OutSmart

{{Short description|American LGBT magazine}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

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| editor = Greg Jeu

| editor_title = Editor-in-chief

| editor2 = Tom Fricke

| editor_title2 = Associate publisher emeritus

| editor3 = Alex Rosa

| editor_title3 = Creative Director/Art Director

| editor4 = Lourdes Zavaleta

| editor_title4 = Assistant Editor/Web Editor

| editor5 = Blase DiStefano

| editor_title5 = Entertainment Editor

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| frequency = Monthly

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| publisher = Greg Jeu

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| founder = Greg Jeu

| founded = 1994

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| company = OutSmart Media Company

| country = United States

| based = Houston, Texas

| language = English

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OutSmart Magazine, or simply OutSmart, is a monthly publication serving Houston's LGBT community since 1994. Founded by Greg Jeu, the magazine's outreach has exceeded 200,000 and is distributed at over 350 locations in Houston and Galveston, as well as in Austin, Corpus Christi, Dallas, El Paso, and San Antonio.{{cite web|title=About OutSmart|url=http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/about/about-outsmart-2/|website=OutSmart Magazine|publisher=OutSmart Media Company|access-date=28 June 2016|archive-date=23 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623080220/http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/about/about-outsmart-2/|url-status=live}} Upon its creation, it was the only local magazine to highlight the society, politics, and culture surrounding the LGBT community in Houston, rather than serving as an entertainment guide; most other publications at that time tended to feature sexually-explicit content and advertisements.{{Cite web|url=http://www.houstonlgbthistory.org/banner1994.html|title=OutSmart Magazine|website=www.houstonlgbthistory.org|access-date=2017-03-04|archive-date=2017-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205013610/http://www.houstonlgbthistory.org/banner1994.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Olivia Flores|first1=Alvarez|title=Five Great Moments In Houston's Gay History|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/news/five-great-moments-in-houstons-gay-history-6723074|access-date=28 June 2016|work=Houston Press|publisher=Houston Press|date=June 16, 2009|archive-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814111218/http://www.houstonpress.com/news/five-great-moments-in-houstons-gay-history-6723074|url-status=live}} OutSmart is also certified and verified by the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce as an LGBT Business Enterprise and is audited by Verified Audit Circulation.{{Cite news|url=http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2016/02/building-your-lgbt-business-becoming-lgbt-certified/|title=Building Your LGBT Business: Becoming LGBT-Certified|date=2016-02-01|work=OutSmart Magazine|access-date=2017-03-04|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305041055/http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2016/02/building-your-lgbt-business-becoming-lgbt-certified/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.verifiedaudit.com/masthead.php?pid=4890&mid=000|title=Verified Audit Circulation|last=Taitl|website=www.verifiedaudit.com|access-date=2017-03-04|archive-date=2017-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305041851/http://www.verifiedaudit.com/masthead.php?pid=4890&mid=000|url-status=dead}}

OutSmart has won numerous accolades, including the Nation's Best Local Gay and Lesbian Magazine by the Vice Versa Gay Press Awards in 1998 and 1999; Best Local Magazine by the Houston Press from 2006 to 2009; and several Lone Star Awards, awarded by the Houston Press Club Association.{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonlgbthistory.org/banner1994.html|title=OutSmart Magazine|website=Houston LGBT History|publisher=Houston LGBT History|access-date=28 June 2016|archive-date=8 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708234202/http://www.houstonlgbthistory.org/banner1994.html|url-status=live}}

In conjunction with the Houston Gay Pride Parade, OutSmart provided the official guide to the event in 2009 and 2010.{{cite web|title=Houston Pride Guides|url=http://www.houstonlgbthistory.org/houston-prideguides.html|website=Houston LGBT History|publisher=Houston LGBT History|access-date=28 June 2016|archive-date=8 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708165645/http://www.houstonlgbthistory.org/houston-prideguides.html|url-status=live}} In October 2010, OutSmart partnered with the Montrose Center to raise awareness about domestic violence within the LGBT community for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.{{cite news|title=OutSmart Magazine Joins Montrose Counseling Center in Raising Domestic Abuse Awareness|url=http://www.montrosecenter.org/hub/outsmart-magazine-joins-montrose-counseling-center-in-raising-domestic-abuse-awareness/|access-date=28 June 2016|work=The Montrose Center Post Archive|publisher=The Montrose Center|date=September 2010|archive-date=14 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814043759/http://www.montrosecenter.org/hub/outsmart-magazine-joins-montrose-counseling-center-in-raising-domestic-abuse-awareness/|url-status=live}}