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Analysis of race-related discourse in queer press during 2020 protests highlights solidarity and representation.
During the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests, the queer press confronted its own history of peripheralizing communities of color. This study analyzes race-related discourse across nine U.S.-based queer press publications. We find that editors and publishers re-radicalized the meaning of pride by foregrounding the shared histories of resistance and elevating queer people of color in newsroom practices. These efforts routinized coverage of race beyond episodic protest reporting. This study demonstrates how news organizations can strengthen trust, representation, and civic relevance by treating solidarity, rather than detached neutrality, as a generative resource for reporting on inequality and engaging diverse publics.
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