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QX (magazine)

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QX (magazine)
July 2019 cover
CategoriesLGBT magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherQX Förlag AB
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
CountrySweden
Based inStockholm
LanguageSwedish
Websiteqx.se
ISSN1401-1794

QX started in 1995 with the aim to create communication platforms for the LGBT-community in Sweden and Scandinavia.[1] It is published in Swedish[2] monthly by QX Förlag AB and is the largest magazine of its kind in the region.[3]

QX GayMap Stockholm is a printed summer guide in English to the Stockholm gay scene. The printed map has a distribution of 40,000 copies.

QX Events

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QX arranges the yearly award-ceremony Gaygalan Awards, handing out prizes for LGBT-achievements since 1999.[4] In 2004, the gala was broadcast for the first time on Sveriges Television when it was held at Hamburger Börs with Annika Lantz as the host.[5] QX also currently rules the franchise of Mr Gay Sweden and has a sponsorship with the Stockholm Pride Agency.[6]

Online

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QX runs the Internet community Qruiser, which has over 100,000 users.[7] It is the largest community for LGBT people in Scandinavia. There are versions in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, German and English. The website also covers entertainment news, as well as political and cultural events.

The magazine has online shops available, with pins, rainbow flags, clothes, books and jewellery.

References

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  1. ^ "Information om QX Förlag". QX (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ Elisabet Olesen (2006). Adventure Guide to Sweden. Hunter Publishing, Inc. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-58843-552-1. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "QX Förlag AB". Hitta.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. ^ "QX Gaygala firar 20 år". Bohusläningen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  5. ^ "SVT sänder Gaygalan 2004". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 16 January 2004. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Bli officiell partner". Stockholm Pride (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Qruisers policy". Qruiser (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
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