Gaylaxy
| Editor | Sukhdeep Singh |
|---|---|
| Categories | LGBT |
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| First issue | January 2010 |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.gaylaxymag.com/ |
Gaylaxy is a popular Indian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) magazine based in Kolkata.[1]
History
Gaylaxy was founded by Sukhdeep Singh in 2010, a then eighth semester B.Tech student at the Indian School of Mines in Dhanbad. Singh is the current editor-in-chief. The initial team consisted mostly of the editor's close friends and contacts. The first issue was published in January 2010.
Publication and content
Originally a monthly magazine, since 2011 it has been a bi-monthly[2] publication, distributed online free of cost.
Founded only a few months after Delhi High Court decriminalized homosexuality in India, Gaylaxy is one of the few Indian LGBT magazines to be regularly published.
The magazine claims to have a world wide readership, with nearly 60% from India, followed by USA, UK, Pakistan and Canada. The magazine has contributors from all parts of India.
The magazine has covered a wide variety of issues pertaining to LGBT in India.[3]
The content is generally made up of
- A cover story highlighting in detail various LGBT issues in the country.
- LGBT news from India and around the world, details of film festivals, pride festivals, interviews.
- Relationship advice, movie reviews, literature, fiction and poems sent in by readers, sexual health and safety, and tarot readings.
- Personal articles sent by people about their opinions, lives and coming out.
Each issue of Gaylaxy also carries a list of NGOs across India working for LGBT issues with their contact details.
The magazine has covered issues from all around the world including the anti-gay bills in Uganda and Russia, California Proposition 8 and LGBT rights in Pakistan.
The magazine also publishes regular news articles on its websites about LGBT events in India.
See also
References
- ↑ Sharma, Parvati. "Coming out soon". Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ Shruti Nambiar, "E-zine Expressway", The Indian Express, 16 November 2011
- ↑ Anna Leach, "Indian T-shirt brand apologies for gay rape joke", Gay Star News, 25 April 2013