Independent queer publications have long been spaces where the community speaks for itself. This collection includes LGBTQ+-led magazines, zines, and digital publications doing honest, community-rooted work.
The Advocate is one of the oldest and most established LGBTQ+ news and culture publications in the United States, founded in 1967. It has covered nearly six decades of LGBTQ+ history, from the Stonewall era through the AIDS crisis, marriage equality, and the current political landscape. The Advocate continues to publish news, opinion, profiles, and…
them. is a digital LGBTQ+ publication from Condé Nast that covers news, culture, politics, style, and identity for queer and trans readers. Launched in 2017, it has become one of the most widely read LGBTQ+ publications in the country, with a particular focus on centering trans and nonbinary voices in its coverage. The publication covers…
Autostraddle is one of the most widely read and longest-running independent LGBTQ+ publications in the world. Founded in 2009, it is run by and for queer women, nonbinary, and trans people, and has built a massive community of readers who turn to it for news, culture, personal essays, relationship advice, and conversations that feel like…
