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Genre

Editor	Chris Ciompi
Categories	Gay men's lifestyle
Frequency	Monthly
First issue	Spring 1991
Company	Window Media
Country	United States
Language	English
Website	www.genremagazine.com
ISSN	1074-5246

Genre magazine (ISSN 1074-5246)is New York city-based monthly periodical written for gay men. Window Media is a Gay press Publishing company that acquires and operates Gay and Lesbian newspapers and Magazines The company's publications The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States An International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic Periodical publication. Magazines, periodicals or serials are Publications generally published on a regular schedule containing a variety of articles, generally An International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic Periodical publication. The City of New York In the English language, gay is an Adjective that in modern usage refers to Homosexuality. It is owned by gay press publisher Window Media, a subsidiary of Avalon Equity Partners. Window Media is a Gay press Publishing company that acquires and operates Gay and Lesbian newspapers and Magazines The company's publications Avalon Equity Partners is a New York New York -based investment group that manages the $63 million private Avalon Equity Fund

History

Launched in 1991 as a quarterly, Genre originally billed itself as a LGBT lifestyle magazine with a focus on gay men with primary coverage on entertainment, travel and an occasional ackowlegement of political issues. LGBT (also GLBT) is an initialism referring collectively to Lesbian, Gay, bisexual, and Transgender / transsexual As the magazine evolved, it focused more on entertainment and less on politics.

Facing increasing competition from Out, Details magazine and The Advocate for advertiser dollars in 2000, publisher Richard Settles changed editorial and art direction with the graphic contributions of Gregory Van Zuyen to became more of an urban magazine with a focus on New York's post gay movement fostered by an aging Generation X and former club kids, as well as those who outgrew the popular circuit party lifestyle of the 1990s. Out ( is a popular Gay men 's Fashion, Entertainment, and Lifestyle Magazine, with the highest circulation of any gay monthly Details is an American monthly men's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. The Advocate ( is a US -based LGBT -related biweekly Newsmagazine. Gregory Van Zuyen is an American Artist and Creative director, whose work has spanned a decade of innovative magazine design Generation X is a term used to describe generations in the United States and other countries born between the approximate years of 1965 to 1981 the late 1950s and 1960s or The Club Kids were a group of young clubheads led by Michael Alig and James St A circuit party is a mega dance event extending through a night and into the following day almost always with a number of affiliated events in the days leading up to and following the The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 As such the publication began winning over mainstream companies such as Ford Motors, thereby proving that alternative lifestyles were a viable consumer market of society, dispelling notions of risk by association. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following

In yet another makeover, Genre changed editorial directions again in 2002, at the direction of co-owner and Associate Publisher, Doug Shingleton, with editorial content given larger breadth and scope. In addition to fashion, travel and entertainment as reported by most gay national glossy publications, Genre delved into personal growth of its male readership, including spirituality issues, home design & healthful lifestyle issues facing the community. This redesign resulted in significant circulation and advertising growth, prompting the first successful sale of a national gay publication in the United States.

In July of 2003, Avalon Equity Partners announced its intentions to buy Genre and fold the publication into its growing LGBT media holdings under the Window Media umbrella. Genre is currently part of unite media umbrella formed by avalon equity partners.

In March 2004, Window Media relaunched Genre with a new logo and a new format continuing to feature fashion, travel and lifestyle articles targeting affluent gay men with monthly profiles of men from across the United States, an idea that drew upon its parent company's national resources. Genre currently focuses on regional activities in cities where the sister companies local newspapers are located.

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