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April 28, 2010 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Politics, Diversity & Rights

Oldest US Gay Newspaper to Return (Washington Blade)

The oldest U.S. newspaper for gays and lesbians will start publishing under its original name again.
The former Washington Blade had been publishing as the D.C. Agenda after the paper's parent company abruptly closed in November. Donations kept the publication going, and in February three staffers bought the newspaper's name, assets and archives in bankruptcy court for $15,000. Editor Kevin Naff said Tuesday that the paper surveyed readers about the new and old names and that readers were overwhelmingly in favor of going back. The paper, which was founded in 1969, will return to being called the Washington Blade in its next issue, which comes out Friday. The paper is published weekly. Associated Press Reporting
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January 18, 2010 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Politics, Diversity & Rights

Newspaper Editor Resigns, Cartoon Ends In Aftermath Of Gay Slur

The University of Notre Dame recently came under fire after a anti-gay comic appeared in its student run newspaper, The Observer.  The tasteless and inappropriate comic suggested that the solution to homosexuality is “a baseball bat.” The school has since apologized and now Kara King, the assistant managing editor of the paper has resigned.  In her resignation letter, Ms. King writes that she is “solely responsible for providing a forum for this message of hate. I was the final one to check the paper that night, and am accountable for all of its content. I regret nothing more than the oversight that led to it and apologize for disgracing the paper with its printing. The comic does not reflect my views or those of The Observer in any way, and I cannot begin to quantify the humiliation in knowing that it is, ultimately, my fault.” She also used her letter to call out the Catholic school for their lack of anti-discrimination policies for LGBT community, writing “If nothing else, the administration needs to use this instance to acknowledge that discrimination against the LGBT community is a very real problem and one that should not be tolerated. Adding sexuality to the non-discrimination clause and recognizing student groups who fight for these equal rights is overdue, and excuses for not doing so have been used for too long. This is not a problem that can be solved overnight, but the University can join The Observer in taking the first steps towards remedying it.”
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December 23, 2009 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Politics, Diversity & Rights

Employees Of Gay Newspaper Walk Out After Not Getting Paycheck.

The future of gay weekly the Chicago Free Press is in question after senior employees walked out on Monday, ChicagoPride.com reported. Editor in Chief Matt Simonette told the Chicago Tribune that employees had not resigned but walked out because they had not been paid. He said many staffers did not receive a paycheck on December 15. “The senior staff did not resign; it was just simply a matter of leaving because of non-payment,” Simonette said. “People were coming in there and doing their jobs for free. It didn't sit well with us.” The Chicago Free Press is one of two Chicago weeklies that serve the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community.  The other is Windy City Times. David Costanzo, whose Rainbow Media acquired the weekly in 2002, admitted the paper has suffered setbacks over the past year, saying advertising revenues remain down. “The last two to three payrolls, we've been having issues from a cash-flow standpoint,” he said. “Over the last two payrolls, we had to delay some paychecks.” Costanzo promised the paper will come out on time Thursday. Joining the walkout were the paper's art director, senior writer, graphic designer and many of its writers, Simonette said. The disgruntled employees formed a Facebook page that has attracted 25 members, mostly current and former employees of the paper. Earlier in the year, the mini gay publishing empire of Window Media cratered under the weight of its financial obligations, ending press runs for LGBT papers from Florida to Washington, including the iconic Washington Blade.
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December 9, 2009 Posted by GorgeousBoys in News And Scoops

New Atlanta Gay Print Publication (Georgia Voice) Set To Launch

atlanta-georgia-gayThe former editor of the now-defunct gay and lesbian newspaper Southern Voice has announced she will be launching a new publication early next year called Georgia Voice.

Last month, Window Media, which owned the Southern Voice, the Washington Blade and other publications, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, silencing some of the strongest of the voices for the LGBT movement and leaving about a dozen former Southern Voice staffers without paychecks.

Not to be defeated however, Chris Cash, the former owner of the Southern Voice, and Laura Douglas-Brown, the former editor, began a drive to save the publication soon after the Southern Voice was shut down permanently by it creditors and obtained a $12,000 matching grant from the Lloyd E. Grant Foundation of Atlanta.

