Queerty
Type of site
Online magazine
Available inEnglish
Headquarters
United States
OwnerQ.Digital
EditorGraham Gremore
URLqueerty.com
CommercialYes
Launched2005; 19 years ago (2005)
Current statusActive

Queerty is an online magazine and newspaper covering gay- and LGBTQ-oriented entertainment and news, founded in 2005 by David Hauslaib.[1][2] As of June 2015, the site had more than five million monthly unique visitors.[3]

History

Queerty was founded by David Hauslaib in 2005, with Bradford Shellhammer serving as founding editor. The site briefly shut down operations in 2011, before being sold to Q.Digital, Inc., the current owners and operators.[4][5]

Newsweek called Queerty "a leading site for gay issues" in 2010.[6]

Since 2012,[7] the site bestows the Queerty Awards or "Queerties", in which their readers vote for the "best of LGBTQ Media and Culture" every March.[8]

References

  1. ^ Barnako, Frank (September 16, 2005). "Gay blog is example of Web log strength". MarketWatch. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Penenberg, Adam L. (September 22, 2005). "Can bloggers strike it rich?". Wired. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
  3. ^ "LGBTs More Surprised Than Heterosexuals at Pace of Public Opinion Shift on Marriage Equality". GayCities. June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Towle, Andy (April 18, 2011). "LGBT Blog Queerty Closes". Towleroad. Archived from the original on November 6, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  5. ^ Bull, Chris (May 5, 2011). "GayCities Welcomes You to the New Queerty". Queerty. Archived from the original on December 14, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
  6. ^ Conant, Eve (May 25, 2010). "Conservatives and Gay-Rights Advocates Not Happy With 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Compromise". Newsweek. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  7. ^ GayCities, Inc (November 27, 2012). "Queerty Announces Winners in First Annual Awards, The Queerties 2012" (Press release). PR Newswire. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  8. ^ Reddish, David (February 27, 2019). "And the winners of the 2019 Queerties are..." Queerty. Archived from the original on March 4, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2019.

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