If you're in LA, have always thought about doing drag, want to help out a great organization and don't mind making people laugh, sign up!

The worse you look, the better!

Just a few hours left to submit - get those applications in ASAP!

🥳 We are thrilled to welcome our newest team member, Caitlin DeLatte, to the National Office!

👏 She will serve as the Association’s new Development & Partnerships Director. Welcome to the team, Caitlin!

Don't miss our LA Chapter's runway fundraiser, coming up next month on June 23!

🎓Applications are now OPEN for the Indigenous Journalists Association @AAJA Pacific Islander Scholarship!💰 Up to $5,000 per scholarship. Apply by May 31. Questions? Reach out to Sheena Roetman at [email protected]. More info. - tinyurl.com/2etkfmxt #PacificIslanderScholarship

We are hosting a VIRTUAL all-star panel about foreign reporting w/ Azmat Khan Anup Kaphle 🐐 Morgan Till
Moderated by SAJA board member Jennifer Chowdhury
Friday, May 17, 2024
1-2 pm ET
Via Zoom (will be recorded)
Free and open to the public.

Sign up here: bit.ly/saja_foreign

📅 RSVP now for next week's Book Club! We’ll be gathering on Zoom to discuss “Love in the Big City” by Sang Young Park.

📚 Join us next Wednesday, May 22 at 8:30! Register at the link in our bio.

SAVE THE DATE: We're throwing a Pride Picnic next month for LGBTQ+ journalists and allies!

WHEN: Saturday, June 8. from 2-4 p.m.
WHERE: Promontory Point, 5491 S. Lake Shore Drive

More details coming soon. RSVP here!
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TODAY at 1 p.m. ET:

Cover crime? You need to hear this: Victim-first, trauma-informed reporting 

This webinar will be led by Coni Sanders, MA, LPC, Krista Flannigan, Anastasiya Bolton and Adam Rhodes. ire.org/event/cover-cr…

Thanks to everyone who joined us for the screening of Ahead of the Curve organized by the City of West Hollywood for Lesbian Visibility Week! If you missed this event, the documentary is now available to watch on Netflix! 🍿

There is just one week left to apply for one of our student scholarships!

Applications for the Leroy F. Aarons and Kay Longcope scholarships are due at midnight ET on Monday, May 20. Learn more and apply at nlgja.org/scholarships/

Join gina chua, Katie Barnes, Lex McMenamin (they/them) and myself tomorrow for a discussion on covering trans and LGBTQ+ issues! pressclubinstitute.org/event/covering…

🎓🏳️‍🌈 Attention student members!

📚 Applications for our Kay Longcope and Leroy F. Aarons scholarship awards are due on Monday, May 20!

📝 Don't miss this chance to advance your education! Apply by midnight ET on May 20 and let your voice be heard ⬆️ link in bio to apply!

Congratulations to Yvette Miley for being named the 2024 Recipient of the NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Leadership Award! This recognition honors individuals who have made an impact on their newsrooms by increasing diversity and improving news coverage of the LGBTQ+ community. tinyurl.com/2b6excb3

Register now to join a virtual discussion on May 10th, aimed at illuminating best practices for reporting and editing on transgender and LGBTQ+ issues. pressclubinstitute.org/event/covering…
Speakers include Katie Barnes (ESPN), Lex McMenamin (Teen Vogue), & Phoebe Petrovic (Wisconsin Watch).

Don't wait to register for Wednesday's webinar with Karen Yin, hosted in collaboration with LGBTQ+ Editors Association, Trans Journalists Association and our NLGJA Los Angeles Chapter!

🔗 Link to register is below ⬇️

The Mary Ann Shadd Cary Centre for Journalism and Belonging (ShaddCaryCentre) has fellowships for mid-career Black journalists & Black #journalism students.
Details: shaddcarycentre.com/fellowship / #cdnedu #cdnmedia Langara Journalism UBC Journalism Disabled Writers NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists

Join us May 8th for a chat with Karen Yin, author of “The Conscious Style Guide.”

Hosted by the LGBTQ+ Editors Association in collaboration with the Trans Journalists Association and the NLGJA Los Angeles Chapter of NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists.

Register: eventbrite.com/e/fireside-cha…

As we cap off this year's inspiring #LesbianVisibility Week , there's no better way to continue uplifting our stories than by watching our acclaimed documentary AHEAD OF THE CURVE, now on Netflix! 📺🏳️‍🌈

Watch: 👉 netflix.com/title/81747870

#LVW24 #LesbianVisibility #UnifiedNotUniform

Out and proud LGBTQ journalists? We love to see it!

Congrats on the cover story, Kyle Griffin!