Conventions
From its inception in 1990, NLJGA hosts an annual convention inviting their members to participate in top-level training sessions, thought-provoking discussions, and social & professional networking events. Beginning in 2003, a one day LGBT Media Summit was added to the event to educate and network journalists working within LGBT Media. Both events continued into 2011, with that year's National Convention & LGBT Media summit taking place in Philadelphia.
The 2012 convention was the first time NLGJA participated in the joint UNITY Journalists convention, held in Las Vegas with the Asian American Journalists Association, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists and the Native American Journalists Association.
2010 marked the 20th anniversary for NLGJA. It hosted its annual convention in San Francisco. In 2009, NLGJA held its first international convention in Montreal, Canada.
The organization's 2008 convention, "NLGJA Goes to Washington," took place in Washington, D.C.. The 2007 convention was held in San Diego, California the first week of September and was titled "Breaking Stories, Breaking Waves." One of the keynote speakers was transsexual Los Angeles Times sports writer Christine Daniels.
The 2006 convention, held in Miami Beach, Florida, attracted about 650 journalists. During that event, CNN Headline News anchor Thomas Roberts discussed being openly gay during a panel while on air.
Previous conventions have been held in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, Las Vegas and San Francisco.
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