Fugues (magazine)
Encyclopedia
Fugues is a gay
magazine, which publishes monthly in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
, since April 1984. The magazine is primarily in French
, although some English
content is published as well. It focuses on news related to LGBT
communities, gay culture, nightlife, health, fitness, fashion, travel, festivals, arts and entertainment. Over 180 pages of news, trends, culture, nightlife, community activities, special folders and opinion articles.
Fugues is published as a small format (5,25" X 10") glossy magazine, similar in size and shape to a trade paperback book, and is distributed as a free publication in Montreal's Gay Village
, but also all over town and in other cities across Canada. It is the only magazine title in Quebec whose printing is certified (twice per year since 2001) by a reputed independent firm:
Canadian Circulation Audit Bureau (CCAB) a subsidiary of BPA-Worldwide (www.bpaww.com]).
The magazine's website is quite extensive, and contains a PDF format of the print issues of Fugues.
Yves Lafontaine is the director/editor in chief. Contributors to the magazine have included Eric Paquette, André C. Passiour, Michel Joanny-Furtin, Denis-Daniel Boullé, Julie Vaillancourt. Photographers Robert Laliberté and StudioFotofusion's Dominic Brunet as well as Montreal’s high camp drag queen Mado Lamotte
are part of the magazine's eclectic panel of contributors.
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
magazine, which publishes monthly in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, since April 1984. The magazine is primarily in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
, although some English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
content is published as well. It focuses on news related to LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
communities, gay culture, nightlife, health, fitness, fashion, travel, festivals, arts and entertainment. Over 180 pages of news, trends, culture, nightlife, community activities, special folders and opinion articles.
Fugues is published as a small format (5,25" X 10") glossy magazine, similar in size and shape to a trade paperback book, and is distributed as a free publication in Montreal's Gay Village
Gay Village, Montreal
Montreal's Gay Village is located on Saint Catherine Street East, centred on Beaudry metro station, and on Amherst Street in the Ville-Marie borough of the city...
, but also all over town and in other cities across Canada. It is the only magazine title in Quebec whose printing is certified (twice per year since 2001) by a reputed independent firm:
Canadian Circulation Audit Bureau (CCAB) a subsidiary of BPA-Worldwide (www.bpaww.com]).
Content
In common with most gay publications, it features a listing of locations in the current Quebec gay scene as well as softcore erotic advertisements and a large directory section, including community group informations, business contacts, real estate, ads for health and body care, massage and escort services, counselling services and phone lines. It also features a popular horoscope column with a love twist, several columns, several features and special sections each month.The magazine's website is quite extensive, and contains a PDF format of the print issues of Fugues.
Staff
The magazine is published by Éditions Nitram. Its current publishers are Réal Lefebvre and Maurice Nadeau.Yves Lafontaine is the director/editor in chief. Contributors to the magazine have included Eric Paquette, André C. Passiour, Michel Joanny-Furtin, Denis-Daniel Boullé, Julie Vaillancourt. Photographers Robert Laliberté and StudioFotofusion's Dominic Brunet as well as Montreal’s high camp drag queen Mado Lamotte
Mado Lamotte
Mado Lamotte, the stage name of Luc Provost, is a Montreal drag queen, author, singer and gay community personality.Lamotte has been performing for more than 15 years. She was a longtime emcee and DJ of Ciel Mon Mardi at Sky, before opening her own drag cabaret, Cabaret Mado, in Montreal's Gay...
are part of the magazine's eclectic panel of contributors.
Other publications
Fugues publishers publish a number of other publications including:- Guide Arc-en-ciel
- Quebec Rainbow Guide (English version of Guide Arc-en-ciel)
- DecorHomme
- Zip