List of LGBTQ periodicals
The following is a list of periodicals aimed at the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer demographic by country.
Australia
Australian LGBTQ+ periodicals are listed in- Archer
- Dandy Magazine, published in Sydney
- Pink Advocate.
- Fortnightly since 2000
- , also, Victorian sister publication of Sydney Star Observer
- Star Observer
- , also
Free
- Monthly since 2021
Austria
- - Pan-European magazine dedicated to quality journalism with stations in Vienna and London - in English
- , national
- , national
- , launch 1979
Out of print
*Bangladesh
Roopbaan.Brazil
- A Capa
- G Magazine
- H Magazine
- Homens
- Junior
- ''Revista Via G''
Out of print
- DOM - De Outro Modo
- O Lampião da Esquina
- ''Sui Generis''
Canada
Probably the most comprehensive list and largest collection of Canadian and international LGBT periodicals is at the ArQuives in Toronto. See the following website: .- Launched in 1998. Montréal.
- Daily Xtra
- , launch 1984
- , launch 2003The 'Out'port
- , Ontar
- , Ottawa, launch 2002
- , Ontario, launch 2000Wayves
- Magazine
Out of print
- , Toronto and New York
- . There is a detailed digital INDEX to the contents of Angles and its predecessor, VGCC News, covering the period 1980 to 1998. Index is titled Angles and VGCC News and is available through Library and Archives Canada's online catalogue, through OCLC's WorldCat, or at the Internet Archive. .
- , launch 2006GO Info..J.D.s Le petit Berdache
- , Manitoba
- Perceptions, 1983–2013.. NOTE that this periodical title is sometimes given in library catalogues or elsewhere as: Gay and Lesbian Perceptions.Rites. Siren..The Body Politic. The Gaezette Urban Fitness Xtra!
- * Xtra Ottawa
- * ''Xtra Vancouver''
China, People's Republic of
See also separate list at: Hong Kong.----乐点 / 点 = Gay Spot / GS / Gayspot Magazine.
One of the longest-running mainland Chinese LGBT periodicals. Note that digital archival copies for the period 2007 to 2015 have been posted for preservation to the Internet Archive. The entry as given above notes the various titles, in both simplified Chinese characters and in English, by which this periodical is represented. And yet one additional title form, Le Dian, has also been seen.
Femalefield = 女性天地.
Note one archived sample issue of Femalefield at Internet Archive.
Les+ .
Missionary.
First issue of Missionary, Sept. 2018, called "Public", created by DaddyGreenBASEMENT and "showcasing a series of personal discussions about male homosexuality in public spaces".
Costa Rica
- , San Jose; launch 1994
Czech Republic
- 1931–1932
- 1932
- 1932–1934
- 1938
- , launch 1993
Finland
- , Helsinki 2010-
- , Helsinki 2006-
Out of print
- , Helsinki 1995
- , Helsinki 1993–1994
- , Helsinki 1975–1994
- , Helsinki 2008–2009
- , Helsinki 1995–2007
France
- Jeanne Magazine
- Stonewall.fr
- , 1995-
- Garçon Magazine
Out of print
- , 1979–1991
- , free
- , 2004–2011
Georgia
- , bilingual, launch 2006
Germany
BLU Berlin BLU München EXIT Ruhrgebiet GAB Frankfurt, Rhein/Main- , Hamburg
- , national L-mag Jackwerth Verlag, national rik Matthei Medien, Cologne
- , Berlin
Out of print
Das 3. Geschlecht, 1930–32- , national, 1969–2014Blätter für Menschenrecht, literary and scientific, 1923–33Der Eigene, art and culture, 1896–1931Die Freundschaft, art and culture, 1919–1933Die Freundin 1924–1933 Frauenliebe 1926–1930 Garçonne 1930–1932 Die BIF - Blätter Idealer Frauenfreundschaften 1926–1927 Gigi – Zeitschrift für sexuelle Emanzipation Förderverein des wissenschaftlich-humanitären komitees e.V., national HAW-Info Homosexuelle Emanzipation Verlag Emanzipation; Die Insel, literary supplement of the Blätter für MenschenrechtDie Insel Jahrbuch für sexuelle Zwischenstufen, scientific, 1899–1923Magnus, Magnus Verlag, Jackerth Verlag, national
- national, 1987–2017
Greece
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Hong Kong
For a more complete list of current and discontinued Hong Kong LGBT periodicals, see the "Towards Full Citizenship" bibliography. "Towards Full Citizenship" is accessible online at this link ..NOTE: several Hong Kong periodicals of the 1990s have been archived to the Internet Archive site.. Additionally, contents of the three titles noted in the previous sentence have been indexed in a separately published index titled: IN THEIR OWN VOICES, which is electronically available at this link , and also through Library and Archives Canada's online catalogue.
