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2012 Gay Parent magazine print and web site ad sizes and rates (PDF File)
To receive a complete media kit with sample print issues, send business name, contact name, postal address, phone number, and email to Angeline Acain at angie@gayparentmag.com. Please state that you are interested in advertising. Or phone us at 718-380-1780 (9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, eastern standard time, Monday-Friday). Our ad sales team can assist you. 
PREMIUM BANNER AD - Your ad rotates at top of our Home page in one of 4 positions. Time slots are on a first come first served basis, your payment will put your ad in line for the next opening. Ad size is 10.33" wide x 2.05" high (744 x 148 pixels), 72 dpi resolution and sent as .jpeg or .gif files.
$275 for two months
$520 for four months
BANNER AD - Placed on Directory 1. Ad size is 6.5" wide x .833" high (468 x 60 pixels), 72 dpi resolution and sent as .jpeg or .gif files.
$111 for two months
$296 for six months
$524 for one year
$25 per additional page (editorial page only)
TEXT AD - Placed on Directory 2. Contact information, URL included, plus short description (200 words).
$69 for two months
$169 for six months
$264 for one year
TEXT LINK ONLY - Placed on Directory 2. Name and URL only - no description.
$47 for two months
$106 for six months
$138 for one year
Gay Parent magazine print ad information
Frequency: Gay Parent magazine is published bi-monthly, six issues per year: January-February issue, March-April issue, May-June issue, July-August issue, September-October issue and our anniversary November-December issue. Contact us for ad space reservation and material deadlines.
Circulation: 60,000 copies of Gay Parent circulate each year, 10,000 copies of each printed issue is published six times per year with an estimated 20,500 readers per issue. Gay Parent is distributed in about 30 states in the USA, 64% northeast, 18% western, 12% central and 6% southeast. Copies are distributed mainly free of charge through LGBT community centers and bookstores.
Gay Parent magazine - New York
Publication date: May 1 (published annually)
Ad space reservation deadline: March 21, material deadline: April 10
Circulation: 5,000 print copies distributed in the tri-state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Copies are distributed free of charge through LGBT community centers, bookstores, and gay-friendly venues.
Reader Profile
Slightly more women than men read Gay Parent magazine. The majority (men and women combined) are between the ages of 30 and 39. Nearly all are college graduates, a third have household incomes of $50,000 or more and nearly 20% have incomes of $70,000 or more. Most readers are couples. Half of the readers that are couples have been together five or more years and a quarter of the readers are single. Most own their homes and almost all take one to three vacations per year with about a quarter taking four or more vacations per year. Almost all prefer to buy products and services from an openly gay-friendly business. Nearly 20% received a copy of Gay Parent magazine from a friend or associate and almost half found Gay Parent magazine online. For more details click here for a Reader Profile PDF file.
The majority of followers of Gay Parent magazine's Facebook page are young females age 18 - 24.
In addition to distribution at LGBT community centers and bookstores, Gay Parent magazine print has been distributed at the following events:
• Center Families at New Paltz Pride, New York
• PFLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) Conference for the Gulf States, FL
• Telluride Gay Ski Week, CO
• Rainbow Families of New Jersey LGBT Family Conference
• Cinemarosa Queer Film Series LGBT Family Afternoon, NYC
• Pride Night at the Children's Museum of Manhattan, NYC
• Gay Day Family event, Orlando, FL
• Independent Schools Fair & Workshops for LGBT Families, NYC
• The Original GLBT Expo
• FamilyPride of the South Carnival, Georgia
• Pride and Joy Families Conference, Binghamton, NY
• The MEGA Family Project's Creating A Family Workshop, Atlanta, GA
• Omaha Gay Pride Kidz Korner, Omaha, NE
• Pop Luck Club Annual Gay & Lesbian Parenting Resource Day, Los Angeles
TESTIMONIALS
"We've had a great response from your readers."
- Neily Jennings, Common Ground Center
"The ad looks great and I think your publication is wonderful."
- Fran M., The Center for Reproductive Medicine and Fertility
"We don't do much advertising, but we are happy to advertise in such a wonderful and progressive magazine!"
- Ariel D. Edwards, Director of Admissions
Woodside International School, San Francisco, California
"It has been such a pleasure to work with you and after our fiscal year ends, we hope to do more advertising with you in upcoming issues!"
- Sally Magaziner, Development Assistant
Lansdowne Friends School, Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
"I'm grateful for Gay Parent magazine and very impressed with how it is so reliable."
- Terry Boggis, Executive Director
Center Kids the family program of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Center of New York City
Click here to read letters from readers
Angeline Acain and Albert Guevara posing in front of Gay Parent magazine's booth at the Original GLBT Expo in New York City. See a photo of them with Cher and Prince on the About Us page