“It became so clear in such a short period of time how much this publication was needed,” Douglas-Brown told the Atlanta Journal Constitution, last month.

Douglas-Brown has her work cut out for her, and is now busy contacting potential staffers and advertisers.

Douglas-Brown and Cash are also reaching out to the Atlanta LGBT community to help raise more seed money for the new venture at www.savesovo.com and are looking for donations from SoVo supporters to help get their project off the ground.

In an interview yesterday with Atlanta Public Radio station WABE Douglas-Brown said her top priority is making the new publication financially sustainable…  
“That will mean certainly a smaller staff than Southern Voice and David magazine shared. It will mean using more freelancers, and it might even mean using volunteers. There are certainly people who have volunteered to help us on a pro-bono basis as we get started.”
Douglas-Brown also said in the interview, while some publications have become Web-only, she really wants to get out a traditional a print version of the publication.  
“You want to be first and fast on the Web and sometimes that doesn’t leave as much time to look at the big picture of a story, really get analysis and feedback, and thats what we see doing in the print publication.” Story: WABE: New gay publication planned for Atlanta 2009-12-08.
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November 24, 2009 Posted by GorgeousBoys in News And Scoops

Folded 'Southern Voice' Founder, Editor Working to Launch New Atlanta Gay Paper

sovoDetails continue to emerge one week after the shutdown of Atlanta’s leading LGBT publications Southern Voice and David, including the amount of debt, who was owed and whether they will ever get paid back. Former SoVo/David owners Window Media and Unite Media filed separate petitions Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Northern District of Georgia.  Project Q Atlanta reviews the reports. Here’s a breakdown of that $15 million debt figure:
The 94-page filing from Window and the 48-page filing from Unite offer details of two companies that faced severe financial struggles. Window lists claims of nearly $7.85 million to 277 secured and unsecured creditors, while Unite’s claims include $7.5 million to 126 creditors. Combined, the companies owe $1.04 million in payroll and other taxes to federal, state and local agencies; $418,189 to printers in several states; $168,109 in rent in Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale and Washington, D.C.; $71,798 to distributors of the former publications; and $4,500 to two companies providing health insurance.
And for anyone who has tried to collect from a company only to find that they have filed for Chapter 7, you know how this story ends when it comes to getting that money back:  
Both companies filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, which means liquidating any assets with proceeds going to creditors after administrative expenses are paid. But vendors and former employees, some of whom weren’t paid for four weeks when the companies closed, likely won’t see proceeds from the bankruptcy. The companies say in the filings that they estimate there will be no funds to pay unsecured creditors after bankruptcy. The cases receive their first hearing before Chief Judge Mary Grace Diehl in Atlanta on Dec. 7.
So first dibs on any money from Window Media and Unite Media go to the secured creditors, Avalon Equity Funding and M&T Bank, who are owed roughly $12.5 million combined.  That leaves out in the cold the people whose plight is causing such an outpouring of support in the LGBT community and beyond.
The company struggled with paying freelancers and those financial difficulties later impacted its fulltime employees. Earlier this year, paychecks were often delayed a week or more and payments were staggered among employees. Former employees said Wednesday they did not receive their last paycheck, which was due two days earlier. They expect to lose up to four weeks of pay. Scores of freelancers are also owed thousands of dollars, according to the bankruptcy filings. Three freelance photographers in two states are owed more than $12,000.
As reported Friday, former SoVo editor Laura Douglas-Brown has a website up and is in the planning stages of starting a new “community-owned, community-led” LGBT news outlet.  Details about that and other LGBT publications in town trying to capture SoVo and David’s wandering audience are building daily. UPDATE: It should be noted that Window Media and Unite Media not only owned Southern Voice and David but several other publications across the country as well, including the Washington Blade, South Florida Blade and 411 Magazine.  Therefore the figures quoted in regards to the debt that caused the shutdowns involved ALL of Window Media and Unite Media’s holdings.
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November 22, 2009 Posted by GorgeousBoys in News And Scoops

