Curve Award
Recipient of the Curve Award for Excellence in Lesbian Coverage.
Moderator · Host · Speaker
Book Dana for your event.
She'll moderate the hell out of your panel.
Dana Piccoli has been writing about the LGBTQ+ community for over a decade and is now the Managing Director of News is Out, a queer media collaborative. With a special dedication to queer women's issues, Dana has written for numerous sites, including The Mary Sue, Decider, Curve and NBC. She's the former Managing Editor of the Bella Media Channel and the founder of Queer Media Matters. She also specializes in collaboration and project management, bringing newsrooms, organizations and partners together around shared work.
As a moderator and host, Dana has traveled the world to speak about LGBTQ+ issues and host popular events like CarmillaCon (Toronto, ON), the South American LGBTQ+ Travel Conference (Brazil), New York Comic Con (NYC, NY) and ClexaCon (Las Vegas, NV).
Recognition & reach.
At a glanceChampion of Pride
Named one of The Advocate magazine's Champions of Pride.
Social followers
An engaged community of readers and fans who follow her work across platforms.
Past events.
Hosting · Moderating · Speaking- Collaborative Journalism Summit2023
- Outfest Outfronts2022, 2023
- BIGO Live Pride Event2022
- ClexaCon2017–2022 (2020 virtual)
- CarmillaCon2019
- Golden Crown Awards, host2019
- South America LGBTQ+ Travel Conference2019
- New York Comic Con2018
- ClexaCon London2017
- Carmilla Season 2 Premiere Event2016
Topics
What Dana talks about.
For over a decade, Dana has made it her mission to advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. Whether that's on television and film, or in the office and education, Dana can share her unique knowledge and experience with you.
- Queer and trans representation in media
- LGBTQ+ television and film
- The long-lasting effects of the Hays Code
- Allyship in the office and beyond
- LGBTQ+ advocacy and activism
- Pride year-round
- LGBTQ+ history
- Identity & representation
- Collaboration across newsrooms and organizations
- Project management for media and mission-driven teams
In their words.
What people say“Watching Dana Piccoli moderate a panel is seeing a master at work. Her ability to entertain a nearly 1,000-seat crowd of fans while putting A-list talent at ease takes discipline and a little bit of magic and Dana has it in spades. She's well researched, hilarious (see: GIFs) and it's not surprising that she has her own growing family of fans including me. One thing is for certain. Dana Piccoli, Fairy Gaymother, master of ceremonies, is one of us.”
Jessica Payne, Digital Marketing Strategist
“Her true magic is being the voice to so many who realize the importance of queer representation in media.”
Maat Moon
Book Dana
Want Dana to host or speak at your event?
Tell her about your audience, topic, dates and format.
Email dana@danapiccoli.com ↗
