A new grant-supported project tracks LGBTQ media projects across the country. According to News Is Out, the LGBTQ+ Media Mapping Project “offers the first in-depth look at the scope, impact and urgent needs of local LGBTQ+ media across the United States. What strikes me in looking at the map is how few local LGBTQ media outlets are in operation — just 107, including 80 that responded to the survey used to create the map and 27 that did not. We also found very few LGBTQ+ media receive any significant foundation support in a time of increased focus on philanthropy in journalism. “Newspapers have always been a lifeline, not just for subscribers but for democracy itself,” Sacks writes.