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Outis an AmericanLGBTQnews, fashion, entertainment, andlifestylemagazine, with the highest circulation of any LGBTQ monthly publication in the United States. It presents itself in an editorial manner similar toDetails,Esquire,andGQ.[not verified in body]Outwas owned by Robert Hardman of Boston, its original investor, until 2000. It then changed hands amongLPI Media,PlanetOut Inc.,Here Media,and Pride Media. In June 2022, Pride Media was acquired by Equal Entertainment LLC, taking on the name Equal Pride.

Out
Issue No. 1, Summer 1992
EditorDaniel Reynolds
CategoriesLGBTQ,news, entertainment, fashion, andlifestyle
FrequencyMonthly
Circulation203,000 (includes digital as well as print)
PublisherJoe Landry
Founded1992
CompanyPride Media
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Websiteout
ISSN1062-7928

Outis known for the Out100, its annual list of the most "impactful and influential LGBTQ+ people".[1]

History

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Outwas founded byMichael Goffin 1992[2][3]as editor in chief and president. The executive editor wasSarah Pettit(since deceased). In 1996, owner Robert Hardman fired Goff and hiredHenry E. (Hank) Scott,a former New York Times Co. executive, as president of Out Publishing Inc., with the charge to rescue the financially troubled magazine company. When Scott joinedOut,the company had annual revenues of less than $4 million and expenses of $7 million. Scott changedOut'sLGBT focus, arguing that gay men and lesbians had little in common other than political and legal issues. He fired Pettit and hired James Collard, editor ofAttitude,a gay magazine published in the UK, to refocusOuton an affluent and style-conscious gay male audience. Audited circulation grew by 67 percent to over 130,000 and the household income of the averageOutreader, as measured by MRI, grew from $70,000 a year to $90,000 a year. With the help of Lou Fabrizio, a senior advertising executive whom Scott hired fromThe New York Times,Outbegan attracting major fashion advertisers and brands such asSaturn,which previously had not advertised in gay publications. Three years after Scott took control ofOut,it had tripled its revenue and become the largest-circulation gay magazine in US history. Those changes positioned the publication for a sale by Hardman toLPI Mediain 2000.

In 2001 the circulation was 100,000. Judy Wieder, who was the first female editor in chief ofThe Advocate,became the first female editorial director ofOut.By 2006, when the magazine was acquired by PlanetOut,Out'scirculation had reached 130,000.Outattracted international attention when it published its debut Power Issue in May 2007, with a cover that featured two models wearing masks of journalistAnderson Cooperand actorJodie Fosterabove the cover line, "The Glass Closet". Some lesbians have criticizedOutfor primarily focusing on gay men. A writer for the websiteAfterEllennoted that in 2008, no lesbians were featured on the magazine's cover, and that only 22% of the persons featured in the Out100 were lesbians.[4]

In 2008,Out,along with its sister publicationThe Advocate,was purchased by Here Media Inc. Here Media expanded the magazine's web presence, OUT, and added a mobile application.[citation needed]In April 2012,Outlaid off the twelve members of its editorial staff with one month severance; editor-in-chiefAaron Hicklinsaid he intended to hire back most of them as contractors with his new company Grand Editorial.[5][needs update]

In 2017, Here Media sold its magazine operations to a group led by Oreva Capital, who renamed the parent company Pride Media.[6]In August 2018, Hicklin stepped down after 12 years as editor-in-chief[citation needed]and was replaced byPhillip Picardi.[7]

Despite editorial changes,Outand Pride still faced financial issues and frequent complaints from freelancers and contract employees.[8]In February 2019,Women's Wear Dailyreported that more than forty contributors wrote an open letter to Pride Media and Oreva Capital, its operating entity, as well as its former editorial management partners Grand Editorial and McCarthy LLC, demanding payment for past work.[9][10][11]They filed a nonpayment grievance via theNational Writers Union."The National Writers Union is now representing 25 freelance contributors to Out magazine, who are owed more than $40,000 for work that was contracted, produced and published," the union said in a statement.[12]The New York Timesdetailed the nonpayment issues and that the total owed was in excess of $100,000.[13][14]TheNew York Postreported Pride Media owed more than $100,000 in unpaid ad commissions toPinkNews,a London-based digital publisher catering to the global LGBT audience.[15][needs update]

