Join us at Press Pride Prom as we honor Southern California’s LGBTQ+ history and celebrate the journalists documenting queer and trans life today!

Now more than ever, it’s imperative that we get to document and tell our stories. With your help, we can raise money to provide scholarships for emerging LGBTQ+ journalists and continue to develop programming that centers the needs of Southern California’s queer and trans media types of all stripes.

Press Pride Prom is a celebration with purpose. Your support fuels our mission — get your tickets today!

Stay tuned as we announce the nominees of our honorary awards in the coming days.

Troy Masters Legacy Award for Visionaries in Media
Presented in collaboration with the Los Angeles Blade
This award honors a journalist or news media professional whose work reflects a dedication to the craft of journalism and a commitment to setting the stage for the next generation of LGBTQ+ industry leaders.

Excellence in LGBTQ+ Reporting Newsroom Award
This award honors a news outlet whose coverage of the queer and trans community is well-informed, complex, varied and intersectional, with a track record of promoting The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists’ mission to advance fair and accurate coverage of LGBTQ+ communities and issues.

Queer Beat Award for Excellence in LGBTQ+ Reporting
This award honors a single story or series that demonstrates care, skill and a commitment to fair and accurate reporting of LGBTQ+ themes, issues and people.

Critiquing with Pride Award for Excellence in Arts & Entertainment Reporting
Presented in collaboration with GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
This new award, presented in partnership with GALECA, honors a Southern California-based arts & entertainment journalist whose body of work has helped foster important dialogue on LGBTQ+ representation in media and applies a nuanced, queer lens to film and television criticism.

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