The following is a list of periodicals (printed magazines, journals and newspapers) aimed at the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) demographic by country.

Australia

Australian LGBTQ+ periodicals are listed in . Australian Queer Archives.

Free

  • Cherrie. (Evolution Publishing)
  • FUSE Magazine: Life, Love, Equality. (Lithium Innovation) ISSN .
  • Out in Perth. (Westside Publishing) ISSN . OCLC .
  • QNews Magazine. ISSN . OCLC . Monthly since 2021

Out of print

Austria

  • - Pan-European magazine dedicated to quality journalism with stations in Vienna and London - in English
  • COXX – Vienna Gay News. (eDate Advertising GmbH)
  • Pride. (Linz : Verein zur Förderung der Information über Schwule, Lesben und TransGender-Personen) OCLC .
  • queerbook. (queermedia) , national
  • XTRA!. (XTRA! Verein für Gesundheitsinformationt) , national
  • Lambda Nachrichten. (Homosexuelle Initiative Wien) OCLC . , launch 1979

Out of print

  • Tamtam. (Kulturverein Schwulesbisch in Gumpendorf) OCLC .

Bangladesh

  • Roopbaan (Two issues published in 2014. SEE Internet Archive for archived digital copies and SEE Wikipedia entry "Roopbaan").

Belgium

  • Gay Magazine. OCLC .
  • ILGA-Europe. (International Lesbian & Gay Association, European Region) ISSN .
  • LABELS Magazine. (LABELS Media & Publishing)
  • ZiZo Magazine. (çavaria)

Brazil

  • A Capa
  • G Magazine
  • H Magazine
  • Homens
  • Junior
  • Revista Via G

Out of print

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: 20 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine.

  • Gay Globe Magazine[fr] Launched in 1998. Montréal.
  • Daily Xtra
  • Fugues. Montreal: Editions Nitram. ISSN . , launch 1984
  • GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine. (Calgary: GayCalgary) , launch 2003
  • The 'Out'port (St. John's: The 'Out'port Magazine)
  • Outwords. (Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights in Ontario) OCLC . , Ontar
  • Plenitude. (Andrea Routley) ISSN .
  • To Be. (To Be Publications) OCLC . , Ottawa, launch 2002
  • Trade: Queer Things. (Trade) ISSN . , Ontario, launch 2000
  • The Voice. Kitchener: Voice Magazine.
  • Wayves (Halifax: Wayves Collective; ISSN )
  • Magazine (Greater Toronto Area)
  • (Greater Toronto Area)

Out of print

  • abOUT. (Ninth Avenue Media) , Toronto and New York
  • Angles. (Vancouver Gay Community Centre Society) ISSN . OCLC . (1983–1998). There is a detailed digital (PDF) 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. (A few libraries also have print copies of the index).
  • fab (fab Style Quarterly). (Toronto: No Fear Publishing) ISSN . , launch 2006
  • GO Info (Ottawa: Gays of Ottawa). ISSN .
  • J.D.s (Toronto)
  • (PDF). Montréal (Québec): Association pour les droits de la communauté gaie du Québec. ISSN . Retrieved May 19, 2025.
  • Le petit Berdache (Montreal)
  • Messieurs, mes amours. Montréal (Québec): Les entreprises Normand Vaughan. ISSN .
  • OutWords. (Outwords Inc) ISSN . , Manitoba
  • Outlooks. Calgary: SuperMarketing. ISSN .
  • Perceptions (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan), 1983–2013. (There is also a separately published index to this periodical, in both print and PDF, covering years 1983–2004; check index holdings by some libraries in OCLC WorldCat and note that a copy of the index is also archived at Internet Archive; see also entry for Perceptions (magazine), elsewhere in Wikipedia). NOTE that this periodical title is sometimes given in library catalogues or elsewhere as: Gay and Lesbian Perceptions.
  • Rites (Rites pub). ISSN (Toronto)
  • Siren (Toronto: More Sex Please! Press). ISSN .
  • The Body Politic (Toronto: Pink Triangle Press). ISSN
  • The Church-Wellesley Review. (Pink Triangle Press) ISSN .
  • The Gaezette (Atlantic Canada)
  • Urban Fitness (Vancouver) (Health & lifestyle title for North American market.)
  • Xtra! (Toronto: Pink Triangle Press; ISSN ) Xtra Ottawa (Ottawa: Pink Triangle Press; ISSN ) Xtra Vancouver (Vancouver: Pink Triangle Press; ISSN )

China, People's Republic of

See also separate list at: Hong Kong.