In December 2018,Raquel Williswas appointed as executive editor, becoming the firsttrans womanto take on a leadership position at the publication.[16]While atOut,Willis won aGLAAD Media Awardfor Outstanding Magazine Article for "The Trans Obituaries Project".[17]

Picardi leftOutin December 2019, announcing his abrupt departure via Twitter.[18]In September 2020, David Artavia was appointed as the magazine's new editor-in-chief.[19]In January 2020,Diane Anderson-Minshallwas named CEO of Pride Media and later that year became the editorial director ofOut.[citation needed]In June 2022, Equal Entertainment—the largest LGBTQ-owned media company in the United States—acquired Pride Media and took on the name Equal Pride.[20]

Out100

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Since its beginning,Outoffered an annual list, theOut100,documenting a hundred "influential, inspirational"LGBTQpersonalities and celebrities[21][22]and "founded to celebrate and honor some of the most influential LGBTQIA figures."[23]In conjunction with the listings is the annual Out100 Awards honoring a handful of that year's celebrities with: Ingenue of the Year, Reader's Choice, Artist of the Year, and Entertainer of the Year.[24]In 2019, editor Phillip Picardi said the Out100 was the magazine's "greatest and most well-known tradition".[25]Outintroduced a Reader's Choice Award in 2013 in addition to its editorially curated list of the top 100 honorees.[26]

