Gay Times
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 Cover of the December 2021 issue, featuring Bimini Bon-Boulash | |
| Categories | LGBTQ+ |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Online[1] |
| Format | Digital and social |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Company | Gay Times Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London, England |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
| ISSN | 0950-6101 |
Gay Times (stylized in all caps), also known as GAY TIMES Magazine and as GT, is a UK-based LGBTQ+ magazine established in 1984.[2] Originally a magazine for gay and bisexual men, the company began including content for the LGBTQ+ community across a number of outlets, including a monthly digital magazine,[3] a website updated daily with news and culture content, and a number of social-media platforms.[4]
Publication, content, and impact
[edit]Gay Times is published digitally each month in the United Kingdom and distributed globally,[5] and includes interviews, fashion, news, features, music, film, style and travel. Gay Times also features an online site[6] as well as social promotion channels[7] under the brand name.
The magazine is published by GAY TIMES Ltd. The CEO of GAY TIMES Ltd. is Tag Warner,[8] who was appointed in January 2019.[9] The magazine ceased print publication in September 2021 and releases a digital issue each month via the Gay Times app, Apple News+, Readly and other digital publication providers.[1] The current editorial director of Gay Times is Megan Wallace, who was appointed in August 2023.[10] Former editorial director, Lewis Corner, was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Content in the same month.[11]
Amplify by Gay Times is a monthly digital cover story which focuses on emerging talent and community conversations.[12] It was created in January 2019.
In September 2021, Gay Times became the first LGBTQ+ publication to pass a million followers on Instagram.[13]
ELEVATE by Gay Times and Apple Music is a collaboration between the companies with the aim to support and platform emerging LGBTQ+ music talent.[14] Previous ELEVATE artists include Arlo Parks, Rina Sawayama, Victoria Monét and Hope Tala.
Gay Times Honours
[edit]The organisation hosts Gay Times Honours, an annual awards show celebrating figures in and beyond the LGBTQ+ community for their contributions.[15]
Previous winners include the cast of Heartstopper, Bella Ramsey, Jonathan Bailey, Edward Enninful, Sir Ian McKellen, Pabllo Vittar, Honey Dijon, Kylie Minogue, Tom Daley and akt.[16]
Gay Times Honours also features live performances by international stars. Previous performers include RAYE, Tove Lo, Rina Sawayama and Cat Burns. Gay Times Honours first began in 2017.[17]
Amplifund
[edit]Amplifund is a philanthropic initiative founded by Gay Times in partnership with GiveOut.[18]
Awards
[edit]In 2022, Gay Times won 'Brand of the Year (Consumer Media)' at The Drum Online Media Awards 2022.[19] In the same year, Gay Times won 'Brand of the Year (Consumer Media)' and 'Editorial Team of the Year (Consumer Media)' at the British Media Awards 2022.[20] Tag Warner was listed on the Forbes '30 Under 30' list in 2022 in his role as CEO of GAY TIMES.[21]
Gay Times won the Cover of the Year at the PPA Awards 2022 for its cover story featuring Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall.[22]
Lewis Corner was named Editor of the Year (Consumer Media) at the PPA Awards 2023.[23] Gay Times won 'Editorial Team of the Year (Consumer Media)' at The Drum Online Media Awards 2023.[24] Hollie Wong received a PPA Next Gen Award 2023 in their role as Head of Social at Gay Times.[25]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Maurice, Emma Powys (17 September 2021). "Gay Times ends print magazine after nearly 50 years". Pink News. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "gay Times Mission Statement". Linkedin. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "Welcome to the all-new GAYTIMES.co.uk". Gay Times. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Outright 2006 Helps Brands Communicate Effectively with Gay Britain". GAY to Z and Out Now Diva and Gay Times Readers Surveys. 27 March 2007.
- ^ Stephen Brewer (18 June 2007). The Unofficial Guide to England. John Wiley & Sons. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-470-05225-9. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
- ^ "Gay Times". Gay Times. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Gay Times (@gaytimes)". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Simon Gwynn (10 January 2019). "Gay Times appoints 24-year-old Tag Warner as new CEO". www.campaignlive.co.uk. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Rachel Deeley (10 January 2019). "Power Moves | Gay Times Announces CEO, Sephora Americas Names CEO". The Business of Fashion. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Wilson, Amy (31 August 2023). "Megan Wallace named editorial director at GAY TIMES". Response Source.
- ^ "Gay Times announces team updates". DIARYdirectory. 24 August 2023.
- ^ "Amplify by GAY TIMES". GAY TIMES.
- ^ "GAY TIMES (@gaytimes)".
- ^ "Gay Times launches 'Elevate' programme for emerging LGBTQ artists". Musically. 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Honours Category". Gay Times. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "GAY TIMES Honours 500 winners". 21 November 2019.
- ^ "GAY TIMES HONOURS 500 | Pocketmags.com". pocketmags.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- ^ "Supporting LGBQI media activism worldwide". June 2019.
- ^ McCarthy, John (29 April 2022). "Revealed: winners of the The[sic] Drum Awards for Online Media 2022". The Drum.
- ^ McKinlay, Rob (17 May 2022). "British Media Awards 2022: winners revealed". Campaign.
- ^ "Tag Warner". Forbes.
- ^ "PPA Awards 2022 – winners announced". InPublishing. 23 June 2022.
- ^ "2023 Winners". PPA. 28 June 2023.
- ^ O'Neill, Thomas (16 June 2023). "Revealed: The Drum Awards for Online Media winners 2023". The Drum.
- ^ "PPA Next Gen Awards - 2023 winners". PPA Next Gen. 5 September 2023.