LGBTQ Magazine Editors
Despite the increased use of technology to transmit information about the LGBTQ community, there remains a plethora of national and local LGBTQ magazines and newspapers. These organizations have tended to produce both print and electronic versions of their publications, and are often part of larger LGBTQ-focused business organizations.
Several of these magazines have received international readership stature (such as Out magazine and The Advocate of the United States, or Gay Times and PinkNews of the United Kingdom) and encompass global issues that affect the LGBTQ community. The majority, however, remain focused on their local communities and issues. Some of the publications have ceased to exist but were material players in the advancement of LGBTQ rights around the world in the past - there is a rich history of the contribution of queer journalists to the coverage of LGBTQ issues.
In the United States, The National Gay Media Association has been formed as an interest and lobbying group of the leading LGBT newspaper publishers. As well, the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association has been formed as an organization of journalists, media professionals, educators and students working from within the news industry to foster fair and accurate coverage of LGBT issues.
We have identified the following individuals as founders and/or principal editors of LGBTQ magazines. They hail from Australia, India, Canada, Poland, Norway, Somalia, France, Russia, Argentina, the United States, Great Britain, Sweden, Bangladesh, Scotland, Switzerland, Philippines, Nigeria, Romania, South Africa, Jordan, Slovenia, and Denmark.
- Khalid Abdel-Hadi, My.Kali, Jordan
- Matt Akersten, SameSame, Australia
- Richard Akuson, A Nasty Boy, Nigeria
- Vince Aletti, The Village Voice, United States
- Bert Archer, Now Magazine, Canada
- Jean-Jacques Augier, Tetu, France
- Silke Bader, Curve magazine, Australia
- Tracy Baim, Windy City Times, United States
- Paul Bentley, Bay Area Reporter, United States
- Knut Aasted Braten, Syn og Segn, Norway
- Walter Armstrong, Poz magazine, United States
- Jose Bianco, Sur, Argentina
- Matthew Breen, The Advocate Magazine, United States
- Hal Call, Mattachine Review, United States
- Liam Campbell, Elska magazine, Great Britain
- Benjamin Cohen, PinkNews, Great Britain
- Andrew Creagh, DNA Magazine, Australia
- Leo Cusimano, Dallas Voice, United States
- Jane Czyzselska, Diva magazine, Great Britain
- Anne-Christine d’Adesky, Plus magazine, United States
- Luiz DeBarros, MambaOnline and MambaGirl, South Africa
- Udayan Dhar, Pink Pages, India
- Lucian Dunareanu, Switch, Romania
- Dean Eastmond, HISKIND, Great Britain
- Simon Edge, Capital Gay, Great Britain
- Martin Elmer, Vennan, Denmark
- Tom Eubanks, Genre magazine, United States
- Edythe Eyde, Vice Versa and The Ladder, United States
- Tom Finkel, Village Voice, United States
- Joseph Galliano, Gay Times magazine, Great Britain
- Priya Gangwani, Gaysi, India
- Elsa Gidlow, Les Mouches Fantastiques, Canada
- Barbara Grier, The Ladder, United States
- Lucas Grindley, Advocate, United States
- Brett Hayhoe, Q Magazine, Australia
- Nick Haramis, Bullet, Canada
- John Hein, ScotsGay magazine, Scotland
- Aaron Hicklin, Out magazine, United States
- Afdhere Jama, Huriyah, Somalia
- Alanna Jane Higginson, Gaia magazine, Scotland
- Ed Jackson, Body Politic magazine, Canada
- Uwern Jong, OutThere magazine, Great Britain
- Matt Kailey, Out Front magazine, United States
- Roman Kalinin, TEMA, Russia
- Roz Kaveney, META, Great Britain
- Diamond Kesawn, Raynbow Affair, United States
- Mariusz Kurc, Replika, Poland
- Sam Lansky, Idolator, United States
- Paris Lees, Gay Times, Great Britain
- Didier Lestrade, Tetu, France
- Alfonso Llopart, Shangay Express, Spain
- Paolo Lorenzana, TEAM, Philippines
- Amos Mac, Original Plumbing, United States
- Billy Manes, Watermark, United States
- Xulhaz Mannan, Roopbaan, Bangladesh
- Troy Masters, The LA Pride, Gay City News, United States
- Brandon Matheson, Xtra, Canada
- Joseph Patrick McCormick, PinkNews, Great Britain
- Karl Meier, Der Kreis, Switzerland
- Roswell George Mills, Les Mouches Fantastiques, Canada
- Brane Mozetic, Revolver, Slovenia
- Kevin Naff, Washington Blade, United States
- John Richard Nichols, GAY, United States
- Karen Ocamb, Frontiers, United States
- R. Kurt Osenlund, OUT magazine, United States
- Phillip Picardi, OUT magazine, United States
- Ken Popert, Pink Triangle Press, Canada
- John Preston, The Advocate, United States
- Mitchell Raphael, fab magazine, Canada
- Josh Rivers, Gay Times, Great Britain
- Bob Ross, Bay Area Reporter, United States
- Patrick Ryan, Lodestar Quarterly, United States
- Tris Reid-Smith, Pink Paper, Great Britain
- Paul Schindler, Gay City News, United States
- Richard Schneider, The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review, United States
- Mark Segal, Philadelphia Gay News, United States
- Charles Shively, Fag Rag, United States
- Zach Stafford, Advocate, Into (Grindr online magazine), United States
- Slawek Starosta, MEN! magazine, Poland
- Sean Strub, Poz magazine, United States
- Darren Styles, Winq, Great Britain
- Tim Teeman, Pink Paper, Great Britain
- Alexander Thatcher, Fuse Magazine, Australia
- Sarah Toce, The Seattle Lesbian, United States
- Matthew Todd, Attitude magazine, Great Britain
- Pepe J. Torres, Adelante magazine, United States
- Andy Towle, Genre magazine, United States
- Suzana Tratnik, Revolver, Slovenia
- Elliott Trotter, Skyd, United States
- Jon Voss, QX magazine, Sweden
- Judy Wieder, OUT magazine, Advocate magazine, Genre magazine
- Cyd Zeigler, Genre magazine and New York Blade, United States
See Also
- LGBTQ Investigative Journalists and Editors
- Top Television News Anchors Who Identify as LGBTQ
- Political Correspondents and Commentators Who Identify as LGBTQ
- Founders of LGBTQ Book Publishers