Notable contributors

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Writers

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Photographers

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References

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  1. ^Picardi, Phillip(November 2019)."Out100 2019".Out.RetrievedFebruary 23,2020.
  2. ^Sandra L. Caron (February 2008)."An investigation of content and media images in gay men's magazines".Journal of Homosexuality.55(3): 504–523.doi:10.1080/00918360802345297.PMID19042283.S2CID205468927.RetrievedAugust 13,2015.
  3. ^"Magazines in Alphabetical Order".Radcliffe Institute.RetrievedOctober 19,2015.
  4. ^Dorothy Snarker (November 13, 2008)."An open letter toOutmagazine ".AfterEllen.Logo Online. Archived fromthe originalon April 21, 2010.RetrievedFebruary 3,2009.
  5. ^"'Out' lays off its entire editorial staff, but editor Aaron Hicklin wants to hire 'most' back into his new startup ".Archived fromthe originalon April 17, 2016.RetrievedApril 18,2012.
  6. ^"Publisher of High Times acquires LGBT publications".Reuters.September 7, 2017.RetrievedApril 4,2020.
  7. ^"Phillip Picardi Leaves Condé Nast for 'Out'".Fashionista.RetrievedAugust 27,2018.
  8. ^Hays, Kali."OutMagazine, Pride Media Rife With Challenges for New Editor ".Women's Wear Daily.RetrievedOctober 18,2018.
  9. ^Hays, Kali (February 8, 2019)."UnpaidOutMagazine Contributors Demanding Payment Amid Fresh Layoffs ".Women's Wear Daily.
  10. ^Weiner, Sophie (January 30, 2019)."OutMagazine Contributors Are Still Waiting to Be Paid ".Splinter News.
  11. ^"Pride Media says the check's in the mail".February 7, 2019.
  12. ^"OutMagazine: Pay the Freelancers! ".February 26, 2019.
  13. ^Peiser, Jaclyn (February 25, 2019)."OutMagazine's Fresh Start Overshadowed by a Bitter Money Dispute ".The New York Times.
  14. ^"OutMagazine owes freelancers more than $100K ".Freelancers Union Blog.February 26, 2019.
  15. ^Kelly, Keith J. (March 6, 2019)."Outmagazine owner owes more than $100K in unpaid ad commissions ".
  16. ^Christian, Tanya A. (December 10, 2018)."Transgender Activist Raquel Willis Appointed Executive Editor at Out Magazine".Essence.RetrievedDecember 11,2018.
  17. ^"UPDATING: Award Recipients at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards".GLAAD.July 30, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 29,2020.
  18. ^Levesque, Brody (December 11, 2019)."Advocate and Out Magazine Editors-In-Chief depart amid turmoil".Los Angeles Blade.RetrievedDecember 11,2019.
  19. ^"Pride Media Taps David Artavia as New Editor in Chief of Out Magazine".out.September 28, 2020.RetrievedSeptember 29,2020.
  20. ^Herren, Parker (June 21, 2022)."Pride Media acquired by Equal Entertainment—making it the largest LGBTQ+-owned media company".Ad Age.RetrievedAugust 16,2024.
  21. ^"OUT100 List Adds '30 Rock's' Maulik Pancholy, 'Glee's' Jonathan Groff,' 'American Horror Story's' Denis O'Hare".TheWrap.November 12, 2013.RetrievedJune 16,2019.
  22. ^Hubbard, Amy (November 7, 2013)."Out magazine rolls out its 19th Out100 list of LGBT celebrities".Los Angeles Times.RetrievedJune 16,2019.
  23. ^"This Year's Out100 List".lofficielusa.RetrievedMay 16,2019.
  24. ^"The 2014 OUT100 Awards celebrate two decades of LGBT advocacy".AXS.RetrievedJune 16,2019.
  25. ^Picardi, Phillip (November 18, 2019)."Welcome to the 2019 Out100".Out.RetrievedMay 8,2020.
  26. ^"Out Celebrates the 19th Annual Out100 Presented by Buick".Archived fromthe originalon August 10, 2016.RetrievedJanuary 6,2014.
  27. ^"Dale Peck".out.RetrievedOctober 22,2020.
  28. ^"2010: 'It Gets Better' Founder Dan Savage Reflects on The Groundbreaking Youth Project".out.October 1, 2017.RetrievedOctober 22,2020.
  29. ^"Syllabus: 1980".RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  30. ^"Some other places with writing by T Cooper".Archived fromthe originalon February 10, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  31. ^Haskell, David (December 10, 2006)."Sporno".The New York Times.RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  32. ^"OUT Magazine talks PrEP and features AFC'S Jim Pickett".RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  33. ^"Jesse Archer".RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  34. ^"Bob Smith".Archived fromthe originalon January 7, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  35. ^"Dustin Lance Black: Pillars of Salt".out.May 24, 2010.RetrievedOctober 22,2020.
  36. ^"Kimberly Drew".out.RetrievedOctober 22,2020.
  37. ^"How Our Generation Is Changing the Definition of 'Femme'".out.February 13, 2019.RetrievedOctober 22,2020.
  38. ^"We Need to Decolonize the Body Positive Movement".out.August 5, 2019.RetrievedDecember 16,2020.
  39. ^"Chani Nicholas Gives You the Only Astrology Reading You Need for 2020".out.November 27, 2019.RetrievedDecember 16,2020.
  40. ^"India's Gay Prince Says Repealing Sodomy Ban Isn't Enough".out.September 9, 2019.RetrievedDecember 28,2020.
  41. ^"Vampires in LA by Francois Rousseau//OUT".Archived fromthe originalon November 26, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  42. ^"Roger Erickson".Archived fromthe originalon January 7, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  43. ^"James Marsden for OUT Magazine by Photographer Matthias Vriens McGrath".Archived fromthe originalon January 6, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  44. ^"About PMc".PMc Magazine.Archived from the original on September 11, 2013.RetrievedJuly 28,2022.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  45. ^"Ave Joe Oppedisano!".Archived fromthe originalon November 26, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  46. ^"Chloe Sevigny by Terry Richardson for OUT Magazine".RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  47. ^"Spanish actor Jan Cornet by Xevi Muntané for OUT Magazine".Archived fromthe originalon January 6, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  48. ^"Walter Pfeiffer".Archived fromthe originalon March 5, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  49. ^"Power Point".RetrievedJanuary 6,2012.
  50. ^"Out Cover Star Mike Ruiz's 7 Portraits of LGBTQ+ Icons".out.April 17, 2020.RetrievedOctober 22,2020.
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