Xtra Magazine
Canadian LGBT newspaper
Xtra Magazine (formerly Daily Xtra and Xtra!) is an LGBTQ-focused digital publication and former print newspaper published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The publication is a continuation of the company's former print titles Xtra!, Xtra Ottawa, and Xtra Vancouver, which were all discontinued in 2015.
History
Xtra was founded in Toronto on February 19, 1984 (with a March cover date) 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, which was discontinued in 1987. From 1990 to 2000, Xtra published a quarterly literary supplement, The Church-Wellesley Review, for work by LGBTQ2 fiction and poetry writers.
The company also launched a telephone dating personals service, Cruiseline, which later evolved into the contemporary web-based Squirt.org.
In 1993, Xtra expanded, adding Xtra! West in Vancouver and Capital Xtra! in Ottawa.
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