The publisher PP&B said that it wanted to concentrate on its gay entertainment and listings weekly Boyz, which is more profitable.
General manager David Bridle said that The Pink Paper's ad revenue had been hit by websites such as and .
The Pink Paper was first launched in 1987 as a campaigning vehicle on gay-rights issues, and was distributed free to clubs and gay bars and health clinics.
In 2001, the title made its newsstand debut becoming the only paid-for gay weekly in the UK and subsequently changed its positioning, with Bridle arguing that in a more enlightened political climate, the magazine did not have the same role to play.
The magazine then became a more commercial enterprise by concentrating its readership and offering a more targeted and attractive audience to advertisers.
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