乐点 / 点 = Gay Spot / GS / Gayspot Magazine (Beijing, 2007– ).

One of the longest-running mainland Chinese LGBT periodicals. Note that digital (PDF) archival copies for the period 2007 to 2015 (26 issues) 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 (as the Hanyu pinyin transliterated title).

Femalefield = 女性天地 (1990s?).

Note one archived sample issue of Femalefield at Internet Archive.

Les+ (Beijing, 2005–2013).

Missionary (Beijing, 2018– ).

First issue of Missionary, Sept. 2018, called "Public", created by DaddyGreenBASEMENT and "showcasing a series of personal discussions about male homosexuality in public spaces" (Emma Sun posting, Jan. 16, 2019, radiichina.com).

Costa Rica

  • Gente 10 Magazine. (Diseño y Comunicación J&D) ISSN . OCLC . , San Jose; launch 1994

Czech Republic

  • Hlas. 1931–1932
  • Kamarad. 1932
  • Novy Hlas. 1932–1934
  • Hlas prirody. 1938
  • Gay kontakt. (Princ Press) OCLC .
  • Princ : gay sex magazín. (Dagra Communication) ISSN . , launch 1993

Finland

  • NHL: normihomolehti. (Voima kustannus) ISSN . OCLC . , Helsinki 2010-
  • SQS: Suomen queer-tutkimuksen seuran lehti. (Suomen queer-tutkimuksen seura) ISSN . OCLC . , Helsinki 2006-

Out of print

  • Homotutkimustiedote. (Kustannusliike Kustannusvastuu) ISSN . , Helsinki 1995
  • Queer biz. (Queer Biz) ISSN . , Helsinki 1993–1994
  • Seta. (Seksuaalinen tasavertaisuus) ISSN . OCLC . , Helsinki 1975–1994
  • Voltti. (Akilles kustannus) ISSN . , Helsinki 2008–2009
  • Z: setalehti. (Seksuaalinen tasavertaisuus) ISSN . OCLC . , Helsinki 1995–2007

France

  • Jeanne Magazine
  • Stonewall.fr
  • Têtu. (CPPD) ISSN . , 1995-
  • Garçon Magazine

Out of print

Georgia

  • Me Magazine. (Inclusive Foundation) ISSN . , bilingual (Georgian-English), launch 2006

Germany

  • BLU Berlin (gay)
  • BLU München (gay)
  • EXIT Ruhrgebiet (gay)
  • GAB Frankfurt, Rhein/Main (gay)
  • Hinnerk. (Hinnerk-Verlag) , Hamburg (gay)
  • Invertito. , national (gay & lesbian)
  • L-mag Jackwerth Verlag, national (lesbian)
  • Queer (German magazine)[de] (gay & lesbian)
  • rik Matthei Medien, Cologne (gay)
  • Siegessäule. (Magnus-Zeitschriftenverlags) OCLC . , Berlin (gay & lesbian)

Out of print

Greece

  • (national)

Hong Kong

For a more complete list of current and discontinued Hong Kong LGBT periodicals, see the "Towards Full Citizenship" bibliography (HK LGBT Periodicals section of that list). "Towards Full Citizenship" (5th ed., 2024) is accessible online at this link . (Earlier editions of the bibliography, also carrying periodical lists, can be accessed through Library and Archives Canada's catalogue and via the OCLC WorldCat).

NOTE: several Hong Kong periodicals of the 1990s have been archived to the Internet Archive site. (Click below on Contacts Magazine and on Satsanga Newsletter, which have been linked; note also that digital copies of Hong Kong Ten Percent Journal have also been archived to Internet Archive). 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 (Aurora).

Note also some other 1980s and 1990s titles archived as sample issues at Internet Archive (女同誌 ；同志後浪; and one issue each of Pink Triangle and East Tide [see immediately following list for Chinese titles of these last two]).