Note also some other 1980s and 1990s titles archived as sample issues at Internet Archive.Dimsum Magazine, Chinese and English. Began publication ca. 2002; later in electronic formatHong Kong Ten Percent Journal, primarily in Chinese, published 1993–1998 East Tide (東壽), ca. 1980Pink Triangle (粉紅三角), ca. 1980, continued by East Tide
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Hungary
BoxerIndia
1986 - Anamika - Print Magazine for South Asian lesbians and Bisexual women.- 1986 - Trikone - South Asian diaspora
- 1989 - Khush Khayal - South Asian
- 1989 - Shakti Khabar - South Asian
- 1990 - Shamakami - For South Asian Lesbian and Bi women
- 1990 - Bombay Dost - Indian gay men
- 1990 - Freedom - Gay Newsletter
- 1991 - Pravartak - Indian lgbt magazine
- 1993 - Samiyoni - South Asian lesbians
- 1993 - Aarambh - South Asian LGBT
- 1997 - Darpan - LGBT Newsletter
- 1998 - Scripts - Queer feminist magazine
- 1999 - Sanghamitra - Bangalore LGBT magazine
- 2001 - Lakshya - Gujarati Gay Magazine
- 2004 - Swakanthey - Biannual bengali magazine
- India's first LGBT Hindi webzine, launched 1 January 2014
- India's largest LGBT webzine, launched 2010
- launch July 2009, global quarterly distribution
- available online as a pdf and a hardcopy.
- The Gays Today, TGT, is an online magazine first published in January 2023 focusing diverse issues and components of the LGBTQ+ community in India
Indonesia
The following four Indonesian titles are noted by the Australian Gay and Lesbian Archives:G: Gaya Hidup Ceria 1982–83G.A.Y.A. Nusantara, Jakarta, 1987–?JAKA, Yogyakarta, 1986 Dec.–Jan.JAKA JAKA, Yogyakarta, 1992–Ireland
- , since 1988. The voice of the LGBT+ community in Ireland. A registered charity in Ireland covering all topics for the LGBT+ community and giving a voice to all other LGBT+ organisations in Ireland. Typically monthly but occasionally less due to Covid and financial limitations. Winner of numerous awards in Irish publishing.
- Gay Star/update/upstart/Northern Gay were a family of publications covering a range of topics and uses. For example, Gay Star was mainly quarterly and normally ran as an A3 fold over with 24 to 28 pages, providing in depth articles, movie/book/theatre/music reviews, even sometimes poetry. It had some advertising of local events and venues, and also provided advice on medical issues such as AIDs and the Health Clinic location. The other magazines were in a number of formats, A4, A3 fold over and these were often used to get news quickly out to the community and warn them of some kind of possible issue in the gay community e.g. police sting operations, people being beaten up, a predator hunting gay people. A full set of these magazines is located in the Linenhall Library, 17 Donegall Square North Belfast, BT1 5GB, and listings of LGBTQ+ material can be searched on their website https://www.linenhall.com/. It should also be noted that these magazines started off as part of the Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association, but in later years were independent of the organisation, but still supporting the aims and objectives of NIGRA. The two main editors over time were Sean McGouran and Terry McFarlane. Sean is now retired and Terry runs his own website ACOMSDave as a community journalist https://acomsdave.com/
Out of print
free! 2002–2006Italy
La Falla- ''Lui Guidemagazine''
Out of print
AutBabiloniaCasseroClubbing- , 1972–1982LambdaTowanda!
