Queerty is an online magazine and newspaper covering gay-oriented lifestyle and news, founded in 2005 by David Hauslaib.[1][2] As of June 2015, the site had more than five million monthly unique visitors.[3]
History[]
Queerty was founded by David Hauslaib in 2005. The site briefly shut down operations in 2011 before being sold to GayCities, which currently owns and operates it.[4][5]
Newsweek called Queerty "a leading site for gay issues" in 2010.[6]
The site bestows the Queerty Awards or "Queerties", in which their readers vote for the "best of LGBTQ Media and Culture".[7] A record 300,000 votes were gathered in 2017.[7]