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.
Argentina
- Jose Bianco, Sur
Australia
- Matt Akersten, SameSame
- Silke Bader, Curve magazine
- Andrew Creagh, DNA Magazine
- Brett Hayhoe, Q Magazine
- Alexander Thatcher, Fuse Magazine
Bangladesh
- Xulhaz Mannan, Roopbaan
Canada
- Bert Archer, Now Magazine
- Elsa Gidlow, Les Mouches Fantastiques
- Nick Haramis, Bullet
- Ed Jackson, Body Politic magazine
- Brandon Matheson, Xtra
- Roswell George Mills, Les Mouches Fantastiques
- Ken Popert, Pink Triangle Press
- Mitchell Raphael, fab magazine
Denmark
- Martin Elmer, Vennan
France
- Jean-Jacques Augier, Tetu
- Didier Lestrade, Tetu
Great Britain
- Liam Campbell, Elska magazine
- Benjamin Cohen, PinkNews
- Jane Czyzselska, Diva magazine
- Dean Eastmond, HISKIND
- Simon Edge, Capital Gay
- Joseph Galliano, Gay Times magazine
- Uwern Jong, OutThere magazine
- Roz Kaveney, META
- Paris Lees, Gay Times
- Joseph Patrick McCormick, PinkNews
- Josh Rivers, Gay Times
- Tris Reid-Smith, Pink Paper
- Darren Styles, Winq
- Tim Teeman, Pink Paper
- Matthew Todd, Attitude magazine
India
- Udayan Dhar, Pink Pages
- Priya Gangwani, Gaysi
Jordan
- Khalid Abdel-Hadi, My.Kali
Nigeria
- Richard Akuson, A Nasty Boy
Norway
- Knut Aasted Braten, Syn og Segn
Philippines
- Paolo Lorenzana, TEAM
Poland
- Mariusz Kurc, Replika
- Slawek Starosta, MEN! magazine
Romania
- Lucian Dunareanu, Switch
Russia
- Roman Kalinin, TEMA
Scotland
- John Hein, ScotsGay magazine
- Alanna Jane Higginson, Gaia magazine
Slovenia
- Brane Mozetic, Revolver
- Suzana Tratnik, Revolver
Somalia
- Afdhere Jama, Huriyah
South Africa
- Luiz DeBarros, MambaOnline and MambaGirl
Spain
- Alfonso Llopart, Shangay Express
Sweden
- Jon Voss, QX magazine
Switzerland
- Karl Meier, Der Kreis
United States
- Vince Aletti, The Village Voice
- Tracy Baim, Windy City Times
- Paul Bentley, Bay Area Reporter
- Walter Armstrong, Poz magazine
- Matthew Breen, The Advocate Magazine
- Hal Call, Mattachine Review
- Leo Cusimano, Dallas Voice
- Anne-Christine d’Adesky, Plus magazine
- Tom Eubanks, Genre magazine
- Edythe Eyde, Vice Versa and The Ladder
- Tom Finkel, Village Voice
- Barbara Grier, The Ladder
- Lucas Grindley, Advocate
- Aaron Hicklin, Out magazine
- Merryn Johns, Curve magazine
- Matt Kailey, Out Front magazine
- Diamond Kesawn, Raynbow Affair
- Sam Lansky, Idolator
- Amos Mac, Original Plumbing
- Billy Manes, Watermark
- Troy Masters, The LA Pride, Gay City News
- Kevin Naff, Washington Blade
- John Richard Nichols, GAY
- Karen Ocamb, Frontiers
- R. Kurt Osenlund, OUT magazine
- Phillip Picardi, OUT magazine
- John Preston, The Advocate
- Bob Ross, Bay Area Reporter
- Patrick Ryan, Lodestar Quarterly
- Paul Schindler, Gay City News
- Richard Schneider, The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review
- Mark Segal, Philadelphia Gay News
- Charles Shively, Fag Rag
- Zach Stafford, Advocate, Into (Grindr online magazine)
- Sean Strub, Poz magazine
- Sarah Toce, The Seattle Lesbian
- Pepe J. Torres, Adelante magazine
- Andy Towle, Genre magazine
- Elliott Trotter, Skyd
- Judy Wieder, OUT magazine, Advocate magazine, Genre magazine
- Cyd Zeigler, Genre magazine and New York Blade
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
