Archer (magazine)

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Archer
Categories Newsmagazine
FrequencyBiannual
Founded2013
CompanyDrummond Street Services
CountryAustralia
Based in Melbourne
LanguageEnglish
Website archermagazine.com.au

Archer is an Australian print publication about sexuality, gender and identity. It is published twice-yearly in Melbourne, Australia. The magazine was founded by Amy Middleton, the founding publisher. [1]

The magazine has covered taboo topics such as sex and ageing in 2015 [2] and been the subject of controversy over editorial choices such as including a photo of an exposed nipple in 2017. [3] One of its distributors deemed it "inappropriate for sale" [4] and its founding editor, Middleton, speaks publicly about censorship and online abuse. [5]

In 2016, Archer won a UN Media Peace Prize from the United Nations Association of Australia, for its depiction of older persons in the AGEING issue. [6] In 2014, the magazine won the Media Award category in Australia's Honour Awards, an annual event that recognises achievements within or contributions to NSW's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community. [1] It has also received the LGBTI Honour Award, a finalist place for Publishers Australia Magazine Launch of the Year, and a nomination for the UN Human Rights Medal.[ clarification needed ] [7] A former contributing editor is Bobuq Sayed. [8]

In 2021, Archer was acquired by Drummond Street Services, a not-for-profit community service organisation with a focus on supporting LGBTIQA+ people experiencing hardship. [9]

Archer has published 16 print editions since launching in 2013.[ when? ]

References

  1. 1 2 "Finalists Announced For 2014 Honour Awards". CURVE. August 31, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  2. ↑ Holden, Matt (May 22, 2015). "Sex and ageing: Melbourne magazine tackles the last taboo". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  3. ↑ "How an exposed nipple forced us to confront issues of safe spaces and censorship | Amy Middleton". the Guardian. June 15, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  4. ↑ Kagan, Dion. "Is Archer magazine really 'inappropriate for sale'?". The Conversation. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  5. ↑ Middleton, Amy (September 17, 2016). "Editor of Archer Magazine responds to online abuse". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  6. ↑ Winners and finalists 2000-2016
  7. ↑ "Archer turns one: How I launched my own sexuality magazine". the Guardian. November 27, 2014. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  8. ↑ Belkacemi, Rim El. "Pushing the boundaries". news.miami.edu. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Archer Magazine Saved from Closure". September 14, 2021.


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