Gaylaxy
| Editor | Sukhdeep Singh |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Bi-monthly |
| First issue | January 2010 |
| Country | India |
| Language | English, Hindi |
| Website |
www |
Gaylaxy is an Indian lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) magazines.[1] The magazine is based is based in Kolkata.[2]
History
Gaylaxy was founded by Sukhdeep Singh.[3] In 2010, Singh was still an eighth semester B.Tech student at the Indian School of Mines in Dhanbad. Singh is the current editor-in-chief. and is currently a gay rights activist in India.[4] The initial team consisted mostly of the editor's close friends and contacts. The first issue was published in January 2010, after India's "high court overturned a law that criminalized homosexuality."[1] Later, in 2013 this law was again reinstated, making being in a same sex relationship in India illegal again.[5]
In January, 2014, Gaylaxy began to release a Hindi edition of the magazine.[6]
Gaylaxy also released an app relating to the website and its content.[7] The Gaylaxy app is considered a "possible first for the gay community" in India, according to The India Times.[8]
Publication and content
Gaylaxy was originally distributed as a monthly magazine.[9] Since 2011 it has been a bi-monthly[10] publication, distributed online free of cost.
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, including Pakistan.[1]
The magazine has covered a wide variety of issues pertaining to LGBT in India.[11]
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
- 1 2 3 Nichols, JamesMichael (18 February 2014). "Gaylaxy, Gay Indian Website And E-Zine, Launches Mobile App". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ Sharma, Parvati. "Coming out soon". Retrieved 11 January 2014.
- ↑ Dasgupta, Priyanka (11 September 2015). "When Will India Get Its First Lesbian Comic Character?". Times of India. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ Morgan, Joe (12 January 2015). "India State Plans Official Rehab to 'Cure' Gay Teens". Gay Star News. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ George, Nirmala (1 December 2014). "India's Gay And Lesbian Community Demands End To Discrimination At New Delhi March". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "New Year's Gift: Hindi Edition of LGBT Magazine Launched". The Times of India. 6 January 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "Gaylaxy - Mobile App For Gay Community". Deccan Herald. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "New Cellphone App for LGBT Community". The Times of India. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ Bhatia, Richa (26 January 2011). "The Digital Afterlife of the Queer". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ 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