Three years ago this week, on January 6th, 2020, a new show was born. It started with a small set at the World AIDS Museum in the heart of Wilton Manors. Originally, the show was called "Q News Tonight" to reference the Queer community, without using a word that some felt might be offensive. The show began with only 3 anchors. Lead anchor Al Ferguson, actor and geek culture personality NapoleonPlays, and political activist Aaron Darr. Two weeks later, on January 23rd, we became one of the first LGBTQ+ media outlets to report on a new virus that had appeared in Wuhan, China, that the WHO issued a warning about. On March 19th, we presented our first special edition episode called our 'Q Q&A On Coronavirus'. It featured Fort Lauderdale mayor Dean Trantalis, Dr. Beau Sharma from CAN Community Health, and infectious disease specialist Dr. Stephen A. Renae. It focused on how this new pandemic would effect the LGBTQ+ community. Starting April 1st, Aaron Darr would be replaced by Misty Eyez and Q News Tonight would report on the diagnosis of It's Happening Out hosts Chef Josie and Ron Brenesky with Covid 19, and Ron's eventual death from the disease. In June of 2020, the rise of the online hate group Q-Anon would cause social media algorithms to flag Q News Tonight as part of their network, leading to the relaunch of the show as Queer News Tonight. The show has continued to document historic events around the world, and specifically how and why they matter to the LGBTQ+ community since then.
Queer News Tonight Celebrates 3 Years As World’s First Daily LGBTQ Evening News Show
- CJ Walden
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