Of course, there are plenty of topics and issues specific to being part of the LGBTQ community that simply aren’t covered in other magazines making these gay magazines all the more important. These gay magazines can be a lifeline to some people. We want to engage, read and digest media where we feel represented and that we can relate to. When people ask ‘why does it have to be a gay magazine’, we have a simple answer. We aren’t talking about those ‘top shelf’ magazines (although eyes were drawn here to!), we are talking about the amazing gay magazines focused on lifestyle, travel, fashion and day to day life that is often massively underrepresented for the gay community. When we were younger and not yet out, our eyes were always drawn to the gay magazines in the local shop.
