LGBTQ Nation

American online news magazine

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LGBTQ Nation

Editor| Chris Bull
Alex Bollinger
Molly Sprayregen
Daniel Villarreal
Categories| News magazine[1]
Publisher| Q.Digital
Founded| 2009
Language| English
Website| www.lgbtqnation.com

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

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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.[3][4][5] It is owned by Q.Digital, as are its sister companies, Queerty, GayCities, and INTO.[6][7][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.[11][12]

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.[13][14][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.[3][16]

## Content

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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.[18][19] Commentary by Joe Biden was also published in the outlet.[20][21] Interviews were held with Pete Buttigieg and Andrew Yang.[22][23] During the 2020 Democratic presidential primaries, LGBTQ Nation published analysis of each candidate's background concerning LGBT rights.[24][25]

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.[26][27][28][29][30] LGBTQ Nation also held an interview with Gerald Bostock, one of the plaintiffs in the landmark Bostock v. Clayton County ruling.[31]

LGBTQ Nation has provided international news coverage, especially concerning stories pertaining to LGBT topics.[32][33][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.[36][37]

### Podcast

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LGBTQ Nation launched a podcast in 2021, hosted by Alex Berg.[38][39]

## See also

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* List of LGBT periodicals
* Gay Star News
* Them (website)

## References

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1. ^ Haas, Brenda (November 26, 2021). "Santa Claus is gay in new Norwegian ad". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
2. ^ "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.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "LGBTQ Nation / News, Opinions, Arts and Culture – The Most Followed LGBTQ News Source". Library of Congress. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
5. ^ "About LGBTQ Nation". LGBTQ Nation. July 23, 2009. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "GGBA Member Spotlight: Scott Gatz of Q.Digital, Inc". San Francisco Bay Times. June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2021.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ 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.
10. ^ 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.
11. ^ "GLAAD Announces Nominees for the 32nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD. January 27, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
12. ^ Holmes, Juwan J. (January 30, 2021). "LGBTQ Nation earns a 2021 GLAAD Media Award nomination". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
13. ^ "Milo Yiannopoulos named LGBTQ Nation's 2016 'Person of the Year' by readers". LGBTQ Nation. January 5, 2017. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
14. ^ Beresford, Meka (January 8, 2017). "Trolls hijacked poll to name Milo Yiannopoulous 'LGBTQ person of the Year'". PinkNews. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
15. ^ "Milo Yiannopoulos: Five Things to Know". Anti-Defamation League. April 11, 2018. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
16. ^ 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.
17. ^ Abeyta, Marisa (June 10, 2020). "These 7 LGBTQ+ sites are using their platforms to show solidarity". Beyond Bylines. PRNewswire. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
18. ^ "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.
19. ^ Badham, Rachel (November 2, 2020). "Kamala Harris shares letter of support for LGBTQ+ Americans". GScene. Archived from the original on November 2, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
20. ^ Avery, Dan (September 24, 2020). "Biden to LGBTQ advocates: 'You deserve a partner in the White House'". NBC News. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
21. ^ 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.
22. ^ Marrr, Ruaridh (November 3, 2020). "Pete Buttigieg urges LGBTQ people to vote: "Help is on the way"". Metro Weekly. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
23. ^ Burns, Katelyn (November 6, 2019). "Andrew Yang on how a "freedom dividend" will create a more accepting nation". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
24. ^ Brinlee, Morgan (June 10, 2019). "Every 2020 Candidate's LGBTQ Rights Position, In One Single List". Bustle. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
25. ^ Gallagher, John (February 18, 2019). "An up-to-date guide to the crowded Democratic presidential field". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
26. ^ 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.
27. ^ 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.
28. ^ Srikanth, Anagha (November 4, 2020). "Taylor Small becomes Vermont's first transgender legislator". The Hill. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
29. ^ 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.
30. ^ 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.
31. ^ 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.
32. ^ 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.
33. ^ 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.
34. ^ Villarreal, Daniel (January 13, 2019). "China is shutting down local LGBTQ groups, using this sneaky bureaucratic trick". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
35. ^ 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.
36. ^ Segal, Mark (October 19, 2019). "History has overlooked the Gay Liberation Front's role in Stonewall … until now". LGBTQ Nation. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
37. ^ 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.
38. ^ "The LGBTQ Nation podcast has arrived & here's how you can listen". LGBTQ Nation. January 21, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
39. ^ "LGBTQ Nation The Podcast". Forever Dog. Retrieved March 7, 2021.

## External links

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* Official website