![]() ![]() ![]() NLGJA plans to give the award every year at least through 2026, thanks to Córdova’s generosity. She wrote that, ‘being an organizer and journalist in the lesbian, gay, feminist, and women of color communities − and loving it − has been the focal point, of my life.’ In creating this NLGJA award for lesbian and queer women journalists, she wanted to reach out across generations for others to do the same because we are stronger when we support each other to keep telling the important stories for and by our communities.” “Her work as a reporter, a columnist and as publisher of the Lesbian Tide was always connected to her activism. ![]() “Jeanne Córdova believed that good journalism was critical to supporting and transforming our movements,” said Lynn Harris Ballen, Córdova’s spouse. She founded the Community Yellow Pages, a directory of gay- and lesbian-owned Southern California businesses, and she co-founded an organization that sponsored lesbian art and history exhibits. She authored both “When We Were Outlaws: a Memoir of Love and Revolution” and “Kicking the Habit: A Lesbian Nun Story.” She also organized lesbian conferences and fought for lesbian and gay rights. Jeanne Córdova was a journalist and the editor and publisher of Lesbian Tide, which chronicled the 1970s lesbian feminist movement. ![]()
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