Spencer Macnaughton | Uncloseted Media Weekly Newsletter - Our Longterm Mission

Uncloseted Media launched three months ago, and it’s been a wild ride. Since it’s been a (relatively!) slow news week for LGBTQ issues, I thought I’d use this newsletter to pull back the curtain about our ultimate goals. Trust in media is at an all-time low and I think that’s partly because news organizations don’t pull back the curtain and divulge their goals and strategies to their audience.

For those who are interested, our raison-d'être is to be your go-to source for rigorous, trustworthy, nonpartisan, LGBTQ-focused journalism. And yes—we admit it—in 2024, that is really damn hard to pull off!

We are committed to providing you with journalism that has the sophistication and gravitas that 60 Minutes is famous for as well as the edginess and willingness to “go there” that Vice had in its heyday. We won’t shy away from controversial or taboo topics and we won’t avoid subject areas that may be critical to the LGBTQ community.

A major goal for Uncloseted is to get our stories beyond LGBTQ echo chambers and in front of all Americans who may not be seeking queer-specific news. Parents in the Midwest who may not be inherently homo/transphobic but don’t feel they have a trustworthy source for queer news. Pastors in the Bible Belt who may be looking for religious materials to help them understand the LGBTQ experience but don’t know where to find it.

We have a multi-pronged strategy on how we plan to do this and will be sharing with you some updates about this in the coming weeks.

Until then, feel free to reach out if you want to get involved or help amplify our journalism.

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After Supreme Court Hearing, Epidemiologist Weighs In On Gender-Affirming Care And Its Effects On Transgender Kids

'Come Home': A Mother’s Holiday Message to Parents Struggling with Their LGBTQ Child's Identity

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House poised to pass massive defense bill with ban on gender-affirming care for transgender kids (NBC)

• The GOP provision has sparked an outcry from the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, who has vowed to vote no on the NDAA.

Donald Trump appoints anti-trans lawyer to lead Civil Rights Division at DOJ (LGBTQ NATION)

• Harmeet Dhillon, a prominent election denier, has a history of anti-woke and anti-LGBTQ activism.

She Sued Over Transgender ‘Conversion Therapy,’ a First for China (The New York Times)

• Ling’er won a settlement payout from the hospital, where she was held for three months against her will and subjected to electroshock therapy.

Making Sense of the Gay Internet On the Day We Discovered Luigi Mangione (Them)

• The instant memeification of Mangione has led to unverified information and deceptive dupes about the suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter.

PinkNews bosses accused of sexual misconduct (BBC)

• The couple who run PinkNews, the world's largest LGBTQ news website, have been accused by staff of multiple incidents of sexual misconduct.

LGBTQ advocates ask leadership to torpedo Kids Online Safety Act (The Hill)

• Advocates for the LGBTQ community asked Democratic congressional leaders to reject the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), arguing Monday that it could stifle access to important information online.

LGBTQ Americans stockpile meds and make plans to move after Trump’s win (The Washington Post)

• Some LGBTQ people are anxiously preparing for what they fear will be a rollback of their rights.

Gay pro tennis player comes out, is in a relationship with his hunky actor boyfriend (Out Sports)

• Brazil’s Joao Lucas Reis da Silva has come out publicly as gay while active on the men’s pro-ATP Tour, sharing a message to his boyfriend.

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This weekend, be on the lookout for new Uncloseted reporting:

• 🆕 Transgender men experience eating disorders at higher rates than any other demographic group, yet their struggles are under-researched and underreported. Sam Donndelinger follows Daniel-José Cyan on his journey with eating disorder recovery and gender-affirming care.

• 🆕 Only half of LGBTQ kids feel accepted by their families. Alarmingly, those rejected by their families are eight times more likely to commit suicide. What will they do for the holidays? This weekend we investigate how rejection of queer family members is a public health crisis and should be treated as such. You’ll hear from three different people making the tough decision of whether or not to go home for the holidays.

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Thanks for reading! And feel free to email me with questions, complaints, tips or story ideas!

Spencer Macnaughton, Editor-In-Chief

spencer@unclosetedmedia.com

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