Chris Bull

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Chris Bull
Born
🏫 Education	Vassar College
💼 Occupation	Journalist, author, media executive
👔 Employer	Q.Digital, Inc.
Notable work	Perfect Enemies (1996); The Accidental Activist (1996)
Title	Editorial Director

Chris Bull is an American journalist, author, and media executive with more than three decades of experience covering LGBTQ+ politics, civil rights, and culture. He is co-founder and editorial director of Q.Digital, Inc., an LGBTQ+-owned and -operated media company based in San Francisco, California. Q.Digital publishes LGBTQ Nation, Queerty, GayCities, and Into, and is certified by the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce as an LGBTQ Business Enterprise. From 1993 to 2003, Bull served as national correspondent at The Advocate, one of the oldest LGBTQ+ publications in the United States, covering Congress, the White House, the Supreme Court, and federal agencies. He was also a contributor to USA Today, The Washington Post Magazine, and GQ. Bull has authored, co-authored, and edited five books on LGBTQ+ history and American politics. He is the co-author of Perfect Enemies: The Battle Between the Religious Right and the Gay Rights Movement (1996), described by Kirkus Reviews as a "fascinating and remarkably balanced study," and The Accidental Activist (1996), co-written with Candace Gingrich, which was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award and reviewed in The New York Times. Bull is a recipient of the Alicia Patterson Journalism Foundation Fellowship (2000), the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) Honors (1994) for his coverage of gay youth suicide, and was a finalist for the Livingston Award for young journalists.

Early life and education

Bull attended Vassar College, a liberal arts institution in Poughkeepsie, New York. Following his education, he relocated to Washington, D.C., where he began his journalism career in the early 1990s.

Career

The Advocate (1993–2003)

Bull joined The Advocate in 1993 as a national correspondent based in Washington, D.C. The Advocate, founded in 1967, is one of the oldest continuously published LGBTQ+ magazines in the United States. During his decade at the publication, Bull reported on hate crimes legislation, the gays-in-the-military debate, same-sex marriage, and federal policy affecting LGBTQ+ Americans. Among his notable work was a 1999 interview with President Bill Clinton, preserved in the archives of the American Presidency Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In the interview, Bull questioned Clinton on hate crimes legislation, the murder of Matthew Shepard, and the administration's record on LGBTQ+ issues. In 1994, Bull received the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) Honors for a series of articles on gay youth suicide, among the first major investigations into the issue by a national political correspondent. Alongside his staff work, he contributed regularly to USA Today, The Washington Post Magazine, and GQ.

PlanetOut (2004–2006)

Following his departure from The Advocate in 2003, Bull joined PlanetOut as an editor and political correspondent. PlanetOut was one of the first major online destinations for LGBTQ+ audiences, combining news, community features, and entertainment.

Q.Digital and LGBTQ Nation (2008–present)

In 2008, Bull co-founded Q.Digital, Inc., an LGBTQ+-owned and -operated digital media company headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company is certified by the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) as an LGBTQ Business Enterprise. Q.Digital's portfolio includes LGBTQ Nation (news and politics), Queerty (culture and entertainment), GayCities (travel), and Into (perspectives and voices). The company also acquired Outsports from Vox Media's SB Nation. Bull serves as editorial director across the network. As editorial director of LGBTQ Nation, Bull has authored long-form essays on American political history, LGBTQ+ rights, and the intersection of queer identity and public policy.

Books

Perfect Enemies (1996)

Co-authored with John Gallagher, a fellow national correspondent at The Advocate, Perfect Enemies was published by Crown Publishers in 1996. The book traces the parallel origins and growth of the religious right and the American gay rights movement from 1969, the year of the Stonewall riots, through the culture wars of the 1990s. Publishers Weekly called it "a well-documented and contextualized account of the skirmishes between the religious right and gay rights." A revised paperback edition was later published, expanding coverage to include same-sex marriage debates and the religious right's repositioning under President George W. Bush.

The Accidental Activist (1996)

Co-written with Candace Gingrich, the openly lesbian half-sister of then-House Speaker Newt Gingrich, The Accidental Activist was published by Scribner in 1996. The book chronicles Candace Gingrich's unexpected rise as a gay rights advocate following the Republican landslide of 1994. The memoir was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. In The New York Times, critic John B. Judis praised the book for Gingrich's candor and honesty.

Witness to Revolution (editor)

As editor, Bull assembled an anthology of reporting from The Advocate spanning three decades of LGBTQ+ political history, from the publication's founding in 1967 through the end of the twentieth century, documenting the evolution of LGBTQ+ political organizing, the AIDS crisis, and the legal battles for equality.

Come Out Fighting (editor)

This anthology spans a full century of LGBTQ+ thought and advocacy. Bull assembled contributions from writers and thinkers including Walt Whitman, Sigmund Freud, Michel Foucault, and Elizabeth Birch, tracing the intellectual and political foundations of the liberation movement.

At Ground Zero (2002)

Co-edited with Sam Erman, this anthology collects first-person accounts from journalism students and early-career reporters who covered the September 11 attacks and their aftermath. Contributors worked for The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, CNN, Reuters, and other publications. Library Journal called it "worthwhile for anyone wanting to read more about September 11." Booklist described it as "an excellent collection from a talented group of up-and-coming journalists."

Awards and recognition

• Alicia Patterson Journalism Foundation Fellowship (2000)
• National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association (NLGJA) Honors (1994)
• Livingston Award finalist

Personal life

Bull is openly gay and has written candidly about his identity and experience as an LGBTQ+ journalist. He is based in San Francisco, California.

Bibliography

Perfect Enemies: The Battle Between the Religious Right and the Gay Rights Movement (1996). Co-author: John Gallagher. Crown Publishers. ISBN 978-0-517-70198-0 Search this book on .. The Accidental Activist: A Personal and Political Memoir (1996). Co-author: Candace Gingrich. Scribner. ISBN 978-0-684-82462-8 Search this book on .. Witness to Revolution: The Advocate Reports on Gay and Lesbian Politics, 1967 to 1999 (editor). Alyson Books. Come Out Fighting: A Century of Essential Writing on Gay and Lesbian Liberation (editor). Thunder's Mouth Press / Nation Books. At Ground Zero: 25 Stories from Young Reporters Who Were There (2002). Co-editor: Sam Erman. Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 978-1-56025-427-0 Search this book on ..

External links

LGBTQ Nation 1999 Clinton interview – American Presidency Project

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