The ''Pink Paper'' was a UK publication covering gay and

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issues published by Millivres Prowler Limited. Founded in 1987 as a newspaper, it switched to internet-only publication in June 2009. The decision to go online-only was announced in June 2009 and attributed to economic conditions, and at the time management said a printed version might reappear in the future. A decision to close the website – again citing poor economic conditions – was taken in June 2012, with the site finally being shuttered in September 2012. The brand and assets remain in the ownership of Millivres Prowler. As a tabloid newspaper, it had a circulation in the tens of thousands across Britain.
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; Ben Summerskill, former chief executive of Stonewall; ''

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'' editor Darren Scott; author Peter Lloyd and Tim Teeman of '' The Times''.

References

External links

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LGBT Archive, UK, Pink Paper wiki page
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Gay Times
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Diva
LGBT-related newspapers published in the United Kingdom LGBT-related mass media in the United Kingdom Newspapers established in 1987 Publications disestablished in 2012 Defunct newspapers published in the United Kingdom 1987 establishments in the United Kingdom {{LGBT-newspaper-stub