mˈɛnɪəv ðə fˈaʊndɪŋ mˈɛmbɚz hæd pɹˈiːviəsli bˌɪn ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪð pˈɪŋk ˈɪŋk, ɐ mˈʌnθli nˈæʃənəl pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ lˈɛsbiənz ænd ɡˈeɪ mˈɛn ʌvwˈɪtʃ fˈaɪv ˈɪʃuːz wɜː pˈʌblɪʃt bᵻtwˌiːn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ænd dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ.
Many of the founding members had previously been associated with Pink Ink, a monthly national publication for lesbians and gay men of which five issues were published between July 1983 and January 1984.