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Q.Digital is the No. 1 LGBTQ+ media collective for both engagement and reach across digital and social (Comscore), with a specialty in creating custom content and deep content creator relationships. With five brands—LGBTQ Nation, GayCities, Queerty, Outsports, and INTO—and representing three additional LGBTQ+-owned properties: So.Gay, Autostraddle, and PinkNews. In addition, Q.Digital offers additional targeting and scale through Audience Accelerator, utilizing an expansive contextual network and 1P data across sub-affinity and racial groups. One stop shopping for digital video and display scale, creators, content, events, social, video, podcasts and more.
Q.Digital’s combined reach is 15M visitors across social and digital with virtually unlimited scale through Audience Accelerator. We deliver bespoke, authentic marketing programs that bring brand stories to life through an LGBTQ+ lens across trusted sites and social platforms.
Nielsen has shown our content programs drive strong lifts in positive brand sentiment, purchase intent, and recommendation intent. Our work—including brand campaigns, editorial content, and company initiatives—regularly earns recognition from Emmy Awards, GLAAD Awards, Shorty Awards, Shorty Impact Awards, OMMA, and the Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists.
Unique Point of Difference:
LGBTQ+ Competitors
Q.Digital delivers meaningful scale and impact. Our eight-site Distribution Alliance + audience Accelerator reaches more LGBTQ+ consumers than any competitor, and our audience is more engaged, spending significantly more time with our content—2–3x higher Minutes Per Visitor.
Comscore also shows very low duplication between Q.Digital and other LGBTQ+ publishers, creating a powerful audience-extension opportunity when brands partner with both.
Importantly, Q.Digital has been LGBTQ-owned and operated by the same leadership team for 17 years. That consistency provides stability, deep community trust, and a strong foundation for long-term brand partnerships
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General Market Competitors
We advocate for campaigns to be anchored in LGBTQ-owned media—where safety, authenticity, and community impact come first—and to use social media selectively as a secondary extension channel. When brands invest with Q.Digital, their dollars strengthen LGBTQ creators, journalists, and audiences—not large corporations with limited focus on LGBTQ issues.
While social platforms are often favored by big agencies for broad reach, GLAAD continues to find that every major platform fails core LGBTQ safety benchmarks, exposing our community to hate speech and harassment.
Type of media company:
Digital, Video, Audio, Podcast, Content Integration, Media_or_agency_with_proven_creator_capability, AdTech platforms including Contextual/AI audience solutions, programmatic, PMPs, Other_type_media_cia
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Focused segment:
LGBTQ, Multicultural
Ownership:
LGBTQ
Certifications:
NGLCC: National LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Media Kit (download):
Q.Digital is the largest LGBTQ+ owned and operated publisher in the US, and as certified by the NGLCC, ANA and Comscore.
Advertisers can scale programs through one ad buy across the Q.Digital Network including: Queerty,
LGBTQNation, Intomore, GayCities, Outsports and with distribution partners So.Gay, PinkNews and Autostraddle. With the above 8
LGBTQ+ sites, Q.Digital reaches 8MM users each month according to Comscore. In addition to unmatched scale, Q.Digital offers brands opportunities to authentically connect with the LGBTQ+ community 365 days a year. We provide flexibility to
match your brands KPIs and your team’s bandwidth: we boast year-round tentpole programming opportunities
that brands can easily wrap around, and we can create bespoke branded content that are both engaging and
award worthy. Whether you’re looking to drive scale with video and display across our entire LGBTQ O&O
network, or for a partner to create high-impact video moments to help you stand out in the LGBTQ+ space –
Q.Digital will deliver.
Below are the Q.Digital 2025 Signature Programming across Q.Digital for the next 12 months:
Q1
• “The Queerties” (Jan/Feb, 2025 - largest LGBTQ culture and entertainment awards program)
• LGBTQ Nation’s “Black History Is Now” (Feb 2025 – celebrating Black Queer LGBTQ)
PRIDE: May-July
• Queerty "Pride50" (profiling the most iconic LGBTQ people who embody the spirit of pride this year)
• INTO "25 Under 25" (celebrating GenZ LGBTQ leaders)
• GayCities "PrideFinder" & “Pride in Places” (guiding users to the best pride events across the US and globe)
• LGBTQ Nation “Pride In Pictures” memorable moments at Pride events)
Late Summer & H2
• Queerty "Out for Good" (Sept-Oct, revealing those who came out and elevated our awareness of issues)
• Outsports Power100 (honoring most influential LGBTQ+ in sports)
• Best of GayCities (Nov-Dec, largest LGBTQ travel awards).
• Native Son 101 (December)
We also just launched new brand-safe specific editorial channels serving the verticals of luxury travel, sports, style, family, awards, and wellness.
Scale/Reach:
Q.Digital Network including: Queerty, LGBTQNation, Intomore, GayCities, Outsports and with distribution partners PinkNews, So.Gay and Autostraddle. With the above 8 LGBTQ+ sites, Q.Digital reaches 8 Million users per month,, according to October Comscore.
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Partnership and Sponsorship Opportunities Available:
Bespoke custom programs includes elements like Custom Video Content, Custom Branded Content, Influencer/Notable LGBTQ talent integration, Custom Brand Creative, custom High Impact Units, display/video RON media, first impression takeovers, social distribution. Please see media kit for more details.