Jennifer Vanasco
Encyclopedia
Jennifer Vanasco is an award-winning syndicated columnist
for the gay press, was the editor in chief of the defunct 365gay.com and a former theater critic for the Chicago Reader.
in Chicago
, worked as a writer for the University of Chicago
, and eventually became a freelance writer and journalism teacher. She published work in the Chicago Tribune, the Advocate, the Chicago Reader, the Progressive Media Service, TimeOut Chicago and the now defunct Girlfriends magazine. Vanasco has written for the Village Voice, Fodor's Travel Guides, Sherman's Travel and over a dozen gay publications.
She was the editor in chief of 365gay.com, owned by Logo/MTV Networks, and blogs for the Huffington Post. She is a member of the Independent Gay Forum
. Her column has been running weekly since its debut in Windy City Times in 1996 (it now runs in the Chicago Free Press) and won three Peter Lisagor Awards for opinion writing from the Society of Professional Journalists
' Chicago Headline Club.
Vanasco, who now lives in Washington Heights in New York City with her partner, writes about travel, the arts, and social and political issues relevant to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender
s, including gay marriage, gays in the military, and gay social life.
Syndicated columnist
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for the gay press, was the editor in chief of the defunct 365gay.com and a former theater critic for the Chicago Reader.
Biography
Jennifer Vanasco grew up in Garden City, NY and attended Wellesley College, where she graduated cum laude in 1994 with a B.A. in Philosophy. After graduating, Vanasco was associate editor at the gay paper Windy City TimesWindy City Times
Windy City Times is Chicago's oldest LGBT newspaper, and the only Chicago gay publication with an independent circulation audit current as of 2008....
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, worked as a writer for the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, and eventually became a freelance writer and journalism teacher. She published work in the Chicago Tribune, the Advocate, the Chicago Reader, the Progressive Media Service, TimeOut Chicago and the now defunct Girlfriends magazine. Vanasco has written for the Village Voice, Fodor's Travel Guides, Sherman's Travel and over a dozen gay publications.
She was the editor in chief of 365gay.com, owned by Logo/MTV Networks, and blogs for the Huffington Post. She is a member of the Independent Gay Forum
Independent Gay Forum
The Independent Gay Forum is an organization that sponsors a website featuring free access to articles and opinions penned by gay conservative, center-right Independent and libertarian gay authors...
. Her column has been running weekly since its debut in Windy City Times in 1996 (it now runs in the Chicago Free Press) and won three Peter Lisagor Awards for opinion writing from the Society of Professional Journalists
Society of Professional Journalists
The Society of Professional Journalists , formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is one of the oldest organizations representing journalists in the United States. It was established in April 1909 at DePauw University, and its charter was designed by William Meharry Glenn. The ten founding members of...
' Chicago Headline Club.
Vanasco, who now lives in Washington Heights in New York City with her partner, writes about travel, the arts, and social and political issues relevant to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
s, including gay marriage, gays in the military, and gay social life.
Published works
- The Glamour Factor and the Fiji Effect, Reading the 'L' Word: Outing Contemporary Television, I.B. Tauris Press, London, 2006
- May 16, I Do, I Don't: Queers on Marriage, Suspect Thoughts Press, San Francisco, 2004
- Grand Haven & Holland; South Haven & Saugatuck/Douglas, Where to Weekend Around Chicago, Fodor's, 2004