El Shad (Arabic الشاذ) is the first magazine of the LGBTQI+ community in Algeria. [1] [2] The term means "abnormal", which is an insult to homosexuals. One of the cofounders states, "We chose this name because we claim this abnormality, just as everyone is abnormal." [3]
Available online, El Shad is a quarterly and completely free magazine, intended for the Algerian LGBT community. [4] The magazine was initiated by three members of the LGBT organization Alouen. It was created in November 2014. [5] [6] LeXo Fanzine, an Algerian lesbian magazine, was started earlier by a member of Alouen. [6]
The editor-in-chief is O. Harim. [6]
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