- ''LIB''
Japan
- , launch 1971
- ''Otoko-machi Map''
Out of print
Samson, 1982–2020BÁdi , 1994–2019G-Men, 1995–2016Adon, 1974–1996- * MLMW, 1978–1981Adonisv, Yukio Mishima was concerned with foundation of a periodical, 1952–1962Anise
- Bara, launch 1964Barakomi, launch 1986Carmilla
- doukou, launch 1959Fabulous, launch 1999The Gay, launch 1978
- , launch 1999
- Niji P-NUTS, launch 1996Sabu, 1974–2002Super Monkey, launch 1979yes, launch 2006
Jordan
My Kali magazine, launch 2007, a conceptual digital queer publication for/by Middle East, North Africa and diaspora queers.Lebanon
Out of print
- ''Barra''
Mexico
- Aguanta Magazine
- Anal Magazine
- Escándala
- Gay PV
- GHOM magazine
- OHM
- ''Ulisex!Mgzn''
Out of print
- +Kulino
- Apolo
- Boys & Toys
- Del Otro Lado
- Diferente
- Hermes
- Macho Tips
- Q-eros
- ''SerGay''
Nigeria
Out of print
The Netherlands
Out of print
- Levensrecht 1940–1946
The Philippines
Outrage magazine TEAM magazineRussia
- ''Ostrov''
Out of print
Serbia
Out of print
- Dečko magazine
- Pride magazine
Singapore
- ''Element Magazine''
Out of print
- ''Manazine''
South Korea
Buddy magazineSpain
Entiendes? 1989– Gay Hotsa, bilingual Basque and Spanish, OCLC 289381704MagLes magazineShangay magazineZeroOut of print
"Dunas Mag " - Gay Magazine in Maspalomas and Gran Canaria.
Sweden
- ''QX''
Out of print
- , launched May 2006, global quarterly distribution, ceased publication in January 2010
Switzerland
Out of print
- Anderschume - Kontiki..
- Der Kreis = Le Circle = The Cercle. Zurich.
Taiwan
Blue Man magazineBlue Men magazineG & L Passion magazineGood Guy magazineStyle Men magazine- ''Tung Yen Wu Chi''
Thailand
See the Australian National University project website for many archived Thai LGBT periodicals in electronic format.Turkey
Uganda
- Bombastic, online and print magazine. The first seven issues have been archived in PDF format at the Internet Archive, entered there under title: Bombastic Magazine . See additional related information at the website: www.kuchutimes.com
United Kingdom
- Online magazine, formerly a free monthly print magazine, from the organisers of Mr Gay UK
- Official free magazine of the LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing organization LGBT Hero
- Free monthly LGBTQ+ lifestyle magazine for the UK's South Coast
- Free LGBTQ+ online magazine for Birmingham, West Midlands and East Midlands
- PinkNews
- QueerAFSassify Zine. Somewhere: For Us: The LGBTQ+ arts, culture, heritage and enterprise magazine for Scotland
- Free online LGBTQ+ magazine produced for and by Scottish Highlanders
- Online lifestyle magazine, based in Manchester; edited by Adam Lowe (writer)
- ''We Are Family magazine.''
Out of print
- Action! "The European Gay Newspaper for Men", distributed in Britain, France, Belgium, Holland.
- , previously Axiom
- , literary and arts journal
- , free
- closed 15 April 1983, now formally part of Gay Times
- , North West, 2000–2004Midlands Zone. Free monthly lifestyle magazine
- Outback.
- Free annual listings and lifestyle magazine for LGBT+ History Month UK
- , 1987–2009
- , closed 2008
- , single issue in 1920
- , closed 2021
- closed 1995.
- , Outright newsletter 1990s
- , closed, ran 1983–1992
United States
National news and information
- , covering the arts, culture and society
- , coverage of sports events and stories about athletes within the gay community
- , covering national news, entertainment and lifestyle
- , South Florida
- , covering LGBT activism from the intelligent view
- ''XY''
Regional
- , launch 1986
- , Los Angeles, launch 1998
- , SoutheastBaltimore OUTloud
- , Southeast, ran from 1974-1977.
- , San Francisco
- , San Francisco, launched 1978LGBTQ [San Diego County News]., San Diego, California. Founded as Gay San Diego in 2010, and rebranded in 2019.
- , New England, launched 1983
- , Detroit, launched 1993', Midwest, localized in St. Louis, launched 2014
- , Greater Boston and New England
- , California
- , Kansas City Metropolitan Area
- , Illinois
- , Los Angeles
- cityXtra Magazine, published since 2010
- ', Middle Tennessee, launched January 2021
- , Dallas, Texas
- , Atlanta, Georgia
- , Jacksonville, Florida 1970–1978 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 1978–1998
- , Oneonta, New York
- , Albany, New York
- , Rochester, New York
- , Erie, Pennsylvania, launch 1992
- , Oklahoma City
- , Memphis, Tennessee
- , Atlanta, Georgia
- , Los Angeles, California
- , New Orleans, Louisiana
- , Memphis, Tennessee | launch September 2015
- , launch 1981
- , Chicago, Illinois, Launch 2013
- , New York, launch 1994 originally as
- , Baltimore, Maryland
- , Ohio, launch 1985
- Las Vegas, Nevada, launched 1997, print and online magazine, digital version found at gayvegas.com
- , Florida
- , Minnesota
- , Denver, Colorado
- , California
- , New York, Lesbian oriented
- , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- , Chicago, Illinois
- launched 1985, Central and South Florida
- , Texas, originally known as the Montrose Star
- , Texas, revived version of Houston Voice
- , Texas
- , free, Arizona, launched originally as IONAZ in 2001
- , launched 1976, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- . Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, launched in 1995, free
- , launch 1994, Kansas
- , Greater Los Angeles
- , free, launch 1994, Washington D.C.
