Here is a list of magazines, journals and other periodicals relevant to the LGBT community in India, the broader South Asia region and diaspora. Some of these are no longer in circulation.
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| Year | Name | For | Place | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Anamika | South Asian lesbians and bi women, print | ? | ? |
| 1986 | Trikone | South Asian lesbians and gay men (first named Trikon subsequently Trikone, and for LGBT), print and electronic | San Francisco, USA | in publication |
| 1989 | Khush Khayal | South Asian, print | Toronto, Canada | no longer published |
| 1989 | Shakti Khabar | South Asian LGBT, print | London, UK | ? |
| 1990 | Bombay Dost | Indian gay men (annual), print | Mumbai, India | in publication |
| 1990 | Freedom | Newsletter for Indian gay men, print | Gulbarga, India | no longer published |
| 1991 | Pravartak | Indian LGBT people, print | Kolkata, India | no longer published |
| 1993 | Samiyoni | South Asian lesbians and bi women magazine, print | Toronto, Canada | ? |
| 1993 | Aarambh | South Asian LGBT magazine print | Delhi, India | ? |
| 1997 | Darpan | Newsletter for Indian LGBT print | Delhi, India | ? |
| 1998 | Scripts | Magazine featuring queer/ feminist /activist/ creative voices, from Lesbians and Bisexuals in Action(LABIA), Mumbai, print | Mumbai, India | in publication |
| 1999 | Sanghamitra | Magazine for Indian LGBT (annual print, quarterly electronic) | Bangalore, India | in publication |
| 2001 | Lakshya | Gujarati gay magazine | Gujarat, India/td> | unknown |
| 2004 | Swakanthey (In Our Own Voice) | Bilingual (Bengali-English) Bi-annual magazine for LGBTIKHQ, academics and others interested in gender/sexuality issues published by Sappho Available in print and online at www.sapphokolkata.in | Kolkata, India | in publication |
| 2005 | In Plainspeak | Magazine with content on sexuality (including LGBT) published quarterly by the South and SouthEast Asia Resource Centre on Sexuality of TARSHI, print, electronic | Delhi, India | in publication |
| 2006 | Rainbow News | Quarterly newsletter of EQUAL GROUND (content in Sinhala, Tamil and English) | Columbo, Sri Lanka | in publication |
| 2008 | Chay magazine | Magazine on sex and sexuality in Pakistan, South Asia and abroad, electronic | ? | in publication |
| 2009 | Pink Pages India | Electronic magazine for Indian LGBT, started in July 2009 | in publication | |
| 2009 | The Queer Chronicle | Monthly electronic magazine for LGBT people in Pune, launched Sept 2009 | Pune, India | in publication |
| 2009 | Jiah | Quarterly electronic magazine for Indian queer women, founded November 2009 | Pune, India | in publication |
| 2010 | Gaylaxy Magazine | Monthly, electronic magazine, startedJanuary 2010 | in publication | |
| 2013 | Varta | Online magazine, started August 1, 2013 | Kolkata, India | in publication |