ðə ɹˈiːdɚʃˌɪp ʌv ɹˈaɪts wʌz sˈɪksti pɚ sˈɛnt lˈɛsbiən ænd lˈɛsbiən slˈæʃ ɡˈeɪpˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv wˈɪmɪn, ænd fˈoːɹɾi pɚ sˈɛnt ɡˈeɪ ænd lˈɛsbiən slˈæʃ ɡˈeɪpˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv mˈɛn.
The readership of Rites was 60 per cent lesbian and lesbian/gay-positive women, and 40 per cent gay and lesbian/gay-positive men.