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
A full list of Australian LGBTQ+ periodicals can be found at Australian Queer Archives.
(2013–): The biannually published magazine focusing on sexuality, gender, and identity.
(2000–): Australia's best-selling LGBTQIA+ print title and the country's most widely circulated magazine for gay men. An entertainment and lifestyle publication, it mixes fashion and fitness coverage with reporting on political and social issues.
: The most read lesbian magazine in Australia, which reached a circulation of 20,000 copies by 1998. Pink Advocate.
Fortnightly since 2000 , also , Victorian sister publication of Sydney Star Observer Star Observer , also
Free
Monthly since 2021
Out of print
(1995–2007): A bimonthly visual arts magazine with a focus on male nude photography. The last issue was in 2007. Black+White (2012–2014): A digital magazine published between 2012 and 2014. It was a part of the Vice Blogging Network.
Austria GAY45 - Pan-European magazine dedicated to quality journalism with stations in Vienna and London - in English
, national , national , launch 1979
Out of print
Bangladesh Roopbaan (Two issues published in 2014. SEE Internet Archive for archived digital copies and SEE Wikipedia entry "Roopbaan").
Belgium
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: Our Collections .
Launched in 1998. Montréal. Daily Xtra , launch 1984 , launch 2003 The 'Out'port (St. John's: The 'Out'port Magazine) , Ontar
, Ottawa, launch 2002 , Ontario, launch 2000
Wayves (Halifax: Wayves Collective; ) theBUZZ Magazine (Greater Toronto Area) PinkPlayMags (Greater Toronto Area)
Out of print , Toronto and New York (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). , launch 2006 GO Info (Ottawa: Gays of Ottawa). . J.D.s (Toronto)
Le petit Berdache (Montreal)
, Manitoba
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). (Toronto) Siren (Toronto: More Sex Please! Press). . The Body Politic (Toronto: Pink Triangle Press).
The Gaezette (Atlantic Canada) Urban Fitness (Vancouver) (Health & lifestyle title for North American market.) Xtra! (Toronto: Pink Triangle Press; ) Xtra Ottawa (Ottawa: Pink Triangle Press; ) Xtra Vancouver (Vancouver: Pink Triangle Press; )
China
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 , 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 (Georgian-English), launch 2006
Germany BLU Berlin (gay) BLU München (gay) EXIT Ruhrgebiet (gay) GAB Frankfurt, Rhein/Main (gay) , Hamburg (gay) , national (gay & lesbian) L-mag Jackwerth Verlag, national (lesbian) (gay & lesbian) rik Matthei Medien, Cologne (gay) , Berlin (gay & lesbian)
Out of print Das 3. Geschlecht, 1930–32 (trans) , national (gay), 1969–2014 Blätter für Menschenrecht, literary and scientific, 1923–33 Der Eigene, art and culture, 1896–1931 Die Freundschaft, art and culture, 1919–1933 Die Freundin 1924–1933 (lesbian) Frauenliebe 1926–1930 (lesbian) Garçonne 1930–1932 (lesbian) Die BIF - Blätter Idealer Frauenfreundschaften 1926–1927 (lesbian) Gigi – Zeitschrift für sexuelle Emanzipation Förderverein des wissenschaftlich-humanitären komitees (whk) e.V., national (sexually emancipated) HAW-Info (or Homosexuelle Aktion Westberlin) Homosexuelle Emanzipation Verlag Emanzipation; Die Insel (1926–1933), literary supplement of the Blätter für Menschenrecht Die Insel () Jahrbuch für sexuelle Zwischenstufen, scientific, 1899–1923 Magnus, Magnus Verlag, Jackerth Verlag, national national (gay), 1987–2017
Greece
Antivirus Magazine (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]).
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
Hungary Boxer Humen Mások ("Others") Lambda Stúdió; – Online version () Na végre! ("About time!") Ráday Music Pub Kft.; – Online version
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 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 1982–83 G.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! 2002–2006
Italy Gayly Planet La Falla Lui Guidemagazine
Out of print Aut Babilonia Cassero Clubbing , 1972–1982 Lambda Towanda! (lesbian magazine) LIB
Japan (薔薇族), launch 1971 Otoko-machi Map (男街マップ)
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 , 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
Hermes Macho Tips Q-eros SerGay
Nigeria
Out of print A Nasty Boy
The Netherlands
Out of print
Levensrecht 1940–1946
Poland
The Philippines Outrage magazine TEAM magazine
Russia
Ostrov (Olgerta Kharitonova)
Out of print Kvir (2003-2012)
Serbia
Out of print Dečko magazine Pride magazine
Singapore Element Magazine
Out of print Manazine
Slovenia
Out of print