"You don't need a medical degree or scientific background to become a medical editor—just enthusiasm for the field and a willingness to learn." —Stephanie Leveene
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This #GivingTuesday, consider donating to the LGBTQ+ Editors Association so we can continue our efforts in building and maintaining a safe, accepting, and communal space for all editors across the queer spectrum!
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Writing Coach and Editor Micha Rahder [woman with curly brown hair wearing black glasses and flower-designed blouse) Event Day and Time: September 30th, 2024, 12:00–1:00 p.m. PT, 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET To join, you must be a member. To become a member, email infor@LGBTQEditors.org
Wondering how you can add coaching to your services? Micha Rahder will host our Mentorship Office Hours on September 30 from 3:00–4:00 p.m. ET.
Mentorship program is for members only! Email info@LGBTQEditors.org to join.
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The LGBTQ+ Editors Association is seeking volunteers!
The LGBTQ+ Editors Association is looking for #volunteers to support the Social Media and Coordinator Teams, and Fundraising/Resources and Communication Committees!
Want to step in? Email us at info@LGBTQEditors.org
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“The LGBTQ+ Editors Association has had more of an impact on me than I can put into words. As a newer freelancer, I was excited to join an organization specifically for queer editors, but I never imagined this community would become such a central part of my life.” Learn more about the LGBTQ Editors Association at http://LGBTQEditors.org.
We asked the members of the LGBTQ+ Editors Association how the organization has supported them. See this full response on our LinkedIn page!
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The LGBTQ+ Editors Association is seeking mentors to teach and support new editors in the community
Are you an experienced LGBTQ+ editor seeking to make a difference in your community?
We are seeking dedicated volunteer Mentors. This is an amazing way to give back to the community and share your knowledge with new editors.
Contact us at Info@LGBTQEditors.org.
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LGBTQ Editors Association is seeking volunteers to support the social media and communication teams.
Are you an LGBTQ+ editor passionate about supporting your community? The volunteer-led LGBTQ+ Editors Association is seeking volunteers for our communications and social media teams! See open roles at LGBTQEditors.org/committees
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Meet our communications committee! Holly Lackey is our newsletter manager, Elisha Fernandez is our chairperson and moderates our QTPOC forum, and Tiffany Grimes is our brand manager.
Read more about them on the website: LGBTQEditors.org/committees
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We are SO. CLOSE!
Donate if you can. Share to spread the word!
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The New York Times has an Editing Residency job listing. The deadline is May 30th at 5 PM ET. You can apply at boards.greenhouse.io/thenewyorktimes
Job Alert ❗
The New York Times is seeking ambitious journalists who want to build their editing career for New York Times’ Editing Residency.
Join LGBTQ+ Editors Association for more job alerts.
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LGBTQ+ Editors Mentorship program reminder. Today at 3 PM ET, Tanya Gold will be discussing how to find and connect with your ideal client.
Gentle reminder about the Mentorship Meeting happening with @tanyagold.bsky.social today.
All of the mentee spots are full for this session, but are you a new editor looking for support while building your career?
Learn more about our mentorship program at: LGBTQEditors.org
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Image of Tanya Gold (they/them) with LBGTQ+ Editors Association Mentorship Program Details. The theme of this mentorship program is how to find and connect with your ideal editing client. Scheduled for May 22nd, 2024 12:00 PM PDT, 3:00 PM EDT, 8:00 PM BST. To join the organization and attend the program, email info@LGBTQEditors.org or visit our website www.lgbtqeditors.org
🌈 Hello, fellow queer editors! 🌈
Want to chat about connecting with your target clients? Join me for an @lgbtqeditors.bsky.social group mentoring session next Wednesday! There are just a couple of spots left.
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Join us May 8th for a discussion on using language for liberation and embracing creativity and flexibility as tools for inclusion with @karenyin.bsky.social!