  • . Text primarily in English; magazine published 1993-1998
  • Dimsum Magazine, Chinese and English. Began publication ca. 2002; later in electronic format
  • Hong Kong Ten Percent Journal, primarily in Chinese, published 1993–1998 (see archived digital PDF copies at Internet Archive)
  • East Tide (東壽), ca. 1980
  • Pink Triangle (粉紅三角), ca. 1980, continued by East Tide
  • . Text primarily in traditional Chinese; magazine published ca.1995-1997

Hungary

India

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 (annual print)
  • 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
  • Gaylaxy Hindi. India's first LGBT Hindi webzine, launched 1 January 2014
  • Gaylaxy. India's largest LGBT webzine, launched 2010
  • Pink Pages. 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 1982–83
  • G.A.Y.A. Nusantara, Jakarta, 1987–?
  • JAKA, Yogyakarta, 1986 Dec.–Jan.
  • JAKA JAKA, Yogyakarta, 1992–

Ireland

  • GCN (Gay Community News). (National Lesbian and Gay Federation (Ireland)) ISSN . , 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. (Northern Ireland Gay Rights Association) OCLC . 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 . 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

Out of print

  • free! 2002–2006

Italy

  • La Falla
  • Lui Guidemagazine

Out of print

Japan

Out of print

  • Samson (サムソン), 1982–2020
  • BÁdi (バデイ) (Terra Publications), 1994–2019
  • G-Men (ジーメン), 1995–2016
  • Adon (アドン), 1974–1996 MLMW (ムルム), 1978–1981
  • Adonisv(アドニス), Yukio Mishima was concerned with foundation of a periodical, 1952–1962
  • Anise (アニース)
  • Bara (薔薇), launch 1964
  • Barakomi (バラコミ), launch 1986
  • Carmilla (カーミラ)
  • doukou (同好), launch 1959
  • Fabulous (ファビュラス), launch 1999
  • The Gay (ザ ゲイ), launch 1978
  • Kuia Japan – Queer Japan. (Keisō Shobō-2001) OCLC . , launch 1999
  • Niji (虹)
  • P-NUTS (P-NUTS), launch 1996
  • Sabu (さぶ), 1974–2002
  • Super Monkey (スーパーモンキー), launch 1979
  • yes (yes), 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 (magazine)|Diferente]]
  • Hermes
  • Macho Tips
  • Q-eros
  • SerGay

Nigeria

Out of print

The Netherlands

Out of print

  • Invoice. (2008)
  • sQueeze. (Argo Media Groep) ISSN . OCLC .
  • Levensrecht 1940–1946

Poland

The Philippines

  • Outrage magazine
  • TEAM magazine

Russia

Out of print

  • Kvir transl.Queer (2003-2012)

Serbia

Out of print

  • Dečko magazine
  • Pride magazine

Singapore

Out of print

  • Manazine

Slovenia

  • GEJM. (DIC Legebitra) ISSN .

Out of print

  • Narobe. (DIC Legebitra) ISSN .
  • 1xy. (Škuc Magnus)
  • eLmagazin. (MKC Maribor)
  • Lesbo. (Škuc LL) OCLC .
  • Kekec. (Škuc Magnus)
  • Legebitrina Oznanila. (Legebitra)
  • Revolver. (Škuc) ISSN .
  • Sestre.

South Korea

  • Buddy magazine

Spain

  • Entiendes? 1989– ISSN
  • Gay Hotsa, bilingual Basque and Spanish, OCLC 289381704
  • MagLes magazine
  • Shangay magazine
  • Zero (out of business)

Out of print

"Dunas Mag " - Gay Magazine in Maspalomas and Gran Canaria (in English / every 3 months).

Sweden

Out of print

  • Destroyer. (Karl Andersson) ISSN . , launched May 2006, global quarterly distribution, ceased publication in January 2010

Switzerland

Out of print

  • Anderschume - Kontiki. (1985–1993). ISSN
  • Der Kreis = Le Circle = The Cercle. (1933–1967) Zurich. OCLC

Taiwan

  • Blue Man magazine
  • Blue Men magazine
  • G & L Passion magazine
  • Good Guy magazine
  • Style Men magazine
  • Tung Yen Wu Chi (Eng: "Gays Speak Out")

Thailand

See the Australian National University project website for many archived Thai LGBT periodicals in electronic format.

