The Pk Paper is a UK newspaper verg gay and lbian Pk Paper was found 1987. the paper has ma a circulatn of 41,127 pi across Bra, (figure verified by Aud Bure of Circulatn, Jan to June 2006) makg …
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- 6 DES OF LGBT MAGAZ, INCLUDG THE ADVOTE AND GAY TIM
- GREY DAY FOR GAY MEDIA AS 'PK PAPER' FOLDS S PRT EDN
- GAY NEWSPAPER TO FOLD
- QUEEN OF THE UNRDOGS: 5 REASONS PK IS AN UNRAPPRECIATED GAY IN
- WASHGTON BLA: LGBTQ NEWS, POLICS, LGBTQ RIGHTS, GAY NEWS
6 DES OF LGBT MAGAZ, INCLUDG THE ADVOTE AND GAY TIM
The Pk Paper was a UK publitn verg gay and lbian issu published by Millivr Prowler Limed. Found 1987 as a newspaper, swched to ter-only publitn June 2009. The cisn to go onle-only was announced June 2009 and attributed to enomic ndns, and at the time management said a prted versn might reappear the future. A cisn to close the webse – aga cg poor enomic ndns – was taken June 2012, The brand and assets rema the ownership of Millivr Prowler. As a tabloid newspaper, had a circulatn the tens of thoands across Bra. It was distributed ee bars, clubs, librari, muny centr, bs and other plac. * pink paper gay *
Whilst the Pk Paper was seen as a ser lbian and gay mpaigng newspaper, often wh a lbian bias, Kelv and David set up the othier male youth magaze, Boyz, off the back of . In 2005 the Pk Paper was bought by MPG (Millivr Prowler Group, who also published AXM, DIVA, GT (formerly Gay Tim) and Puffta and ran the Prowler and Expectatns stor and brands). Pk Paper was unual the gay media havg regnal rrponnts across England, Stland and Wal enablg to ver stori which directly impact rears across the untry.
The Pk Paper had a dited sports sectn and enuraged ntributns om gay, lbian and bisexual teams and sportsmen and women across the untry. "Millivr Prowler Ltd are sorry to rm you that is no longer practil for to ntue to update Pk Paper's daily n still get advice and news about all thgs gay and lbian om our magaz and webs and rpectively and our Pk Paper Datg se is still active at "[5]. This week, ProQut lnched the new LGBT Magaze Archive, a database that clus the backfil of 26 of the most fluential, longt-nng magaz on lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and related issu.
The Pk Paper was the only weekly newspaper voted to gay and lbian terts when was found and beme a highly important mpaigng vehicle.
GREY DAY FOR GAY MEDIA AS 'PK PAPER' FOLDS S PRT EDN
Gay rights mpaigner Peter Tatchell has said the cisn to cease publitn of the UK's only gay newspaper will leave the muny "more agmented and isolated." * pink paper gay *
You would be hard prsed to fd a recent Brish law more ntroversial and more reviled than sectn 28 of the Lol Government Act the late 80s, the gay and lbian people of the UK were loudly mandg equaly, much to the chagr of tradnalists. Sectn 28 was the Conservative ernment’s rponse; Margaret Thatcher’s answer to those who believed “they have an alienable right to be gay” vaguely word law prohibed lol thori and schools om “promotg” homosexualy and prevented uncils om fundg much-need lbian and gay iativ. At a time when gay people were stgglg to pe wh the Aids epimic, was a llo attempt to supprs an already margalised Conservative policians, sectn 28 was an easy, short-term w.
GAY NEWSPAPER TO FOLD
Gay and lbian publitn spends fortnightly prt schle, but suggts may return when enomy improv. By <strong>Oliver Luft</strong> * pink paper gay *
It was an obv populist gamb to solidify support among the 75% of the populatn who thought that homosexual activy was “always or mostly wrong”.
’ Photograph: Joel GoodmanAt the time that sectn 28 was beg discsed parliament, I was one of Manchter cy uncil’s gay men’s officers, workg on issu such as employment, service livery and velopg muny groups. I had also helped to set up the North Wt Campaign for Lbian and Gay Equaly, the group rponsible for orchtratg the Manchter had a secret office the town hall attic where more than 100 people would meet every week.
QUEEN OF THE UNRDOGS: 5 REASONS PK IS AN UNRAPPRECIATED GAY IN
<p>Once nontatnal, the gay prs has gone mastream, wr <strong> Jsi Hodgson</strong>.</p> * pink paper gay *
What we were dog was pletely one the group had anised such a large event before, but a re group had been very active the gay movement sce the early 1970s.
WASHGTON BLA: LGBTQ NEWS, POLICS, LGBTQ RIGHTS, GAY NEWS
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The gay scene was que small and I knew the owners of the lol venu went to the gay bars and clubs – such as New Unn, Rembrandt, the Thompsons Arms and Napoleon – where the owners agreed to stop the mic so that we uld speak about the march and sectn 28. There were also lots of qutns about sectn 28’s possible impact on gay bars and clubs, as well as ncerns about the attu of the police force. Photograph: Rick Colls/Rex/ShutterstockUnr the then chief nstable of Greater Manchter, Jam Anrton, the police were very hostile and were raidg gay bars and clubs.
I had experienced some harassment on the street and the gay village, but no one would report hate crim bee of the attu of the police. Twenty thoand turned up for the march, and revalised the gay movement the TempleOn 23 May 1988, the eveng before sectn 28 me to force, lbian activists stormed the BBC News stud where Sue Lawley was midway through the Six O’Clock News.