Out (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Out is a popular gay
and lesbian
fashion
, entertainment
, and lifestyle magazine
, with the highest circulation of any gay monthly publication in the United States
. It carries itself in a similar editorial manner to Details
, Esquire
, and GQ. Out was published by PlanetOut Inc.
until 2008, when it sold LPI Media
to Regent Entertainment Media, Inc., a division of the company that owns here!.
in 1992 as editor in chief and president. He and first hire, executive editor Sarah Pettit (deceased) together built the largest circulation gay publication ever and for the first time attracted world-class writers (such as Augusten Burroughs
and David Sedaris
) and contributors and mainstream advertisers to fund it.
A key ingredient in Outs success in attracting high brow advertisers who had never considered targeting the gay market before was the magazine's offering of a safe environment in which no adult material or personal classifieds were published. By removing this significant barrier, advertisers were able to utilize this new national print media vehicle to reach a marginalized audience and effectively showcase their products and services.
The Log Cabin Republicans
, an LGBT
organization for people in the Republican Party
, took issue with a May 2008 article contrasting gay Republicans with gay Democrats, asserting that the article evidenced an "anti-Republican bias" and complaining that the author of the article, Charles Kaiser
, hadn't interviewed any gay Republicans for the story. In a response posted on Out.com, Kaiser pointed out that in spite of their complaints no one was challenging his assertion that closeted gay Republican Congressmen and Senators have a long history of voting against the interests of gay people.
Some lesbians have criticized Out magazine for primarily focusing on gay men, noting that in 2008 no lesbians were featured on the magazine's front cover, and that only 22% of the persons featured in the 'Out 100' were lesbians.
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
and lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
fashion
Fashion
Fashion, a general term for a currently popular style or practice, especially in clothing, foot wear, or accessories. Fashion references to anything that is the current trend in look and dress up of a person...
, entertainment
Entertainment
Entertainment consists of any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time. Entertainment is generally passive, such as watching opera or a movie. Active forms of amusement, such as sports, are more often considered to be recreation...
, and lifestyle magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
, with the highest circulation of any gay monthly publication in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It carries itself in a similar editorial manner to Details
Details (magazine)
Details is an American monthly men's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications, founded in 1982. Though primarily a magazine devoted to fashion and lifestyle, Details also features reports on relevant social and political issues.-History:...
, Esquire
Esquire (magazine)
Esquire is a men's magazine, published in the U.S. by the Hearst Corporation. Founded in 1932, it flourished during the Great Depression under the guidance of founder and editor Arnold Gingrich.-History:...
, and GQ. Out was published by PlanetOut Inc.
PlanetOut Inc.
PlanetOut Inc. was a public media and entertainment company exclusively targeting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender demographic...
until 2008, when it sold LPI Media
LPI Media
LPI Media was the largest gay and lesbian publisher in the United States. The company targeted LGBT communities and published such magazines, books, and web sites, with its magazines alone having more than 8.2 million copies distributed each year...
to Regent Entertainment Media, Inc., a division of the company that owns here!.
Background
Out was founded by Michael GoffMichael Goff
Michael Goff is a publisher, executive and entrepreneur who founded Out magazine and was its first editor in chief and President. The child of diplomats, Goff himself was rejected by the State Department for being gay....
in 1992 as editor in chief and president. He and first hire, executive editor Sarah Pettit (deceased) together built the largest circulation gay publication ever and for the first time attracted world-class writers (such as Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Burroughs
Augusten Xon Burroughs is an American writer known for his New York Times bestselling memoir Running with Scissors .- Life :...
and David Sedaris
David Sedaris
David Sedaris is a Grammy Award-nominated American humorist, writer, comedian, bestselling author, and radio contributor....
) and contributors and mainstream advertisers to fund it.
A key ingredient in Outs success in attracting high brow advertisers who had never considered targeting the gay market before was the magazine's offering of a safe environment in which no adult material or personal classifieds were published. By removing this significant barrier, advertisers were able to utilize this new national print media vehicle to reach a marginalized audience and effectively showcase their products and services.
The Log Cabin Republicans
Log Cabin Republicans
The Log Cabin Republicans is an organization that works within the Republican Party to advocate equal rights for all Americans, including gays and lesbians in the United States with state chapters and a national office in Washington, D.C...
, an LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
organization for people in the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
, took issue with a May 2008 article contrasting gay Republicans with gay Democrats, asserting that the article evidenced an "anti-Republican bias" and complaining that the author of the article, Charles Kaiser
Charles Kaiser
Charles Kaiser is an American author, journalist and blogger.His blog about the media, Full Court Press, originated on the website of Radar Magazine in the fall of 2007...
, hadn't interviewed any gay Republicans for the story. In a response posted on Out.com, Kaiser pointed out that in spite of their complaints no one was challenging his assertion that closeted gay Republican Congressmen and Senators have a long history of voting against the interests of gay people.
Some lesbians have criticized Out magazine for primarily focusing on gay men, noting that in 2008 no lesbians were featured on the magazine's front cover, and that only 22% of the persons featured in the 'Out 100' were lesbians.
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