Turkey

  • Kaos GL. (Kaos GL) ISSN . OCLC . , published quarterly by the LGBT organization KAOS GL
  • Parmak (Finger). (Ali Özbaş) OCLC . , published monthly by KAOS GL during 2001

Uganda

  • Bombastic, online and print magazine. The first seven issues (2014–2023) have been archived in PDF format at the Internet Archive, entered there under title: Bombastic Magazine [Uganda] . See additional related information at the website: www.kuchutimes.com

United Kingdom

  • Attitude. (Stream Publishing) ISSN .
  • Bent. (APN UK Ltd.) Online magazine, formerly a free monthly print magazine (until April 2012), from the organisers of Mr Gay UK
  • BCN (Bi Community News). (Bi Community News) ISSN .
  • Diva. (Diva Media Group Ltd) ISSN .
  • FS Magazine. (GMFA) ISSN . Official free magazine of the LGBTQ+ health and wellbeing organization LGBT Hero
  • Fyne Times. (Fyne Associates) OCLC .
  • Galha News. (Gay and Lesbian Humanist Association) ISSN .
  • Gay Times. (Gay Times Ltd) ISSN .
  • GScene. (Gscene Magazine CIC) Free monthly LGBTQ+ lifestyle magazine for the UK's South Coast
  • Midlands Rainbow. Free LGBTQ+ online magazine for Birmingham, West Midlands and East Midlands
  • OutThere. (OutThere Publishing Ltd / OutThere LLC) ISSN .
  • PinkNews
  • Pride Life. (Pride Life Ltd)
  • QB - Nottinghamshire's Queer Bulletin.
  • QueerAF
  • Sassify Zine. (Tales of Black Eyed Jack)
  • Somewhere: For Us: The LGBTQ+ arts, culture, heritage and enterprise magazine for Scotland
  • TheGayUK. (Pineapple Rock Ltd.)
  • UnDividingLines. Free online LGBTQ+ magazine produced for and by Scottish Highlanders
  • Vada Magazine. (Dog Horn Publishing) Online lifestyle magazine, based in Manchester; edited by Adam Lowe (writer)
  • We Are Family magazine. (We Are Family magazine Ltd)

Out of print

  • Boyz. (Windmill Europe Ltd) ISSN .
  • Films and Filming. (Hansom Books)
  • Action![citation needed] (Action Newspaper Group) "The European Gay Newspaper for Men", distributed in Britain, France, Belgium, Holland.
  • AXM. (Hallmark Communications) ISSN . , previously Axiom
  • Bona.
  • B-SPOKE. (Xclusive Media) ISSN .
  • Capital Gay. (Stonewall Press Ltd) OCLC .
  • Chroma: A Queer Literary Journal. (Queer Writers and Poets) ISSN . , literary and arts journal
  • Fitlads. (David and Joe Ltd) ISSN . , free
  • Fluid. (Chronos Publishing) ISSN .
  • g3. (Squarepeg Media)
  • Gay News. (Robert Palmer Marketing Ltd) OCLC . closed 15 April 1983, now formally part of Gay Times
  • Gay Scotland. (SHRG)
  • Man Magazine. (Man Media (UK)) ISSN . , North West, 2000–2004
  • Midlands Zone. (What's On Magazine Group) Free monthly lifestyle magazine (1997-2020.)
  • Mirrorballs. (MB Publications)
  • Outback. (Self-published)
  • OUTburst: Schools OUT UK's Official Guide to LGBT History Month. (Sugar Media & Marketing/Schools OUT UK) Free annual listings and lifestyle magazine for LGBT+ History Month UK
  • Outcast. (Outcast Publishing) ISSN .
  • Out in the City. (Squarepeg Media)
  • OutNorthWest. (The Lesbian & Gay Foundation)
  • Phase. (Blasé Ltd) ISSN .
  • The Pink Paper. (Millivres Prowler Limited) , 1987–2009 (printed)
  • Queer West News. (Craig Denney) (free regional LGBT newsletter), closed 2008
  • The Quorum. , single issue in 1920
  • QX. (FirstStar, Ltd) ISSN . , closed 2021
  • Scene Update/Update International. (Virtual Universe) ISSN .
  • ScotsGay. (John Hein)
  • Shebang. closed 1995.
  • Shout!. (Outright Scotland) OCLC . , Outright newsletter 1990s
  • Square Peg. (BM Square Peg) OCLC . , closed, ran 1983–1992
  • Visible. (Marsh and Malone Group) ISSN . (online) ISSN