Former 'Blade' Staff Cranks Out New Gay Paper This Weekend

dcagenda.com_Following the decidedly unceremonious demise of the Washington Blade earlier this past week, some former staffers have voluntarily worked together to start a new publication called D.C. Agenda.  The first issues were hand-delivered this weekend. On its website, D.C. Agenda, says, "The former staff of the Washington Blade remains united, and DC Agenda represents our effort at continuing the important mission and work of the Blade. It will grow and evolve to include a much larger and more diverse group of voices. But the core of the Washington Blade’s work remains unchanged. We will cover Congress, the White House, the LGBT rights movement, the D.C. marriage fight, local hate crimes and other political issues important to the LGBT residents of the city". The pioneering, 40-year-old Washington Blade was considered The New York Times of LGBT news.  The sudden revelation that parent company Window Media was shuttering and liquidating its entire stable of newspapers came as a complete shock to the staff, who were told the company was being sold.  Some of them had devoted their entire careers to the paper, which had become an institution.
"We were ushered out the doors of our offices with no severance, canceled paychecks and more questions than answers about why this was allowed to happen," said a spokesperson in the wake of the bloodbath. Workers at Atlanta's Southern Voice were actually locked out of the building.
The staff is asking supporters to visit savetheblade.com for informational updates, and to make donations to D.C. Agenda. On the site, the group says, "The Blade's importance to our area cannot be overstated. From the HIV/AIDS epidemic to hate crimes to the drive for marriage equality, the paper reported stories that the mainstream press initially didn't or wouldn't cover. And in the quest for fairness, it held people accountable -- gay and straight, elected officials and community leaders. Because of that, the Washington Blade, with more than 250,000 unique visitors to its Web site each month and a circulation of 23,000, was considered the paper of record by gays and lesbians across the country. Control of its archive of papers and photographs at its offices in the National Press Club is now in the hands of a bankruptcy trustee. Every effort should be made to keep the archive accessible to researchers and historians." Don't let quality gay media die because of Window Media's mismanagement! For more information:
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November 16, 2009 Posted by GorgeousBoys in News And Scoops

Nation's Largest Gay Newspaper Publisher Closes - Secretly Locks Doors In Middle Of Night

bladeThe nation's largest publisher of newspapers serving the gay and lesbian community has shut down. Laura Douglas-Brown, editor of Southern Voice newspaper in Atlanta, said she arrived at work Monday to find the locks changed and a note saying parent company Window Media LLC had closed down. She said the company's other publications — including the Washington Blade, Houston Voice and South Florida Blade — were also being closed. "From my understanding, there was just no more money to keep these companies running," she said in a telephone interview as she sat with her former employees outside their locked Atlanta office. "We had all been told that the companies would be sold. The fact that we were shut down was a complete shock." The company's financial trouble stemmed from a number of factors. Besides an industrywide drop in advertising revenue amid the economic meltdown, mainstream publications are writing more about gay and lesbian issues, reducing dependency on niche publications such as Window Media's. Steven Myers, co-president of Window Media in Washington, D.C., declined comment. He said he'd be able to talk more about the closures later this week. The company had been struggling financially since last year. The company's majority stockholder, New York City-based Avalon Equity Partners, was taken over by the U.S. Small Business Administration in August 2008, Douglas-Brown said. Avalon owner David Unger said he was "not involved any more," then hung up the phone abruptly. Just last month, the Washington Blade celebrated its 40th anniversary. News editor Joshua Lynsen declined comment on the newspaper's closure. "Window Media long provided a very special outlet for the gay community to learn about itself way before there were a lot of other places to find that type of thing," said Michael Musto, an openly gay writer for the Village Voice in New York, which is owned by Village Voice Media Holdings. "This was the gay community writing about itself, and that's a voice we should never lose."
  • Window Media LLC: http://www.window-media.com
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    July 16, 2009 Posted by GorgeousBoys in News And Scoops

    We Got A Brand New Look!

