OutSFL brought home three awards from the Florida Press Club’s annual Excellence in Journalism including first place in Headline Writing and Editorial Cartooning.
From the Newsroom
CJ Walden, Executive Editor of OutFAU, will be the second recipient of the Norm Kent LGBTQ Newsmaker Fund. The $750 scholarship is awarded to the OutFAU Executive Editor.
Capping what has arguably been the Year of Melissa St. John, the award-winning female illusionist has won Bronze recognition in the Best Local Drag Queen category by GayCities in their annual international “Best of GayCities 2024” competition.
OutSFL is thrilled to announce that we’ve officially joined BlueSky, an innovative social media platform designed for open and decentralized communication.
Over the past three months, OutSFL has faced significant challenges in reaching our audience on Facebook. The platform has repeatedly restricted our access, placing us in “Facebook jail” with little to no explanation beyond vague, generic reasons.
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The Democratic National Committee rolled out a six-figure advertising campaign in LGBTQ publications across the nation, including locally OutSFL and HotSpots as well as Watermark in the Orlando/Tampa area.
In an effort to engage with our readers, and provide timely updates to the local LGBTQ community, OutSFL is thrilled to announce the launch of its official WhatsApp channel.
In response to the alarming rise of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric and actions across the political landscape, a groundbreaking coalition of 11 independent LGBTQ+ newsrooms has come together to form the Queer News Network (QNN). This initiative aims to provide in-depth and nuanced coverage of the 2024 General Election through an LGBTQ+ lens, ensuring that the voices and experiences of the community are at the forefront of political discourse.
At this year’s Sunshine State Awards ceremony, Carter Mudgett won Coverage of LGBTQ Issues for his submission: River City Lifts The Rainbow Flag Amid Florida’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislative Crackdown.
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