Jillian Eugenios

New York

Senior Producer at NBC News

Reporter at NBC Out

reporter | filmmaker. current: @nbcnews previous: @greatbigstory, @cnn

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Anita Bryant, a former beauty queen turned anti-gay crusader, dies at 84

Jan 10, 2025 | nbcnews.com | Matthew Lavietes |Matt Lavietes |Jillian Eugenios

Jan. 10, 2025, 5:02 PM UTCAnita Bryant, a Grammy-nominated singer and former beauty queen who became known for her advocacy against gay rights in the 1970s, died Dec. 16. She was 84. Bryant died surrounded by family and loved ones at her home in Edmond, Oklahoma, according to an obituary posted Thursday in The Oklahoman, a newspaper in Oklahoma City. She started her promising music career as a child before being crowned Miss Oklahoma at age 18.
Readers and booksellers share their favorite LGBTQ titles of 2024

Dec 29, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Jillian Eugenios

Dec. 29, 2024, 8:35 PM UTCLGBTQ-inclusive books remained top targets of bans and “soft censorship” throughout 2024, but titles that centered queer characters and explored topics related to sexual orientation and gender identity continued to find fierce advocates in readers and booksellers. We asked NBC Out readers and booksellers across the country about their favorite lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer books of 2024.
The next chapter in record U.S. book bans? ‘Soft censorship’

Sep 27, 2024 | msn.com | Jillian Eugenios

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‘Soft’ book bans and the aftermath of record-breaking censorship

Sep 27, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Jillian Eugenios

Sept. 27, 2024, 2:17 PM UTCWhen David Shelley, the CEO of Hachette, one of the “big five” publishing companies, was a teenager, he was living in Margaret Thatcher’s Britain and under a law called Section 28.
There’s a scarcity of out ballerinas

Aug 5, 2024 | gaysonoma.com | Jillian Eugenios

National/ News/ Top Stories As a young ballet dancer, Adriana Pierce lived with two separate selves: the dancer at rehearsal and then, outside the studio, the queer woman exploring her identity. She did not think it possible for both selves to meet. “I regret how I felt in ballet spaces during that time, because I had to leave so much of the best parts of me outside. I don’t think ballet got the best parts of me, and that’s a shame,” said Pierce, the founder and artistic director of Queer the...
There’s a scarcity of out ballerinas. Queer the Ballet is trying to change that.

Jun 21, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Jillian Eugenios

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There’s a scarcity of out ballerinas. Queer the Ballet is trying to change that.

Jun 21, 2024 | aol.com | Jillian Eugenios

June 21, 2024 at 11:58 AMAs a young ballet dancer, Adriana Pierce lived with two separate selves: the dancer at rehearsal and then, outside the studio, the queer woman exploring her identity. She did not think it possible for both selves to meet. “I regret how I felt in ballet spaces during that time, because I had to leave so much of the best parts of me outside.
10 trailblazing queer women to celebrate

Mar 8, 2024 | yahoo.com | Jillian Eugenios

Over the centuries, lesbians and other queer women have pushed the world forward, often challenging norms and defying the expectations of their times. From 1700s England to the contemporary shores of New York’s Fire Island, these women forged new paths and made a space for others to do the same. Some of those on this list lived at a time when there was no language for queer identity as in the present time, and often could not come out due to societal restrictions and concerns for their own safety.
From ‘Blackouts’ to ‘Page Boy,’ the best LGBTQ books of 2023

Dec 22, 2023 | msn.com | Brooke Sopelsa |Jillian Eugenios |Jo Yurcaba |Nicole Childers
From ‘Blackouts’ to ‘Page Boy,’ the best LGBTQ books of 2023

Dec 22, 2023 | nbcnews.com | Brooke Sopelsa |Jillian Eugenios

Create your free profile or log in to save this articleDec. 22, 2023, 2:15 PM UTCThis year was a banner one for LGBTQ books, with queer-inclusive titles winning major awards, topping bestseller lists and breaking sales records. While a “best of” list can barely scratch the surface of noteworthy titles, we solicited the help of book connoisseurs, our bibliophile colleagues and NBC Out readers to help create a list we can confidently recommend for your bookshelf.