Xtra!

Infobox Newspaper
name = Xtra!
type = Fortnightly
format = Tabloid
foundation = March 1984
owners = Pink Triangle Press
headquarters = 491 Church Street
Suite 200

Toronto, ON
M4Y 2C6
editor = Matt Mills
publisher = Brandon Matheson| ISSN = 0829-3384
website = [http://xtra.ca/ www.xtra.ca]

"Xtra!" ("ISSN 0829-3384") is a gay magazine, on newsprint in tabloid format, published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

History and content

"Xtra!" was founded in Toronto in March 1984 by Pink Triangle Press, a not-for-profit organization. It was introduced as a four-page tabloid, as a way to broaden PTP's Toronto readership. Pink Triangle Press had previously published "The Body Politic", and currently publishes two "sister" magazines, "Xtra! West" and "Capital Xtra!".

"Xtra!"'s associate publisher and managing editor is Matt Mills. Previous managing editors included Paul Gallant and Eleanor Brown.

Controversy

The publications have been criticized for featuring explicit photographs, including images of erect penises; the magazine often carries advertisements for pornographic movies, magazines and websites, and sex-oriented clubs such as gay bathhouses, frequently accompanied by photographs.

Other publications

In 1993, "Xtra!" expanded, adding the publications "Xtra! West" in Vancouver and "Capital Xtra!" in Ottawa. The three "Xtra!" papers also produce an annual Ultimate Pride Guide. The Toronto and Ottawa editions produce an annual lesbian and gay business directory called Index.

Each of the "Xtra!" paper cities produce an annual Ultimate Pride Guide during the Pride festivals.

The Press also operates Xtra.ca, Xtensions, as well as Squirt.org, an online guide to cruising, and Cruiseline, the popular gay chatline and talking classifieds phone systems.

External links

* [http://www.xtra.ca/ "Xtra!"]
* [http://www.indexdirectory.ca/ "Index"]