Name: Beyond the Binary: Intersectionality in the Newsroom
Start: 2025-03-08T16:00:00-0500
End: 2025-03-08T16:45:00-0500

The 2025 NLGJA LGBTQ+ Student Conference is a place for students to connect with your peers, learn from industry professionals, score an internship, meet with recruiters from top news organizations and more!

Taking place virtually from March 7-8, 2025, the fifth annual virtual Student Conference from NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists will explore the intersections of the news industry and LGBTQ+ identities.

REGISTER NOW! Registration is Pay What You Can and open to all NLGJA members and non-members.

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Saturday March 8, 2025 4:00pm - 4:45pm EST

Virtual

Join us in this session for a frank discussion of the experiences of queer people of color in the newsroom. All too often, coverage of LGBTQ+ identities and communities fails to take into account the intersections of identities beyond the realm of gender and sexuality. What does it mean to move through the world, and the newsroom, as a queer person of color?

Speakers

Luis Joel Méndez González (He/Him)

Climate Change Investigative Journalist, Centro de Periodismo Investigativo

Méndez González is an award-winning climate change investigative reporter for Puerto Rico's Center for Investigative Journalism through Report for America. He is a passionate, data-driven investigative multimedia reporter with an interest in stories about Puerto Rico, where he was... Read More →

Dee Tum-Monge (They/Elle/Ella)

Senior Communications Manager, National LGBTQ Task Force

Dee Tum-Monge is a nonbinary, Latine and seasoned communications professional with a passion for applying the creative impact of narrative-driven digital media.Over their career in managing communications, marketing and branding, Dee has established themself as a knowledgeable builder... Read More →

Cathy Renna (She/Her)

Communications director, National LGBTQ Task Force

Cathy Renna is a veteran in the communications industry,. Since her time at GLAAD in the 1990’s and early aughts, Cathy has executed her particular expertise in crisis and strategic communications, playing a central role in shaping nearly all major issues affecting the LGBTQ+ community... Read More →

Saturday March 8, 2025 4:00pm - 4:45pm EST
Virtual

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Luis Joel Méndez González (He/Him)

Dee Tum-Monge (They/Elle/Ella)

Cathy Renna (She/Her)

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