- , launched 1978, Sacramento, CaliforniaNext Magazine
- , The only Social Media for the LGBTQ CommunityOptions Out & About Newspaper Out Front Colorado
- , The statewide LGBT publication in New JerseyOut on the Town
- ' Out Living Magazine
- , New Orleans LGBTQ+ Lifestyle & Community Magazine, launched in 2022.Outlook Columbus
- ' Houston's award-winning LGBT publication, launched in 1994Outwrite Newsmagazine
- , oldest gay magazine in Palm Springs, California, launched 1994
- , Greater Los AngelesPRIZM News
- Q Magazine, Key West, Florida
- Charlotte, North Carolina, North Carolina, South Carolina
- , SoCal's largest and longest-serving LGBTQ magazine
- , largest LGBT newspaper in New EnglandQSaltLake
- Free, LGBTQ News, Resources, Events' South Florida Gay News , Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- ', online LGBTQ+ publication based in Austin, Texas, launched in 2009
- , Ontario
- , Memphis, TennesseeUnited We Stand – Kentucky's LGBTI News, Richmond, Kentucky Washington Blade
- & Watermark Online, over 20 years as central Florida's only LGBT news source
- What's Happening Magazine Windy City Times
- Wire Magazine
- Wisconsin Gazette''
Lifestyle
A Bear's Life Magazine Cakeboy MagazineCurve Echo Magazine Elska, a bi-monthly gay photography and culture publication, each issue dedicated to a different city, with local boys and local storiesEnvy Man FTM Magazine Hello Mr. Gay Parent Magazine GayWebMoney MagazineLavender Magazine LGBT Living & Weddings MagazineMetroSource My ComradeNext Door Magazine noiZe Magazine OMG! Magazine Out- ' OUT THERE Pride & Equality MagazineQr Magazine QueerdR*
- , New England's LGBT largest LGBT newspaper; available as print or online.RFD Magazine
- , free online emagazine that publishes articles, editorials, news, and video content of particular interest to same-sex couples, unions, and domestic partners around the globeShe Magazine
- ' Velvetpark VizionsMagazine.NET Xodus USA
- ''Zeus''
Health
- , launched 1994
Travel
- ''OUTCOAST''
Out of print
abOUT After DarkAnything That MovesBear Magazine Black Lace Blackfire BLK Christopher StreetChurch Street Freedom Press Come Out! New York City, published by the Gay Liberation FrontDRUM 1964–1967, published by the Janus SocietyDYKE: A Quarterly New York 1975-1979, published by Tomato Publications- Esto No Tiene Nombre, Revista de Lesbianas LatinasFag Rag 1971 -, published by Boston-based Fag Rag Collective
- , Nashville, Tennessee, launch June 2017Gay Community News The Gay News-Telegraph, published in St. Louis, MissouriGaysweek Genre Girlfriends HeroHomocoreKuumba The LadderLivingOUT The New York BladeONE magazine first gay publication in the United States.
- , once provided as a supplement to LPI Media publications like Out Magazine and The Advocate; no longer in publicationOutWeekThe Phoenix: Midwest Homophile Voice, published by The Phoenix Society for Individual FreedomQQ Magazine, national bimonthly lifestyle magazine, 1969 – ca. 1982, from Queen's Quarterly Pub. Co in New York City. Started as Queens Quarterly and used the motto: For gay guys who have no hangupsQuest as of 2018Salt Lake Metro Southern VoiceTransvestia Chevalier Publications
- Venus,, published by Cothran PublicationsVice VersaVital Voice, life and style magazine celebrating the St. Louis, Missouri, and Midwest LGBT community
- ''Instinct''
Scholarly
- , online version
- , online version
- , online version ' , online version
- , online version
- '. ISSN 2328-9252
Historical research resources
International Directory of Gay and Lesbian Periodicals, Lesbian Periodicals Index, Lesbian Sources: A Bibliography of Periodical Articles, 1970–1990, Our Own Voices: A Directory of Lesbian and Gay Periodicals, 1890–1990: Including the Complete Holdings of the Canadian Gay Archives,- Women's and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Movements Periodicals Collection, 1968–2005, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University