PlanetOut Inc.
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PlanetOut Inc. | |
Type | Public (NYSE: LGBT) |
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Founded | 1995 |
Headquarters | San Francisco, CA |
Key people | Karen Magee, CEO Lowell Selvin, Chairman Mark Elderkin, Founder Gay.com |
Products | Gay.com PlanetOut.com The Advocate Out Magazine |
Employees | 131 |
Slogan | PlanetOut seeks to connect, enrich and illuminate the lives of LGBT people everywhere. |
Website | www.planetoutinc.com |
PlanetOut Inc., a public company, is the leading global media and entertainment company exclusively serving the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. It operates several LGBT-themed web sites including Gay.com and PlanetOut.com, and in November 2005 acquired LPI Media, the publisher of The Advocate, Out Magazine, HIV Plus, and Alyson Books, as well as Specialty Publications which maintains the nation's three largest gay adult titles including Men, [2], Unzipped, and Freshmen. The company also acquired RSVP Vacations, a gay cruise and events company.
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