''Gay Star News'' (''GSN'') is a

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focused on events related to and concerning the global

LGBTI Intersex people are born with sex characteristics (such as genitals, gonads, and chromosome patterns) that "do not fit the typical definitions for male or female bodies". They are substantially more likely to identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, ...

(

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and

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) community. Headquartered in the UK, it is privately owned and was founded by Tris Reid-Smith, and Scott Nunn in December 2011. The site reports on

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in international politics, religion, business, crime, entertainment and lifestyle. The site also features interviews with members of the LGBTI community. A staff of internationally based professional reporters handles day-to-day stories but the site also includes articles by LGBTI activists, freelancers, bloggers, academics, historians, celebrities, and people of prominence. The site features 'top stories', 'entertainment', 'features', 'travel', 'GSN loves' and 'comment', 'Business', 'Family, 'Support' and 'Prides and Festivals' sections. Readers could post comments, share and like stories to display on online

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s including

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, Weibo and

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. On 30 July 2019, ''GSN'' announced that it would be shutting down after almost eight years because of falling revenues due to an inability to monetize. However, following acquisition of the intellectual property of ''GSN'' by Iconic Labs, publication of has resumed.

History

''Gay Star News'' went live with the backing of investors

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and National Australia Bank on 16 January 2012.

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then tweeted his support to his 3.7 million followers, and is credited by ''Gay Star News'' for publicising their site regularly. In 2012 the site won the Stonewall UK Award for Publication of the Year. The editorial policy of ''Gay Star News'' is to publish pro-LGBTI media without

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. Commonly seen advertisers on the site are:

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, Direct Line insurance, Lufthansa Airways, Travelex, Lloyds Bank, Smirnoff, Blued, Manchester United, late night rooms, Alfa Romeo, Heathrow,

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, Hoseasons, naked wines, npower, Fujitsu, the co-operative, the London Women's Clinic, Knight Frank, DigitasLBI and several pride support groups. In 2016 ''Gay Star News'' launched Digital Pride, an annual, week-long program of online discussions, articles and video events to promote LGBTI Pride around the world – particularly to those in countries facing oppression.

References

External links

* {{Official website
Digital Pride
2011 establishments in the United Kingdom LGBT-related mass media in the United Kingdom LGBT-related websites British news websites