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Multi-colored image with the heading Editor’s Note: Gender Identity and Language in Medical Communications and Research at 7 pm Eastern Time. Body of image says: Join us to discuss gender identity and conscious, inclusive, bias-free language in medical communications, research, and patient education materials. A guided discussion hosted by the LGBTQ+ Editors Association is led by Toni Willis and Vee White. Toni is a medical editor at RTI Health Solutions and uses she/her pronouns. Vee is an independent medical editor and fact-checker and uses they/them pronouns. There are thumbnail images of both. Toni is Black, has long black hair, and is smiling slightly. Vee is white, has short brown hair, and is smiling too
**Registration ends Monday**
Are you an LGBTQIA2S+ medical editor or writer?
Join us to discuss gender identity and language in medical communications, research, and patient education materials on April 24!
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/gender-ide...
#MedicalEditors #MedicalWriters #LGBTQEditors
Image shows silhouettes of women with header text that says Women's History Month: Gallery of Heroes. Body text focuses on Audre Lorde and says: Philosopher, writer, professor of English, activist; poetry editor for Chrysalis, a feminist women’s culture magazine; co-founder of Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press, a publishing company created to amplify the voices of Black women; recipient of numerous literary awards, including two posthumously awarded Lambda Literary Awards, one for Undersong in 1993 and one for The Marvelous Arithmetics of Distance in 1994
Image shows silhouettes of women with header text that says Women's History Month: Gallery of Heroes. Body text focuses on Stacey Henley and says: Journalist, gamer, analyst, activist; editor in chief at TheGamer, a gaming website with news, reviews, and guides; writer for numerous publications; advocate for more representation in games; recipient of the 2020 Good Games Writing Award for her work criticizing Cyberpunk 2077 and its objectification of trans people; two-time nominee for the GameHers Award for Journalism
To close out our #WomensHistoryMonth gallery of heroes (yes, we're late!), we celebrate Audre Lorde and Stacey Henley. Read more from Emily Katzenberger, including about Roxane Gay and Jeanne Thornton, on the blog: lgbtqeditors.org/blog/f/celeb...
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Image of a rainbow with text above that says Friday, April 12 Reminder LGBTQ+ Editors Association monthly member meeting. New meeting URL in the Announcements channel in the discussion forum. We meet at 6 pm Eastern Time with host Shannon Scott
Reminder! Our monthly member meeting is tomorrow at the usual time with host Shannon Scott.
Note there is a *new* URL to access the meeting. You can get the link in the Announcements channel in the discussion forum.
See you there!
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Rescheduled for April 24th. If you're a medical editor or writer who is LGBTQIA2S+, please join us!
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Multi-colored image with the heading Editor’s Note: Gender Identity and Language in Medical Communications and Research at 7 pm Eastern Time. Body of image says: Join us to discuss gender identity and conscious, inclusive, bias-free language in medical communications, research, and patient education materials. A guided discussion hosted by the LGBTQ+ Editors Association is led by Toni Willis and Vee White. Toni is a medical editor at RTI Health Solutions and uses she/her pronouns. Vee is an independent medical editor and fact-checker and uses they/them pronouns. There are thumbnail images of both. Toni is Black, has long black hair, and is smiling slightly. Vee is white, has short brown hair, and is smiling too
Are you an LGBTQIA2S+ medical editor or writer?
Join us to discuss gender identity and conscious, inclusive, bias-free language in medical communications, research, and patient ed. Rescheduled for April 24!
Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/gender-ide...
#MedicalEditors #MedicalWriters #LGBTQEditors
Image titled Trans Visibility Matters with image of the trans pride flag and the LGBTQ+ pride flag. Text says: This is a difficult time to be visible, though it's more important than ever. We uplift the lives and work of all trans individuals, both those who are visible and invisible. As editors, we need space to connect, mentor/be mentored, and to find joy in one another. This is a space where you can be visible or be completely private, depending on your needs. Learn more: LGBTQEditors.org
Image titled Black History Month: Gallery of Heroes. There are silhouettes of various Black people and the featured editor is Janet Mock. Text says former digital news editor for People; author of Redefining Realness; My Path to Womanhood, Identity, Love & So Much More; trans rights activist and television producer
Image titled Women's History Month: Gallery of Heroes. There are silhouettes of various women and the featured editor is Jeanne Thornton. Text says editor, artist, game developer, writer; co-publisher of Rocksalt magazine; co-founder Instar Books, focused on publishing trans literature and authors who approach storytelling by bending tradition; recipient of the 2018 Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers, the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature for her book Summer Fun, and the 2018 Barbara Gittings Literature Award as a contributor to Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers
We uplift the lives and work of all trans individuals this #TransDayofVisibility and every day, both those who are visible and invisible. Let's celebrate Janet Mock and Jeanne Thornton, featured editors during our Black History and Women's History Months.