    newlook newlookbuttonYou may have wondered why in the hell we haven't update Just One Hot Minute in over several days (5 days to be exact). The reason why is we have been working hard on bringing you a fresh new look for the website. The new look has a very newpaper type of look and fill and is loaded with new features and we can feature far more content on the front page than ever before. We are now back and the next process is to start bringing you the latest gay news, gossip and the happenings in the gay adult sphere and as always the hottest and most gorgeousboys in action. I really hope you enjoy the new look and if you encounter any problems or have a suggestion, please leave your comments below. ENJOY, THE STAFF AT JUST ONE HOT MINUTE
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    July 6, 2009 Posted by GorgeousBoys in Crime & Punishment

    NY Blade Suspends Pub

    nyblade3The New York Blade, one of the two major gay and lesbian newspapers in New York City, has laid off its editor in chief and suspended publication, the chief executive of its publishing company said.
    “Everyone was let go, but the people on The Blade know that they may come back if The Blade is coming back,” said the executive, Matthew Bank, of HX Media, which was formed in 2005 by the merger of The Blade and HX Magazine.
    The moves came on Tuesday after HX was sold to undisclosed buyers. The Blade, a biweekly paper with a free circulation of 22,000, was left with an uncertain future.
    “It doesn’t have an issue scheduled until a week from Friday.” Mr. Bank said. “There are a lot of things that can happen between now and then.”
    NYC-Cover-1326The decision to suspend publication comes at a particularly active period for journalism concerned with gay issues: the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots and the gay pride parade on Sunday, the proposed same-sex marriage bill in the State Senate and discontent over the Obama administration’s performance on gay-rights issues.
    “It is an incredibly exciting time for gay journalism,” said Kat Long, who had been editor in chief of The Blade since February. “It’s important that gay papers are around to document it.”
    Paul Schindler, editor in chief of Gay City News, the rival New York City gay newspaper, said The Blade had “made good contributions over the years.” While a minority owner in HX Media has gone into receivership, Mr. Bank said that had little to do with the decision to sell the magazine. Instead, he pointed to the advertising climate: “The economy and the future of print media being more difficult was definitely weighing on us.” The Blade’s recent gay pride issue had been a relatively slim 28 pages.
    “Gay pride is to gay publications what Christmas is to retail,” Mr. Schindler said. “When I pick up The Blade and it’s in 28 pages, then this is a business that is in serious problems.”
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    March 12, 2009 Posted by Matthew Conaster in Internet, Science & Technology

    PlanetOut In Doubt

    gaycomPlanetOut Inc, the parent company of Gay.com which is its leading brand may soon close its door, you better save your profile now while you can if you're a user of their service. PlanetOut Inc, media and entertainment company exclusively focused on the gay and lesbian market, announced today that the audit report contained in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2009, included an explanatory paragraph from PlanetOut’s independent registered public accounting firm expressing substantial doubt about PlanetOut’s ability to continue as a going concern due to its continuing net losses and accumulated deficit. As a result of recent operating losses, PlanetOut.com has been looking at its anticipated cash needs and adopted an operating plan to manage the costs of its capital expenditures and operating activities along with its revenues. PlanetOut reduced its workforce by approximately 33% on January 16, 2009. In addition, on January 8, 2009, PlanetOut entered into a merger agreement with Here Media Inc. This transaction is anticipated to be completed during the second quarter of 2009. If the proposed business combination is not completed, PlanetOut will be in trouble and will have to look at further cost reductions or go out of business all together. planetout_inc_colorAs mainstream newspapers are having a difficult time, it should be no surprise that gay and lesbian publications are experiencing some of the same troubles and there is a long list of GLBT publications that have recently vanished. Last month, the investment fund that owns the Washington Blade, the Southern Voice, Genre magazine, and other gay publications was forced into receivership by the federal Small Business Administration (SBA), which will sell the fund’s assets and distribute the proceeds to investors. As the economy continues to tailspin and advertising revenues drop, this could only be the beginning of trouble for even more LGBT publishers. Article Information taken from:  PlanetOut Inc. Announces Information in Compliance with NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4350(b)(1)(B).
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