United States

National news and information

  • Blaque/OUT Magazine publisher= issuu.com/blaqueoutmag, covering Black and Brown, Queer and Trans culture.
  • The Advocate. (LPI Media) ISSN .
  • biMagazine. (American Institute of Bisexuality) , covering the arts, culture and society
  • Compete Magazine. (Media Out Loud LLC) , coverage of sports events and stories about athletes within the gay community
  • EDGE Media Network. (EDGE Publications Inc.) , covering national news, entertainment and lifestyle
  • The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide. (Gay & Lesbian Review, Inc) ISSN .
  • GaySOFLA Magazine Online. , South Florida
  • Hornet Stories. (Hornet App)
  • Lesbian News. (Ella Matthes, LN Publishing Inc.) (Jinx Beers, founder)
  • LGBT-Today.com. (Gay Nichols Publishing, LLC) , covering LGBT activism from the intelligent view
  • LGBTQ Nation.
  • National Gay News. (Norm E. Kent)
  • OMG! Magazine. (OMG Multimedia Companies, LLC)
  • Out Front. (Q Publishing Group)
  • Pink Magazine. (David Cohen)
  • Queer'd Magazine. (Queerd Entertainment)
  • XY (XY Publishing; ISSN )

Regional

Lifestyle

  • A Bear's Life Magazine (Bear Brothers)
  • . (Connextions Magazine LLC) ISSN .
  • Cakeboy Magazine
  • Curve (Outspoken Enterprises; ISSN )
  • Echo Magazine (ACE Publishing)
  • Elska (ISSN 2059-707X), a bi-monthly gay photography and culture publication, each issue dedicated to a different city, with local boys and local stories
  • Envy Man (Envy Media Group)
  • FTM Magazine (The Self Made Men LLC)
  • Hello Mr. (ISSN )
  • Gay Parent Magazine (Gay Parent; ISSN )
  • GayWebMoney Magazine
  • Lavender Magazine (Lavender Lifestyles Marketing; ISSN )
  • LGBT Living & Weddings Magazine
  • MetroSource (Metrosource Publishing, Inc.; ISSN )
  • My Comrade
  • Next Door Magazine
  • noiZe Magazine (The Premier Guide to Dance, Festival and Circuit Events Worldwide; ISSN )
  • OMG! Magazine (publisher= OMG Multimedia Companies, LLC)
  • Out (LPI Media; ISSN )
  • (Travel and Event Marketing Services for Florida's Gulf Coast)
  • OUT THERE (publisher= Brown Tiger; ISSN )
  • Pride & Equality Magazine
  • Qr Magazine (Qr Media; ISSN )
  • Queerd
  • R* (evedesasas; ISSN )
  • , New England's LGBT largest LGBT newspaper; available as print or online.
  • RFD Magazine (RFD Press Inc.; ISSN )
  • , free online emagazine that publishes articles, editorials, news, and video content of particular interest to same-sex couples, unions, and domestic partners around the globe
  • She Magazine (She Girls, LLC)
  • (Sailey Williams Media, LLC)
  • Transgender Tapestry. (I.F.G.E) ISSN . OCLC .
  • Velvetpark (Velvetpark Magazine; ISSN )
  • VizionsMagazine.NET (QNA Media Group, LLC)
  • Xodus USA (Xodus USA; ISSN )
  • Zeus (Fenocia Publishing Company, Inc; ISSN )

Health

Travel

  • Connextions Magazine. (Connextions Magazine LLC) ISSN .
  • Passport Magazine. (Q Communications) ISSN .
  • OUTCOAST (Gay Florida Travel Magazine)

Out of print

Scholarly

Historical research resources

  • International Directory of Gay and Lesbian Periodicals (Oryx Press, 1987), ISBN 0-89774-297-4
  • Lesbian Periodicals Index (1986), ISBN 0-930044-74-6
  • Lesbian Sources: A Bibliography of Periodical Articles, 1970–1990 (1993), ISBN 0-8153-0782-9
  • Our Own Voices: A Directory of Lesbian and Gay Periodicals, 1890–1990: Including the Complete Holdings of the Canadian Gay Archives (Canadian Gay Archives, 1991), ISBN 0-9690981-6-2
  • Women's and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Movements (LGBT) Periodicals Collection, 1968–2005, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University

See also

External links

  • Blouin, Robert; Esposito, Tony (1989). (in French). Archives gaies du Québec. from the original on 17 September 2018.