January: Healthcare is Self-Care (Wellness)
February: Hitched (Weddings)
March: Home Sweet Homo (Housing/Home Improvement)
April: Puff, Puff, Yaaaasss (Cannabis)
May: Queering Mental Health (Envision:You Collaboration)
June: Queer Christmas (Pride)
July: Rainbow Recap (Pride Review)
August: All Things Aurora (Aurora Pride)
September: Fungays and Fairies (Psychedelics)
October: Freaky Fiction (Suspect Press Takeover)
November: Gratefully Gay/YouthZine (Nonprofits + Youth Insert)
December: Naughty or Nice (Gift Guide)
January 2025: New Year, New Queers (Self-Improvement & Transformation)
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PHIL PRICE 1954-1993
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When OFM first started back in 1976, we were very
When OFM first started back in 1976, we were very much needed in the community Queer media and much needed in the community. Queer media and public queerness was only recently made legal, public queerness was only recently made legal, and concepts like racial equality in the queer and concepts like racial equality in the queer community and trans acceptance were still brand- community and trans acceptance were still brandnew. Immediately on the heels of this new new Immediately on the heels of this new revolution, the AIDS crisis hit America hard, even revolution, the AIDS crisis hit America hard, even claiming the life of our original founder and editor, claiming the life of our original founder and editor, Phil Price, and making OFM even more of a Phil Price, and making OFM even more of a community necessity community necessity.
As the years wore on, positive progress was made.
As the years wore on, positive progress was made We documented the legalization of same-gender We documented the legalization of same-gender marriage, myriad breakthroughs in trans rights, marriage, myriad breakthroughs in trans rights, and the fight for queer families to adopt children. and the fight for queer families to adopt children. And OFM was there every step of the way, And OFM was there every step of the way, cheering on the progress and reveling in the fact cheering on the progress and reveling in the fact that simply defending our right to exist was no that simply defending our right to exist was longer the norm. longer the norm
Unfortunately, going into 2024, I can no longer say
Unfortunately, going into 2024, I can no longer say that is the case. With a rise of Christian white that is the case. With a rise of Christian white nationalism and extremism in the U.S., queer nationalism and extremism in the U.S., queer rights are once again under attack the way they rights are once again under attack the way they were back in 1976 The children of queer families were back in 1976. The children of queer families are facing discrimination in schools and are facing discrimination in schools and confusingly being told they are the victims of confusingly being told they are the victims of grooming. Trans people and drag performers are grooming Trans people and drag performers are being treated like a public menace, and their very being treated like a public menace, and their very existence is being called indecent. existence is being called indecent.
All of that just highlights the need for OFM now
All of that just highlights the need for OFM now more than ever. When we were first founded, our more than ever. When we were first founded, our slogan was “There’s No Turning Back,” a principal slogan was “There’s No Turning Back,” a principal that is now directly under attack. If you believe in that is now directly under attack If you believe in our mission, the mission of moving the queer our mission, the mission of moving the queer community forward, please consider joining with community forward, please consider joining with OFM to become a brand partner so we can build OFM to become a brand partner so we can build equity, inclusivity, and sustainable growth equity, inclusivity, and sustainable growth together Love will continue to win, and truly together. Love will continue to win, and truly inclusive businesses will continue to thrive. inclusive businesses will continue to thrive.
