Siren (magazine)

Siren was a bimonthly Canadian magazine, published in Toronto, Ontario, for the city's lesbian community.^[1]

Siren

Frequency	Bimonthly
Publisher	More sex please! Press
Founded	1995
Final issue	2004
Based in	Toronto, Ontario
ISSN	1205-6251
OCLC	36492683

History and profile

The magazine was launched in 1995 by a women's collective of volunteers.^[2][3] Its popularity increased in late 1996, around the time the lesbian monthly magazine Quota ceased publication.^[4] It underwent a controversial editorial revamp in 2002, ending its association with its regular contributors in favour of a more freelance story and contribution structure. The magazine was quoted in a discussion paper released by the Ontario Human Rights Commission about extending rights for transsexuals.^[5] One of the columns that appeared regularly in the magazine was titled "Dykes n' tykes".^[6]

Noted contributors to the magazine included Sheila Cavanagh, Debra Anderson, and Billie Jo Newman.

The magazine ceased publication in 2004 due to financial problems.^[2]