So sad.

Armando Montano, a 22-year-old gay journalist interning with the Associated Press was found dead in Mexico City on Saturday.

His body was found in an apartment building elevator shaft near where he was living in the capital's Condesa neighborhood. Mexican authorities are currently investigating his death with the US Embassy monitoring.

More after the jump.

The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association understands the importance of how our community's struggles and accomplishments reverberate through writing, and has just announced the launch of the annual running for its highly-sought scholarships to ensure we remain visible. Two young GLBT journalism students will be awarded $5,000 scholarships (the Leroy F. Aarons and the Kay Longcope) from the NLGJA, based upon submitted writing samples. For more information on the annual call for submissions, visit NLGJA.org.