In the Family (magazine)

In the Family: The Magazine for Queer People and Their Loved Ones (In the Family Magazine) was a quarterly, print magazine published from 1995-2005 in the United States by Family Magazine, Inc.^[1] Drawing on the expertise of psychotherapy and family therapy, it explored individual, couple, and family dynamics of LGBT people as well as their heterosexual loved ones.^[2] The magazine was based in Tucson, Arizona.^[3]

History

The magazine was founded by Laura Markowitz, a National Magazine Award-winning writer and editor who covered the field of family therapy as a senior editor for the Family Therapy Networker (now called Psychotherapy Networker).

In the Family Magazine was originally subtitled The Magazine for Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Their Relations, but changed to The Magazine for Queer People and Their Loved Ones as the publication began more regularly to cover issues related to transgender people and their families.

After its 40th issue, the magazine ceased publication, in June 2005. EBSCO Publishing licensed the full text of In the Family Magazine for its online databases.^[4] ProQuest acquired the nonexclusive rights to distribute In the Family Magazine content through its Ethnic NewsWatch, GenderWatch, and Alt PressWatch databases.^[5]

Awards

In 1997, In the Family Magazine won the Excellence in the Media Award from the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy for its coverage of LGBT parenting. In 2004, the magazine's Markowitz won the award for Innovative Contribution to the Field of Family Therapy from the American Family Therapy Academy.^[6]

Annual conferences

From 1998-2001, In the Family Magazine sponsored annual conferences for mental health professionals. These took place in San Francisco, and featured keynote addresses, panels, and small sessions on LGBT family, family therapy, and psychology.

References

^ Brown, Eleanor (February 2005). "FAREWELL TO TWO NATIONAL PUBS, PLUS AN ATLANTA DIGEST". Press Pass Q. 6 (11). Rivendell Media and Q Syndicate. Retrieved 23 February 2012. The glossy magazine's first issue appeared in July 1995. The print run is now down to 1,000 because Markowitz stopped sending out renewal notices (circulation is largely subscription-based). "Over the years, distribution in the United States became prohibitively expensive, [but] in Canada we do very well on the newsstand and the costs to us are low."
^ Igl, Valerie. "What Do Therapists Think about S/M?". Feminist Therapy Associates. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012. This question is the topic of the April 1998 issue of In The Family which bills itself as "the magazine for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and their relations." The publication's focus seems to be on matters of interest to sexual minority clients and their therapists, with a different theme in each edition.
^ Stephen Blake Mettee; Michelle Doland; Doris Hall (February 2007). American Directory of Writer's Guidelines: More Than 1,700 Magazine Editors and Book Publishers Explain What They Are Looking for from Freelancers. Quill Driver Books. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-884956-58-4. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
^ "LGBT Life Database Coverage List". EBSCO Publishing. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
^ "SIRS Issues Researcher" (Excel Spreadsheet). Retrieved 23 February 2012 – via ProQuest.
^ "AFTA AWARDS 1981-2009". American Family Therapy Academy. Archived from the original (Word document) on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2012.

[1] Brown, Eleanor (February 2005). "FAREWELL TO TWO NATIONAL PUBS, PLUS AN ATLANTA DIGEST". Press Pass Q. 6 (11). Rivendell Media and Q Syndicate. Retrieved 23 February 2012. The glossy magazine's first issue appeared in July 1995. The print run is now down to 1,000 because Markowitz stopped sending out renewal notices (circulation is largely subscription-based). "Over the years, distribution in the United States became prohibitively expensive, [but] in Canada we do very well on the newsstand and the costs to us are low."

[2] Igl, Valerie. "What Do Therapists Think about S/M?". Feminist Therapy Associates. Archived from the original on 22 December 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012. This question is the topic of the April 1998 issue of In The Family which bills itself as "the magazine for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and their relations." The publication's focus seems to be on matters of interest to sexual minority clients and their therapists, with a different theme in each edition.

[3] Stephen Blake Mettee; Michelle Doland; Doris Hall (February 2007). American Directory of Writer's Guidelines: More Than 1,700 Magazine Editors and Book Publishers Explain What They Are Looking for from Freelancers. Quill Driver Books. p. 328. ISBN 978-1-884956-58-4. Retrieved 17 May 2020.

[4] "LGBT Life Database Coverage List". EBSCO Publishing. Retrieved 23 February 2012.

[5] "SIRS Issues Researcher" (Excel Spreadsheet). Retrieved 23 February 2012 – via ProQuest.

[6] "AFTA AWARDS 1981-2009". American Family Therapy Academy. Archived from the original (Word document) on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2012.

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