Type of site | Online magazine |
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Available in | English |
Founded | October 2017 |
Owner | Condé Nast |
Editor | Sarah Burke |
URL |
www |
Commercial | Yes |
Current status | Active |
Them is an American online LGBT magazine launched in October 2017 by Phillip Picardi and owned by Condé Nast. [1] [2] [3] Its coverage includes LGBT culture, fashion, and politics. [4] [5]
In 2017 Picardi, then the director of Teen Vogue, proposed to Anna Wintour, Condé Nast's artistic director, that the company create an online, LGBT-focused media platform. [6] Founding editors included Meredith Talusan, Tyler Ford, and James Clarizio, [2] [7] and launch partners included Burberry, Google, Lyft, and GLAAD. [8] [9]
Upon the website's launch, there was some controversy over its naming, which some considered to be " othering". [10] The name is derived from the singular them pronoun, [11] emphasizing a gender neutral approach including in its fashion coverage. [12] [13]
Picardi left Them and Condé Nast in the fall of 2018 to begin working as editor-in-chief of Out magazine. [14] [15] Whembley Sewell was named the new executive editor in 2019. [15] [16] In October 2021, Sarah Burke became the new editor-in-chief of Them. [16] [17]
In 2020, Them hosted two virtual Pride Month events, Themfest and Out Now Live. [18] [19] Out Now Live, its June 2020 virtual gay pride event, included speeches, LGBT history and musical performances. [4] [20] It was produced in collaboration with Pitchfork. [19] [20]
...Them aspires to be a stylish destination for queer young people.
Type of site | Online magazine |
---|---|
Available in | English |
Founded | October 2017 |
Owner | Condé Nast |
Editor | Sarah Burke |
URL |
www |
Commercial | Yes |
Current status | Active |
Them is an American online LGBT magazine launched in October 2017 by Phillip Picardi and owned by Condé Nast. [1] [2] [3] Its coverage includes LGBT culture, fashion, and politics. [4] [5]
In 2017 Picardi, then the director of Teen Vogue, proposed to Anna Wintour, Condé Nast's artistic director, that the company create an online, LGBT-focused media platform. [6] Founding editors included Meredith Talusan, Tyler Ford, and James Clarizio, [2] [7] and launch partners included Burberry, Google, Lyft, and GLAAD. [8] [9]
Upon the website's launch, there was some controversy over its naming, which some considered to be " othering". [10] The name is derived from the singular them pronoun, [11] emphasizing a gender neutral approach including in its fashion coverage. [12] [13]
Picardi left Them and Condé Nast in the fall of 2018 to begin working as editor-in-chief of Out magazine. [14] [15] Whembley Sewell was named the new executive editor in 2019. [15] [16] In October 2021, Sarah Burke became the new editor-in-chief of Them. [16] [17]
In 2020, Them hosted two virtual Pride Month events, Themfest and Out Now Live. [18] [19] Out Now Live, its June 2020 virtual gay pride event, included speeches, LGBT history and musical performances. [4] [20] It was produced in collaboration with Pitchfork. [19] [20]
...Them aspires to be a stylish destination for queer young people.