ScotsGay

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ScotsGay
EditorMartin Walker (from 2006)
Former editorsJohn Hein (1994–2006)
Staff writersAndi Watson
David Jackson
Stevie Harkin [1]
FrequencyBi-monthly
FounderJohn Hein
First issue1 December 1994;27 years ago (1994-12-01)
Country Scotland, United Kingdom
Based in Edinburgh
LanguageEnglish
Website scotsgay.co.uk

ScotsGay was a bi-monthly magazine published in Scotland for the lesbian, gay and bisexual community. [2] Its website carried textfiles of all issues and, from 2005, pdf files of the whole magazine. John Hein was editor from issue 1 (December 1994) until issue 69 (April 2006), after which the editorship passed to Martin Walker; Hein remained the publisher until regular publication ceased after issue 179 (October 2016), by which time he had reassumed editorship.

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At this point the magazine was put in hiatus after John Hein suffered a minor stroke; although the website was subsequently updated with promises of ScotsGay returning during Summer 2017., [3] it did not do so.

In the summer of 2019, it was announced that Taylor Crockett has taken over as editor with a brand new relaunch scheduled for April 2020. [4] [ citation needed ] Again, the magazine did not appear. John Hein died in December 2020.

The magazine was based in Edinburgh, but featured "scene" contributors from across Scotland. [5]

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References

  1. ScotsGay
  2. About. ScotsGay website. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. ScotsGay Magazine: Scotland's gay magazine and news
  4. ResponseSource. "Taylor Crockett selected as managing editor of ScotsGay". ResponseSource. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  5. ScotsGay Magazine: Groups and Organisations