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Image titled Women's History Month: Gallery of Heroes. There are silhouettes of various women and the featured editor is Roxane Gay. Text says editor, writer, academic, social commentator; editor for Gay Magazine; author of numerous works, including Bad Feminist; recipient of a 2018 Guggenheim Fellowship (for general nonfiction) as well as a National Books Critics Circle Award and a Lambda Literary Award; signatory on the 2023 open letter to the New York Times calling out bias against transgender people in the news
In this month's #WomensHistoryMonth gallery of heroes, we celebrate Roxane Gay, an editor, writer, academic, and social commentator. She is a leading voice in queer, feminist, and Black activism.
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Image titled Women's History Month: Gallery of Heroes. There are silhouettes of various women and the featured editor is Jeanne Thornton. Text says editor, artist, game developer, writer; co-publisher of Rocksalt magazine; co-founder Instar Books, focused on publishing trans literature and authors who approach storytelling by bending tradition; recipient of the 2018 Judith A. Markowitz Award for Emerging LGBTQ Writers, the 2022 Lambda Literary Award for Transgender Literature for her book Summer Fun, and the 2018 Barbara Gittings Literature Award as a contributor to Meanwhile, Elsewhere: Science Fiction and Fantasy from Transgender Writers
In this month's #WomensHistoryMonth gallery of heroes, we celebrate Jeanne Thornton, an editor, publisher, writer, artist, and game developer.
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Image of a rainbow path with text above it that says April 5, 2024 (Friday). Lunch with other LGBTQIA+ editors at #ACES2024. Join the LGBTQ+ Editors Association in person at the ACES: The Society for Editing conference
Connect with other LGBTQIA+ editors over lunch at the @acesediting.bsky.social conference next week. Board members from the LGBTQ+ Editors Association and the @transjournalists.org will be there. RSVP in the conference app. Hope to see you there!
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If you're an LGBTQIA2S+ medical editor or writer, I hope you'll join us! We're meeting April 10 to discuss gender identity and conscious, inclusive, bias-free language in medical communications, research, and patient education materials. Register below.
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Join Lara Zielinsky for "Prepping fiction editing projects" at our next group mentoring session!
Date: Tues, March 26, 2024
Time: 1:00–2:00 pm EDT
Open to: all members
Register here or learn more about other sessions: lgbtqeditors.org/mentorship
Not a member? Email us to join. #LGBTQEditors
Are you an LGBTQIA2S+ medical editor or writer?
Join us to discuss gender identity and conscious, inclusive, bias-free language in medical communications, research, and patient education materials.
www.eventbrite.com/e/gender-ide...
#MedicalEditors #MedicalWriters #LGBTQEditors
Meet Kandi Zeller! Kandi edits fiction and nonfiction manuscripts at the intersections of spirituality, creativity, and justice. She advises: You're needed. Be you."
Read more on the blog: lgbtqeditors.org/blog/f/meet-...
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Shannon Scott and Sam Keir share their experiences hosting our monthly social and networking meetings in 2023. Stay tuned for more information on our upcoming public events in the year ahead too!
Read more on the blog: buff.ly/4aafKIg
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Image with text reading "Black History Month" with three raised fists, followed by text "Today and every day, we acknowledge and thank our Black LGBTQIA+ heroes whose work—especially in the United States—paved the way for organizations like ours to even begin go dream up existence."
Words hold great power to shape our perspectives on both the world at large and the microcosm of our immediate circles.
We hope you’ve been following our gallery of Black LGBTQIA+ editor heroes!
Read more: lgbtqeditors.org/blog/f/celeb... #BlackHistoryMonth
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I need to fill my brain with more queernorm stories.
Got any good queernorm books you'd recommend?
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