Ironically describing itself as the "central organ of the homosexual lobby", queer.de has been publishing news and opinion pieces relevant to the LGBTIQ+ community since 2003. Topics covered fall under categories including politics, scene, sports, boulevard, religion, lifestyle, and travel. Its formats include reviews of cultural events, TV shows and films, opinion pieces, daily news distributed via its website, weekly or daily newsletters, podcasts, and vlogs. The newsroom also publishes a photo and video of the day, provides curated news from other online media outlets, and includes its active community through polls related to daily news.

Queer.de has often had to combat legal claims against it, including 13 in 2019 alone. Though often small-scale, one of its more significant cases included charges by the organisation Teenstar due to its critical reporting of the group's "personality-building sexual education programme", which could have cost the organisation up to 250,000 euros. Other restrictions have also been imposed, with queer.de temporarily blocked from the Berlin underground wifi network for youth protection reasons.

Its work is financed through various forms of advertising, including frequent sponsored content such as hotel reviews or competitions. It also offers a voluntary membership of five euros per month, though all information remains accessible free of charge.

Source: Oasis Europe

Last updated date: November 2025

Location:
Cologne, Germany
Year the organization started publishing:
2003
Languages:
German
Type of coverage:
National

Content

Type of content produced by theme:
Politics
Sports
Lifestyle
Health and well-being
Entertainment and culture
Society and human rights
LGBTIQ+
Journalism genres:
Reviews
Essays
Interviews and reporting
Information services
Opinion
Narrative journalism
Journalism coverage types and techniques:
Breaking news
Explanatory journalism
Curated/aggregated content
Tech platforms and other mediums used:
Website
Newsletter
Messaging service
Social media platforms
Podcast
Vodcast or other video platforms
Telegram
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
Primary tech platform or medium used to publish content:
Website

Audience and reach

Social media audience

Facebook number of followers:
35,785
Twitter number of followers:
27,700
Instagram number of followers:
15,400

Management and team

Founders

Female:
0
Male:
1
Founders:
Micha Schulze
Directors:

Team

Full-time employees:
0
Part-time employees:
0
Freelancers or consultants:
0
Volunteers:
0

Business structure and revenue sources

Organization tax status:
For-profit
All revenue sources reported by media leaders:
Advertising
Audience support / reader revenue
Affiliate advertising
Branded content or native advertising
National advertising sold by own team
Memberships
The primary source of revenue reported by media leaders:
Advertising

Transparency

Doesn’t publish information about annual revenue
Doesn’t publish the names of donors
Has a data privacy policy
Publishes a data privacy policy
Publishes up to date information about its team

Why is this profile included?

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