) Gay Times (July 2017 cover) | |
| Categories | LGBTQ |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly for print, daily for online |
| Publisher | James Frost |
| Total circulation (2014) | 68,000[1] |
| Year founded | 1975 |
| Company | Gay Times Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London, England |
| Language | English |
| Website | gaytimes.co.uk |
| ISSN | 0950-6101 |
Gay Times (stylized in all caps), also known as Gay Times Magazine, is a LGBTQ media brand established in 1975.[2] Originally beginning as a magazine for gay and bisexual men, the company now includes content for the LGBTQ community across a number of platforms - including a now quarterly print publication,[3] a website updated daily with news and culture content, and a number of social media platforms.[4]
Publication and content
GAY TIMES Magazine is published quarterly in the United Kingdom and distributed globally,[5] and includes celebrity interviews, fashion, news, features, music, film, style and travel. GAY TIMES also features an online site[6] as well as social promotion channels[7] under the brand name.
The magazine is published by Gay Times Ltd. The current CEO of Gay Times Ltd. is Tag Warner,[8] who was appointed in January 2019.[9]
The magazine hosts The Gay Times Honours, an awards ceremony celebrating figures in and beyond the LGBT+ community for their contributions.[10] This began in 2017, and has continued since.[11]
In popular culture
- In the 1996 film Beautiful Thing, Jamie's theft of a copy of Gay Times (issue 200) from a newsagent for himself and Ste to find gay venues to go to is a key plot element.
See also
- Esquire
- GQ
- List of LGBT periodicals
- List of men's magazines
References
- ^ Gay Times Review, Ciao! Archived 16 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "gay Times Mission Statement". Linkedin. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Welcome to the all-new GAYTIMES.co.uk". GAY TIMES. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2020-09-16.
- ^ "Outright 2006 Helps Brands Communicate Effectively with Gay Britain". GAY to Z and Out Now Diva and Gay Times Readers Surveys. 27 March 2007.
- ^ Stephen Brewer (18 June 2007). The Unofficial Guide to England. John Wiley & Sons. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-470-05225-9. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Gay Times". Gay Times. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "GAY TIMES (@gaytimes) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Simon Gwynn (10 January 2019). "Gay Times appoints 24-year-old Tag Warner as new CEO". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Rachel Deeley (10 January 2019). "Power Moves | Gay Times Announces CEO, Sephora Americas Names CEO". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Honours Category". Gay Times. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "GAY TIMES HONOURS 500 | Pocketmags.com". pocketmags.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.