El Shad
El Shad (Arabic الشاذ) is the first magazine of the LGBTQI+ community in Algeria.[1][2] The term means "abnormal", which is an insult to homosexuals. One of the cofounders states, "We chose this name because we claim this abnormality, just as everyone is abnormal."[3]
Description
[edit]Available online, El Shad is a quarterly and completely free magazine, intended for the Algerian LGBT community.[4] The magazine was initiated by three members of the LGBT organization Alouen. It was created in November 2014.[5][6] LeXo Fanzine, an Algerian lesbian magazine, was started earlier by a member of Alouen.[6]
The editor-in-chief is O. Harim.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "El Shad, le magazine LGBT algérien qui veut déconstruire les différences". France 24. 2014-12-03. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ^ "El Shad, le premier magazine pour les LGBT algériens". Courrier international. 2014-11-30. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ^ Youssef Roudaby. "La revue du web #5: El Shad, premier magazine gay algérien" [The web magazine # 5: El Shad, first Algerian gay magazine]. TelQuel (in French). Retrieved March 22, 2019.
- ^ "El Shad, le premier magazine pour les lesbiennes, gays, bisexuels et transsexuels algériens". Algérie-Focus (in French). 2014-11-27. Archived from the original on 2016-10-19. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ^ Harit, Fouâd (2 December 2014). "El Shad, premier magazine gay algérien". www.afrik.com. Retrieved 2016-08-06.
- ^ a b c Dorothée Myriam Kellou (December 3, 2014). "Behind the scenes with Algeria's first LGBT magazine". observers.France24.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
External links
[edit]- El Shad online