Did the magazine Chatelaine or the magazine W start publishing earlier?
Chatelaine (magazine) Chatelaine is an English-language Canadian magazine of women's lifestyles and the number one magazine in Canada in paid circulation. Both "Chatelaine" and its French-language version, "Châtelaine", are published monthly by Rogers Media, a division of Rogers Communications. It was first published in March 1928 by Maclean Publishing. Due to falling print ad revenues, "Chatelaine" reduced its publication frequency to 6 times a year beginning in 2017. Other Rogers Media publications are also to either reduce their publication frequency or become digital only publications. Rogers Media also announced that it intends to divest itself of its French-language publications, including "Châtelaine".
Gay (magazine) Gay was Toronto's first gay magazine, published almost simultaneously with "ASK Newsletter", together Canada's first gay magazines. The magazine was first printed on 30 March 1964. The earliest periodical anywhere to use 'Gay' in its title. Produced by four Toronto men in a commercial venture, the Gay Publishing Company, "Gay" ran serious articles, letters to the editor, a diary, gossip columns, a feature called the "Gabrial Club", poetry, fiction, politics and a discrete personals column. "Gay" was illustrated, usually with photographs of drag queens, but also including 'physique' photography.