By Isabelle Truscott ICONS and the LGBTQ+ community are often synonymous – so many of people’s favourite characters, celebrities, personalities and activists are part of or have links to the community. Being a queer icon is an honour, and one many of those with the title still with us today wear proudly. Icons are thoseContinue reading “Our members reveal their LGBTQ+ icons”
Author Archives: Sophie Perry
An LGBTQ+ team is at the heart of the UK’s newest publication
The Great Central Gazette is a brand-new publication bringing local news to Leicester
What LGBT+ History Month means to our members
By Isabelle Truscott KNOWING about our history is really important, and even more so for the LGBTQ+ community. For a long time our stories weren’t told, and our successes were kept out of view. But thanks to LGBTQ+ History Month, these stories are brought into the present and celebrated. First celebrated in 2005 after beingContinue reading “What LGBT+ History Month means to our members”
How to pitch and prioritise LGBTQ+ stories in the newsroom
By Emily Chudy, freelance journalist specialising in the LGBTQ+ community At the beginning of my career, advertising the fact that I was queer in a majority straight, white, male newsroom was the last thing I wanted to do. With time and hard work, however, newsroom culture has shifted. Now, editors look to people like meContinue reading “How to pitch and prioritise LGBTQ+ stories in the newsroom”
LGBTQ+ Journalism Network featured in the NCTJ careers guide
The LGBTQ+ Journalism Network has been featured in the NCTJ careers guide. The latest edition of the NCTJ’s careers guide aims to encourage people from a range of backgrounds to consider a career in journalism. The guide, which is sponsored by the Financial Times, is sent to more than 3,700 secondary schools, colleges and job centresContinue reading “LGBTQ+ Journalism Network featured in the NCTJ careers guide”
As a transgender person and foreign citizen, I shouldn’t feel this unwelcome in the journalism industry
By Fran di Fazio, postgraduate student and aspiring journalist It’s no secret that journalism is a difficult sector to enter – and its barriers are disservice to the public. Scarce diversity within the profession, stressed by the NCTJ 2022 Diversity in Journalism report, leads to poorly informed coverage. This lowers the public’s trust in journalism andContinue reading “As a transgender person and foreign citizen, I shouldn’t feel this unwelcome in the journalism industry”
Being a closeted queer Muslim journalist is like being a superhero – secret identity and all
By Deenah al-Aqsa, journalist Being a closeted queer Muslim journalist is a bit like being a superhero. My hijab is my cape, and hiding my queerness from family feels like I’m wearing a mask. Most importantly, I mean it when I say no one can know my secret.
Being part of a queer media family finally helped me beat my demons
By Steven Topple, journalist and broadcaster Addiction is a complex issue: individualised, with no easy solution. But having a workplace where the leadership are part of the LGBTQIA+ community allowed me to finally beat my demons.
The LGBTQ+ Journalism Network to host first event
The LGBTQ+ Journalism Network will host its first event in May.
My journey to starting the LGBTQ+ Journalism Network
By Sophie Perry, Founder of the LGBTQ+ Journalism Network LGBTQ+ stories have always been important to me, that is why I started the LGBTQ+ Journalism Network.
LGBTQ+ Journalism Network 