holmes
URLwww.lgbtqnation.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationNo
Current statusActive

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 two other sites, Queerty and GayCities.

History

LGBTQ Nation was founded in 2009.[1] It reports on topics that are relevant to the LGBTQ community, and the site is headquartered in San Francisco.[2][3] It is owned by Q.Digital, as are its sister companies, Queerty and GayCities.[4] As of 2017, the website had 1.2 million followers on Facebook.[5] Q.Digital says that LGBTQ Nation is "the most visited LGBTQ news site in the US".[6]

In 2021, LGBTQ Nation was nominated for the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards.[7][8]

Content

The website covers the subjects of LGBT pride, health, life, and politics.[9] 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.[10][11] Commentary by Joe Biden was also published in the outlet.[12][13] Interviews were held with Pete Buttigieg and Andrew Yang.[14][15] During the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, LGBTQ Nation published analysis of each candidate's background concerning LGBT rights.[16][17]

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.[18][19][20][21][22] LGBTQ Nation also held an interview with Gerald Bostock, one of the plaintiffs in the landmark Bostock v. Clayton County ruling.[23]

LGBTQ Nation has provided international news coverage, especially concerning stories pertaining to LGBT topics.[24][25][26] During the 2020 US presidential election, it had correspondents across the world.[27]

The site has published pieces related to LGBT history, including about the Gay Liberation Front, the Stonewall uprising, and pre-Stonewall LGBT activity.[28][29]

Podcast

LGBTQ Nation launched a podcast in 2021, hosted by Alex Berg.[30][31]

Controversy

Milo Yiannopolous was named LGBTQ Nation's "2016 Person of the Year", due to a reader driven poll. LGBTQ Nation, the ADL, and Vocativ said that Yiannopolous's supporters had posted about the poll on sites such as Reddit and 4chan, and that Breitbart ran stories about the poll.[32][33][34] 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.[35]

References

  1. ^ "Diversity is one of America's greatest assets. It's time we took pride in it again". LGBTQ Nation. 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "LGBTQ Nation / News, Opinions, Arts and Culture – The Most Followed LGBTQ News Source". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  3. ^ "About LGBTQ Nation". LGBTQ Nation. 2009-07-23. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Greenfield, Beth (2021-03-03). "The pandemic brought LGBTQ nightspots to the brink of closure. Now, the effort is on to save them". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Milo Yiannopoulos Beats Out Pulse Shooting Victims For LGBTQ Publication's Person Of The Year". The Inquisitr. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  6. ^ Gatz, Scott (2019-07-17). "A Pride for the books! Now, what's next?". Q.Digital. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "GLAAD ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR THE 32ND ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS". GLAAD. 2021-01-27. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  8. ^ Holmes, Juwan J. (2021-01-30). "LGBTQ Nation earns a 2021 GLAAD Media Award nomination". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  9. ^ "These 7 LGBTQ+ sites are using their platforms to show solidarity". Beyond Bylines. 2020-06-10. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  10. ^ "Campaign Press Release: Senator Kamala Harris in Op-Ed for LGBTQ Nation". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Badham, Rachel (2020-11-02). "Kamala Harris shares letter of support for LGBTQ+ Americans". GScene. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Biden to LGBTQ advocates: 'You deserve a partner in the White House'". NBC News. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  13. ^ Biden, Joe (2020-09-20). "Vice President Joe Biden on the 9th Anniversary of the Repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  14. ^ "Pete Buttigieg urges LGBTQ people to vote: "Help is on the way"". Metro Weekly. 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  15. ^ Burns, Katelyn (2019-11-06). "Andrew Yang on how a "freedom dividend" will create a more accepting nation". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  16. ^ "Every 2020 Candidate's LGBTQ Rights Position, In One Single List". Bustle. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  17. ^ Gallagher, John (2019-02-18). "An up-to-date guide to the crowded Democratic presidential field". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  18. ^ Burns, Katelyn (2019-11-29). "Danica Roem has an agenda. She's going to fix the roads & advance equality". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  19. ^ Villarreal, Daniel (2020-11-03). "Mondaire Jones makes history as one of first gay Black men elected to Congress". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  20. ^ Srikanth, Anagha (2020-11-04). "Taylor Small becomes Vermont's first transgender legislator". The Hill. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. ^ Sprayregen, Molly (2020-02-25). "Trans candidate Sarah McBride has blazed many trails. Now she's ready for a new challenge". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  22. ^ Sprayregen, Molly (2020-11-03). "Out congresswoman Sharice Davids is fighting to keep her seat for a second term. Here's why". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  23. ^ Sprayregen, Molly (2019-10-07). "Here's how one man plans to win nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people nationwide". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  24. ^ "Crowd in Mexico stops gay couple from being arrested as they chant 'I'm gay too' at cops". The Independent. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  25. ^ Villarreal, Daniel (2019-11-11). "Ugandan police arrest 127 people at a queer bar for the crime of "smoking"". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  26. ^ Villarreal, Daniel (2019-01-13). "China is shutting down local LGBTQ groups, using this sneaky bureaucratic trick". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  27. ^ Bull, Chris (2020-11-06). "All Politics Is Local: LGBTQ Nation & Queerty Rack Up Record Audience in Election Coverage". Q.Digital. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. ^ Segal, Mark (2019-10-19). "History has overlooked the Gay Liberation Front's role in Stonewall … until now". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  29. ^ Bedwell, Michael (2019-10-09). "3 years before Stonewall, gay activists protested all over the country on same day". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  30. ^ "The LGBTQ Nation podcast has arrived & here's how you can listen". LGBTQ Nation. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  31. ^ "LGBTQ Nation The Podcast". Forever Dog. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  32. ^ Nation, LGBTQ (2017-01-05). "Milo Yiannopoulos named LGBTQ Nation's 2016 'Person of the Year' by readers". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved 2021-03-07.
  33. ^ Beresford, Meka (2017-01-08). "Trolls hijacked poll to name Milo Yiannopoulous 'LGBTQ person of the Year'". PinkNews. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  34. ^ "Milo Yiannopoulos: Five Things to Know". Anti-Defamation League. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  35. ^ Grindley, Lucas; Reynolds, Daniel (2017-01-06). "LGBTQ Nation Claims Its Readers Named Alt-Right Troll Person of the Year". The Advocate. Retrieved 2021-03-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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