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Elska Magazine Meets the Men of Belfast

When Elska Magazine’s Editor Liam Campbell first announced that Belfast in Northern Ireland would be the next choice to be featured in the magazine, he was inundated with messages on social media from people saying they hoped the issue would be ‘full of gingers’. He admitted to getting annoyed because of the fetishization of … Continue reading

ELSKA Magazine mingles with the local queer community in Yokohama, Japan

It’s always good news when we see an email from Liam Campbell land in Queerguru’s inbox. Campbell, a fellow Brit, is the Chief Photographer and Editor in Chief of ELSKA our favorite queer photozine, and he always sends us details of ELSKA’s newest edition. What we particulary love is that with each ELSKA … Continue reading

ELSKA Magazine visits SINGAPORE where finally it is no longer illegal to be gay

As a former British Colony SINGAPORE inherited a great many of the laws imposed on them by its British rulers. One prohibited sodomy regardless of sex and as such heterosexual and homosexual anal or oral sex was illegal. In 2007, such sexual activity was legalized for heterosexuals and lesbians, but not between men who … Continue reading

ELSKA Magazine visits the men of Gay Haifa , Israel’s most diverse gay city

After shooting the last issue of Elska in Istanbul, editor and chief photographer Liam Campbell stayed in the Middle East traveling to Israel and its 3rd largest city Haifa. At the beginning of this century, Haifa suffered a population drain as young people moved in vast numbers to the bustling capital Tel Aviv. … Continue reading

ELSKA Magazine with the pick of Pittsburgh queer men

For its latest Edition, Elska Magazine the queer bookzine, forsook international capital cities and travelled just 500 miles from its home base in Providence Rhode Island to Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Its mainly known as The Steel City because it makes a lot of it, and also The City of Bridges due to the fact it has … Continue reading