Pink Paper
The Pink Paper was founded as a free tabloid-sized newspaper in 1987 by xxxxxx. It was distributed fortnightly for free in gay bars and clubs as well as libraries and other venues. It was later acquired by Kelvin Sollis, who, with his partner David Bridle quickly made it into a success, printing it weekly. It was the first gay publication which held mainstream advertising and job adverts from local councils and the police. Whilst the Pink Paper was seen as a serious lesbian and gay campaigning newspaper, often with a lesbian bias, Kelvin and David set up the frothier male youth magazine, Boyz, off the back of it.
When the first UK publication for people with HIV and AIDS was published in 1995, Positive Times, it was included inside the Pink Paper for reasons of discretion.
MPG
The Pink Paper was bought by MPG (Millivres Prowler Group, who also publishes AXM, DIVA, GT (formerly Gay Times) and Puffta and runs the Prowler and Expectations stores and brands) in XX but had to stop printing it at the end of June 2009 as it was not financially viable. It is now published online. While Pink Paper was the best-read gay title in the country, it lacked the advertising to keep it afloat during these tough economic times. Publishers MPG are hoping to re-instate the newspaper once the economy improves. Meanwhile, they show their commitment to providing free news, information and entertainment to our brand by building on PinkPaper.com, where readership is increasing each month.
Like the print product, the the website features all the arts, culture and travel coverage you’d expect from Pink Paper including big name celebrity interviews. Reflecting their role as a community brand, they don’t carry gratuitous sexual imagery.
This policy, together with our wide national reach and our strong mixed male and female readership (another unique Pink Paper feature) make the title the natural home for recruitment advertising and we are proud to have a formidable reputation in this field. Vacancies advertised online at Jobs.Pink Paper.com are backed up with jobs news articles, profiles of companies and advice and guidance for students and professionals who want to further their careers.
Pink Paper's reputation for news has been built up over two decades. We are unusual in the gay media in having regional correspondents across England, Scotland and Wales allowing us to cover stories which directly impact on our readers across the country. Our news section has a reputation for breaking stories and covers everything from crime to TV and from politics to the latest celebrity gossip. You can read all our stories at News.PinkPaper.com.
The Pink Paper has a dedicated sports section and encourage contributions from gay, lesbian and bisexual teams and sportsmen and women across the country. Pink Sport is available digitally through the News.PinkPaper.com part of their site.
External links
Pink Paper web site http://www.pinkpaper.com/ Millivres http://www.millivres.co.uk
