Pink Paper
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The Pink Paper is a UK publication covering gay
and lesbian
issues. Founded in 1987 as a newspaper, since June 2009 it has been available only on the Internet.
As a tabloid newspaper, it had a circulation in the tens of thousands of copies across Britain, making it officially the biggest gay publication in the country. It was distributed free in bars, clubs, libraries, community centres, businesses and other places..
Currently edited by Tris Reid, The Pink Paper has regional correspondents around the country who file stories from their area. They also cover national news stories. Regional contributors include Mr Gay UK
judge Adam 'Beyonce' Lowe of Bent (magazine)
and Polluto, and author of Troglodyte Rose.
Comment, lifestyle, culture, celebrity interviews and gossip, travel, property and finance are also included in The Pink Paper, which is the only British gay publication to feature a sports section.
When the decision to go online-only was announced in June 2009 and attributed to economic conditions, management said a printed version might reappear in the future.
Past staff members include Phil Reay-Smith
, now of ITN, and Tim Teeman of The Times
.
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...
issues. Founded in 1987 as a newspaper, since June 2009 it has been available only on the Internet.
As a tabloid newspaper, it had a circulation in the tens of thousands of copies across Britain, making it officially the biggest gay publication in the country. It was distributed free in bars, clubs, libraries, community centres, businesses and other places..
Currently edited by Tris Reid, The Pink Paper has regional correspondents around the country who file stories from their area. They also cover national news stories. Regional contributors include Mr Gay UK
Mr Gay UK
Mr Gay UK is a British annual beauty contest for gay men, with regional heats held in gay nightclubs with a grand final usually at a gay venue. The contests is owned and promoted by gay entrepreneur Terry George....
judge Adam 'Beyonce' Lowe of Bent (magazine)
Bent (magazine)
Bent is a free magazine that targets gay men and is distributed to 400 gay bars, clubs and saunas right across the United Kingdom. Published monthly by All Points North UK in Leeds, it largely focuses on entertainment – celebrities, film, DVD and music as well as television, comedy and scene...
and Polluto, and author of Troglodyte Rose.
Comment, lifestyle, culture, celebrity interviews and gossip, travel, property and finance are also included in The Pink Paper, which is the only British gay publication to feature a sports section.
When the decision to go online-only was announced in June 2009 and attributed to economic conditions, management said a printed version might reappear in the future.
Past staff members include Phil Reay-Smith
Phil Reay-Smith
Phil Reay-Smith is the Consumer Editor on Daybreak.Up until September 2010, Phil was a ITN news correspondent He started work for ITN in 2000, initially he worked for the ITN 24 hour news channel. Since working at ITN, he has covered such events as the 2001 Earthquake in Gujarat and the Boxing Day...
, now of ITN, and Tim Teeman of The Times
The Times
The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785 under the title The Daily Universal Register . The Times and its sister paper The Sunday Times are published by Times Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary since 1981 of News International...
.