Queerty

Queerty
Web address www.queerty.com
Commercial? Yes
Type of site
Online magazine
Available in English
Owner GayCities
Launched 2005
Alexa rank
8961 (January 2015)[1]
Current status Active

Queerty is an online magazine and newspaper covering gay-oriented lifestyle and news, founded in 2005 by David Hauslaib.[2][3] As of June 2015, the site had more than five million monthly unique visitors.[4]

History

Queerty was started in 2005 by David Hauslaib. In 2011 the site briefly shut down operations before being sold to GayCities, which currently owns and operates it.[5][6]

Newsweek called Queerty "a leading site for gay issues".[7]

References

  1. "Queerty.com Site Info". Alexa Internet. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  2. Barnako, Frank (September 16, 2005). "Gay blog is example of Web log strength". MarketWatch. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  3. Penenberg, Adam L. (September 22, 2005). "Can bloggers strike it rich?". Wired. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  4. "LGBTs More Surprised Than Heterosexuals at Pace of Public Opinion Shift on Marriage Equality". GayCities. June 24, 2015.
  5. Andy Towle (April 18, 2011). "LGBT Blog Queerty Closes". Towleroad. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  6. Bull, Chris (May 5, 2011). "GayCities Welcomes You to the New Queerty". Queerty. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  7. Conant, Eve (25 May 2010). "Conservatives and Gay-Rights Advocates Not Happy With 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Compromise". Newsweek. Retrieved 2014-10-29. (subscription required (help)).

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