PQ Monthly

PQ Monthly was a free, advertising-supported, monthly LGBTQ newspaper and online publication for Oregon and southwest Washington and, briefly, Seattle, published in Portland, Oregon, United States. The first issue was released on February 16, 2012. The last print issue was released in December 2017.^[1][2][3]

PQ Monthly

Editor	Julie Cortez Editor in Chief
Photographer	Xilia Faye
Categories	LGBTQ
Frequency	Monthly
Publisher	Melanie Davis
Founder	Melanie Davis
Founded	2012
First issue	February 16, 2012 (2012-02-16)
Final issue	December 2017
Company	Brilliant Media
Country	United States
Based in	Portland, Oregon
Language	English
Website	pqmonthly.com

The owner and publisher of El Hispanic News, and co-founder, of Dykes On Bikes in Portland,^[4] Melanie Davis, announced plans to start publishing PQ Monthly soon after Just Out, Portland's semi-monthly LGBTQ newspaper in print since 1983,^[5] announced that it was out of business, in December 2011.^[6]