Daniels Urges Donations for Advocate Journalism Project
Eugene Daniels asked Out100 gala attendees to back a new nonprofit fundraising initiative supporting The Advocate's reporting and archive.
Updated on Nov. 13, 2026 in LGBTQ+
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At the 2026 Out100 gala in Los Angeles on Thursday night, Eugene Daniels appealed to attendees to donate to The Advocate Journalism Project, a new nonprofit fundraising initiative. The project seeks support from individuals, foundations and companies to sustain reporting and preserve the publication's archive.
Why it matters
The initiative aims to help The Advocate keep reporting queer history as it happens and to safeguard nearly 60 years of print archive. The publication turns 60 years old next year, a milestone the project frames as an opportunity to secure its future.
The Advocate was founded in 1967 following organizing after the police raid on the Black Cat Tavern in Los Angeles, and the project will be fiscally sponsored by the nonprofit Independent Arts & Media. Specific fundraising totals and targets have not been disclosed.
The players
Eugene Daniels
Eugene Daniels is a journalist who made the donation appeal at the 2026 Out100 gala.
The Advocate
The Advocate is an LGBTQ+ news publication founded in 1967 that has chronicled queer history for nearly six decades.
Independent Arts & Media
Independent Arts & Media is a nonprofit organization that serves as the fiscal sponsor of The Advocate Journalism Project.
The details
The project will fund journalists, investigations, Washington, D.C. coverage, documentaries, fellowships and internships, and online reporting is to remain free of a paywall. The Advocate traces its origins to a September 1967 newsletter published by PRIDE.
Timeline
1967: Organizing after the Black Cat Tavern raid in Los Angeles led to The Advocate's founding.
September 1967: PRIDE published the newsletter that became The Advocate.
November 12, 2026: Eugene Daniels made the donation appeal at the Out100 gala in Los Angeles.
2027: The Advocate turns 60 years old.
Legacy Continuity
The Advocate's founding grew out of organizing after the 1967 police raid on the Black Cat Tavern in Los Angeles, and the new Advocate Journalism Project extends that community-driven origin into a nonprofit model to fund its next six decades. The move positions the publication to keep documenting queer history as it unfolds across the United States.
Readers who value queer journalism can support the effort through donations from individuals, foundations or companies, and the initiative pledges that online reporting will stay free of a paywall. The project's plan to fund Washington, D.C. coverage and fellowships could expand the reporting available to readers nationwide.
The takeaway
Sustaining independent LGBTQ+ journalism depends on reader and institutional support, and donations to nonprofit initiatives like this one help keep queer history on the record. Readers interested in media preservation can consider contributing to similar efforts.
What happens next
The Advocate turns 60 years old next year, in 2027, a milestone the project has positioned as an opportunity to secure the publication's future.
Further reading
Explore more LGBTQ+ coverage on how queer media and history are being preserved across the United States.
More information
Support the initiative through the The Advocate Journalism Project donation page.
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