Xtra Vancouver is a gay

Gay

Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....

 biweekly newspaper, on newsprint

Newsprint

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 in tabloid format, published by Pink Triangle Press

Pink Triangle Press

Pink Triangle Press is a Canadian non-profit organization which specializes in LGBT media including publishing, online interactive media, and television. PTP's main asset is the LGBT magazine, Xtra! and its spinoffs Xtra! West and Capital Xtra!...

 in Vancouver

Vancouver

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, British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

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. It is a sister publication to Xtra

Xtra!

Xtra! is a gay magazine, on newsprint in tabloid format, published by Pink Triangle Press in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.-History and content :...

 and Xtra Ottawa.

Xtra! West was founded in July 1993. It has become Vancouver's largest and most widely read publication targeting Vancouver's gay and lesbian community. Xtra! West has a current circulation of 30,000 copies and reaches 54,000 readers.

The publication's offices are located in the Davie Village

Davie Village

Davie Village is a neighbourhood in the West End of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is the home of the city's gay subculture, and, as such, is often considered a gay village or "gaybourhood". It is centred on Davie Street and roughly includes the area between Burrard and Jervis streets...

 neighbourhood, Vancouver's gay village

Gay village

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The managing editor since 2005 is Robin Perelle. Gareth Kirkby was the managing editor from 1996 to 2005. In 2008, Brandon Matheson became publisher, succeeding Ken Hickling who was publisher from 1999.

In March 2010, Xtra West was rebranded Xtra Vancouver with the launch of a redesign in the Toronto, Ottawa and Vancouver markets.