Towleroad began as a hobby. An LGBTQ news site, it was started in 2003 after its founder and editor-in-chief, Andy Towle, left Genre, a gay lifestyle magazine. Pronounced “toll road,” it rose to ...

Towleroad was one of the original queer content providers online in the early 2000s. It started around the same time as Pam’s House Blend, Bilerico Project, Queerty, and Joe.My.God.