{"id":301,"date":"2017-10-30T11:09:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T11:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/websource.co\/qayn\/?page_id=301"},"modified":"2017-12-09T23:27:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T23:27:27","slug":"magazine","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/qayn.org\/en\/magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research_top_wrapper&#8221;][vc_column][qode_elements_holder number_of_columns=&#8221;two_columns&#8221;][qode_elements_holder_item item_padding=&#8221;30px 20px 20px 120px&#8221; vertical_alignment=&#8221;middle&#8221; advanced_animations=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_text]It is undeniable that media greatly affects modern society\u2019s worldview, especially with the widespread use of the Internet. As media outlets move online, the Internet becomes more accessible to more Africans\u2014and as more LGBTQIA+ people use this new technology, we at QAYN have decided not to limit ourselves to being consumers of media, but to produce our own content.<\/p>\n<p>It is to that aim that we conceptualized the first pan-African, bilingual (English\/French), LGBTQIA+ digital, arts and culture magazine, Q-zine.[\/vc_column_text][\/qode_elements_holder_item][qode_elements_holder_item background_image=&#8221;66&#8243; vertical_alignment=&#8221;middle&#8221; advanced_animations=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column_text]The overall goal of the magazine is to provide an inspiring and creative outlet for LGBTQIA+ Africans and allies to celebrate, debate, and explore the creativity and cultural richness of queer life in Africa and the Diaspora[\/vc_column_text][\/qode_elements_holder_item][\/qode_elements_holder][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; padding_top=&#8221;20&#8243; padding_bottom=&#8221;50&#8243; el_class=&#8221;research_top_wrapper&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]Q-zine is a pan-African, bilingual (English and French) digital, arts and culture magazine by, for, and about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, (LGBTQIA+) Africans both on the continent and in the Diaspora. The overall goal of the magazine is to provide an inspiring and creative outlet for LGBTQIA+ Africans and allies to celebrate, debate, and explore the creativity and cultural richness of queer life in Africa and the Diaspora. Our ambition is to encourage LGBTIQA+ Africans and allies to decide for ourselves how we should be represented in the media and popular culture by taking ownership of our stories in creative and inspiring ways.<\/p>\n<p>Visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.q-zine.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> and\/or read the magazine on <a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/q-zine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">issuu<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=&#8221;&#8221; row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; angled_section=&#8221;no&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; background_image_as_pattern=&#8221;without_pattern&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#f8f3f4&#8243; padding_top=&#8221;50&#8243; el_class=&#8221;past_issues_wrapper &#8220;][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; padding_bottom=&#8221;30&#8243; css_animation=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>PAST ISSUES<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;67&#8243; 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