American online LGBTQ magazine
Them is an Americanonline LGBTQ magazine launched in October 2017 byPhillip Picardi and owned byCondé Nast .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Its coverage includesLGBTQ culture , fashion, and politics.[ 4] [ 5]
In 2017 Picardi, then the director ofTeen Vogue , proposed toAnna Wintour , Condé Nast's artistic director, that the company create an online, LGBTQ-focused media platform.[ 6] Founding editors includedMeredith Talusan ,Tyler Ford , and James Clarizio,[ 2] [ 7] and launch partners includedBurberry ,Google ,Lyft , andGLAAD .[ 8] [ 9]
Upon the website's launch, there was some controversy over its naming, which some considered to be "othering ".[ 10] The name is derived from thesingularthem pronoun,[ 11] emphasizing agender neutral approach including in its fashion coverage.[ 12] [ 13]
Picardi leftThem andCondé Nast in the fall of 2018 to begin working as editor-in-chief ofOut magazine.[ 14] [ 15] Whembley Sewell was named the new executive editor in 2019.[ 15] [ 16] In October 2021, Sarah Burke became the new editor-in-chief ofThem .[ 16] [ 17]
In 2020,Them hosted two virtualPride Month events, Themfest and Out Now Live.[ 18] [ 19] Out Now Live, its June 2020 virtual gay pride event, included speeches,LGBTQ history and musical performances.[ 4] [ 20] It was produced in collaboration withPitchfork .[ 19] [ 20]
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