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Element Magazine is an Asian men's online magazine that focuses on fashion and lifestyle. Its coverage includes art, grooming, music, entertainment, social issues and travel. It is published bi-monthly in Singapore by Epic Media.

History

Element Magazine has been described as the first alternative high-fashion and lifestyle men's journal with featured stories connected to the Asian LGBTQI community in particular, and it is launched and based in Singapore.WEB, Singapore Has Its First Gay Magazine Through This Digital Workaround, May 14, 2013, Tom, Benner, The Atlantic, theatlantic.com,weblink 2014-03-18, WEB, Singapore Gay Magazine Finds a Safe Space, April 1, 2013, Shibani, Mahtani, The Wall Street Journal, blogs.wsj.com,weblink 2014-02-07, WEB, Element magazine's Valentine's Day photo-spread, February 14, 2014, Yasmeen, Yasmeen, The Online Citizen, theonlinecitizen.com,weblink 2014-02-07, 2014-04-07,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140407094658weblink">weblink dead, The magazine was established by Noel Ng and Hiro Mizuhara in March 2013.WEB, Is Singapore's stance on homosexuality changing?, April 23, 2013, Mariko, Oi, BBC News, bbc.co.uk,weblink 2014-02-07, The decision to launch the magazine on digital platforms enabled the publishers to side-step Singapore's regulation of print media and meant it had no need to obtain a media license. It uses an Internet host server in the United States.WEB, The Not-So Straight Story, June 20, 2013, Terry, Ong, Asia City Online Ltd., is.asia-city.com,weblink 2014-02-07, Normative and positive depictions of gay people in mainstream media are currently banned in Singapore by the Media Development Authority (MDA).WEB, Lift ban on positive portrayals of gay people on TV, July 27, 2013, George, Bishop, Singapore Press Holdings, straitstimes.com,weblink 2014-02-07, The magazine boasts an average digital circulation of more than 15,000 since its launch. It is also the organizer of Asia Pink Awards, a regional Awards event that celebrates those campaigning for LGBTQI acceptance in AsiaWEB, Inaugural Asia Pink Awards Launched, May 29, 2013, Anna, Leach, Gay Star News, gaystarnews.com,weblink 2014-02-07, 2014-01-18,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140118181330weblink">weblink dead, WEB, Asia Pink Awards Will Celebrate Those Campaigning For LGBTI Acceptance In Asia, March 13, 2014, Rhuaridh, Marr, Metro Weekly, metroweekly.com,weblink 2014-02-07, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140407071059weblink">weblink 2014-04-07,

Editorial

Element Magazine often promotes and features sexual health related contents and campaigns besides fashion and lifestyle. In 2013, it launched a visual campaign to promote HIV/AIDS awareness in World AIDS Day 2013.WEB, Element Magazine Releases Sexy Photo Campaign For World AIDS Day, December 1, 2013, James, Nichols, Huffington Post, huffingtonpost.com,weblink 2014-02-07,

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External links

• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140208014053weblink">Official website
• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140407162059weblink">Asia Pink Awards official website