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QX (magazine)
July 2019 cover
CategoriesLGBT magazine
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherQX Förlag AB
Founded1995; 31 years ago (1995)
CountrySweden
Based inStockholm
LanguageSwedish
Websiteqx.se
ISSN1401-1794

QX is a magazine specializing in topics of interest to the LGBTQ community in Sweden (and, more generally, throughout Scandinavia). It was launched started in 1995.[1] It is published in Swedish[2] monthly by QX Förlag AB and is the largest magazine of its kind in the region.[3]

QX GayMap Stockholm is a printed summer guide in English to the Stockholm gay scene. The printed map has a distribution of 40,000 copies.

QX Events

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QX arranges the yearly award-ceremony Gaygalan Awards, handing out prizes for LGBT-achievements since 1999.[4] In 2004, the gala was broadcast for the first time on Sveriges Television when it was held at Hamburger Börs with Annika Lantz as the host.[5] QX also currently rules the franchise of Mr Gay Sweden and has a sponsorship with the Stockholm Pride Agency.[6]

Online

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QX ran the Internet community Qruiser, which has over 100,000 users.[7] It was the largest community for LGBT people in Scandinavia. There are versions in Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, German and English. The website covered entertainment news, as well as political and cultural events. On the 31 March 2025, Qruiser shut down after being active for 25 years, citing a lack of funds due to an inability to compete with newer social media platforms run by large corporations like Meta. [8] [9]

The magazine continues to publish articles online on its website, and also runs a web shop which sells various items related to the LGBTQ community to local governments, Pride festivals and organisations as well as to private customers. The web shop is available in Swedish, English and Finnish. [10]

References

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  1. ^ "Information om QX Förlag". QX (in Swedish). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ Elisabet Olesen (2006). Adventure Guide to Sweden. Hunter Publishing, Inc. p. 67. ISBN 978-1-58843-552-1. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ "QX Förlag AB". Hitta.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  4. ^ "QX Gaygala firar 20 år". Bohusläningen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  5. ^ "SVT sänder Gaygalan 2004". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 16 January 2004. Archived from the original on 27 November 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Bli officiell partner". Stockholm Pride (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Qruisers policy". Qruiser (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  8. ^ Hassbring, Foto: Ola. "Stort tack alla medlemmar för dessa 25 år med Qruiser". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  9. ^ ale-laake; felicia-nilsson (1 March 2025). "Qruiser går i graven: Grundaren minns konflikterna, vänskaperna och snoppbilderna". Dagens ETC (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  10. ^ "Information om QX Förlag". QX.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 12 June 2026.
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