PREF mag or Préférences Mag was a French bimonthly gay magazine founded in March 2004.[1] The magazine was part of Prefmag Editions.[2] The headquarters was in Levallois-Perret.[2] It was a competitor of the magazine Têtu. It was known for its high quality images among other attributes.[3] Although it was a leading prominent and well selling publication for the gay communities it faced criticisms for being politically bland and not embracing non-consumeristic aspirations.[1][4][5] They included some more risque content including supportive of LGBT families and open-marriages in line with that of modern French culture.[6] They also were supportive of non-standard views of masculinity and how one's sexuality should conform to traditional models.[4]

Préférences Mag or PREF mag
FrequencyBimonthly
First issueMarch 2004
Final issueMarch 2011
CompanyPrefmag Editions
CountryFrance
Based inLevallois-Perret, Paris
LanguageFrench
ISSN1775-8092

PREF mag ceased publication in March 2011.[2]

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  1. ^ a b Gunther, Scott Eric (2009). The elastic closet: a history of homosexuality in France, 1942-present. Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 978-0-230-22105-5
  2. ^ a b c "PREFmag - Préférences Mag" (in French). La France Gaie et Lesbienne. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ Coad, David (2008). The metrosexual: gender, sexuality, and sport. SUNY Press, ISBN 978-0-7914-7409-9
  4. ^ a b Labourdette, Jean-Paul; Delangre, Bruno; Bedart, David; Collectif; Grenin, Antonin; Izz, Quentin (2011). Le Petit Futé: France gay et lesbien 5th edition (in French); Les Novelles Editions de l'Université, ISBN 978-2-7469-2741-4
  5. ^ Pientka, Cheryl A. (2009). Paris for Dummies For Dummies, ISBN 978-0-470-38218-9
  6. ^ Barnet, Marie-Claire; Welch, Edward (2007). Affaires de famille: the family in contemporary French culture and theory. Rodopi, ISBN 978-90-420-2170-9