Magazines

Initial Ideas

LGBT

• History
• Pride month
• Dating
• Coming out stories
• LGBT celebs/couples
• In the media: TV, movies, social media, politics
• The Death and Life of Marsha P.Johnson

CURRENT STORIES

• Oscars equality rule
• Barbados Government
• Same-sex marriage battle begins in India
• JK Rowling
• Northern Ireland plans to ban conversion therapy
• Tiger King's Joe Exotic begs Trump to 'be my hero' and pardon him for murder plot
• Joe Biden gives Pete Buttigieg key job in making his presidency a reality

COLOUR SCHEME

• White background
• Pastel?
• Black?
• Rainbow

Gay Times

COVER

CONVENTIONS

• 1 large image
• Masthead
• Small text
• Plain background
• Few colours

CONTENTS PAGE

CONVENTIONS

• Lots of text describing each story
• 1 Image to go with each one
• Image of model(s)
• Page numbered
• 'Contents' in big, bold letters at top
• Systematic/clear and easy to read/understand

Q News Magazine

COVER

CONVENTIONS

• 1 big image of model
• Clear, big, bold masthead at the top
• Little amount of small text
• Issue number & date
• Name of model
• White outline
• Basic coloured background, not to take away from the importance of the model

CONTENTS PAGE

CONVENTIONS

• Each story numbered
• Small description of each one
• 1 story on the left, with an image and lots of description
• Clear and concise, easy to read/understand
• Some messages 'from the team'

My Magazines

NAMES

• Pride Life
• Gay Pride
• LGBT Times
• 
  

Issue 1

COVER

• Male in a dress
• Plain background
• History of pride
• Masthead at top
• Barcode along the side
• Name of model at the bottom
• Small copy along the side

CONTENTS

• 1 medium image on the left
• Description of that story (which is from the front cover)
• Small image of cover image with model name and photographer name

Issue 2

COVER

• Female in a suit
• Representation of LGBT+ women