Our Republishing Guidelines

Our stories may be republished online or in print under Creative Commons license CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. We ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution, and link to our website. Here’s what you need to know: 

  • 1. You must give us credit, ideally in this format:

  • By: [Insert name of reporters]

  • 2. If you publish online, you must include the links from the story, and a link to our site at the top of the article with a note that says: “This story was originally published in Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ focused investigative news outlet.” Hyperlink the story link overtop “This story” and hyperlink UnclosetedMedia.com over “in Uncloseted Media.”

  • 3. It's fine to change the story to suit your in-house style (for example, using "Capitola,  Calif." instead of "Capitola.") 

  • 4. You can publish our photos and graphics with the stories with which they originally appeared. Please keep the captions identical. 

  • 5. Though not necessary, we would love it if you could include “Subscribe to Uncloseted Media” at the end of the article and hyperlink to Uncloseted Media one more time. 

  • 6. Don't sell the story. 

  • 7. Don't sell ads against the story. Feel free, however, to publish it on a page surrounded  by ads you've already sold. 

  • 8. Be sure to tag Uncloseted Media when sharing our stories on your social channels. We are @UnclosetedMedia on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Any questions or concerns? Email Spencer Macnaughton and CC Sam Donndelinger: Spencer@Unclosetedmedia.com  // samanthajdonndelinger@gmail.com