The Gay & Lesbian Review is a bimonthly magazine focused on LGBTQ+ history, culture, and politics. Through essays, reviews, memoirs, and commentary, it explores the people, ideas, and experiences that have shaped LGBTQ+ life, while engaging with contemporary issues affecting the community. Its coverage ranges from historical accounts of queer spaces and activism to discussions of sexuality, religion, student safety, film, theater, and identity.

The publication also features a blog, personal stories, a podcast, and book and film reviews, offering readers multiple ways to encounter LGBTQ+ perspectives and cultural work. Readers can access the magazine through print editions, individual digital issues, or subscriptions, with options to purchase current and past issues, renew a subscription, or give one as a gift. The organization shares information about its mission, history, staff, and board, and invites readers to contact or support its work through donations.

By combining journalism, scholarship, criticism, and first-person writing, The Gay & Lesbian Review serves as a forum for thoughtful exploration of LGBTQ+ history and the issues shaping the community today