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 based LGBT

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, published a 10 times annually (monthly excepting combined issues in Jul/Aug & Dec/Jan). Founded by Roy Heale in 1997 as a newsprint monthly, in 2009 the publication was purchased by Brett Taylor and was changed to a full gloss lifestyle magazine magazine for the LGBT community. The head office is located in Calgary, Alberta

Alberta

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. ' Subscribers are served by Canada Post

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, readers in major cities can obtain copies at various businesses in gay village

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 locations, and the publication is stocked at many Chapters/Indigo bookseller locations, making the magazine available to gay & lesbian readers outside traditional gay villages.

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culture , bringing together editorial features by experts from across Canada on travel (Travel Editor Randall Shirley), politics (Political Editor Dale Smith), arts & entertainment, fashion (Fashion Editor Lincoln Phillip), and issues that matter to Canada's LGBT communities from coast to coast. The Publishing Editor is Brett Taylor.