ɡˈeɪ stˈɑːɹ bɪkˌeɪm lˈɛs nˈuːzˈoːɹiəntᵻd ɪt wʌz ᵻsˈɛnʃəli ɐ kwˈɔːɹɾɚli, ænd kˈæɹid ˈɑːɹɾɪkəlz, vˈɜːs, ɡɹˈæfɪks ænd ˈʌðɚɹ ˈɑːɹtwˈɜːk baɪ ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv, mˈoʊstli lˈoʊkəl, pˈiːpəl.
Gay Star became less news-oriented (it was essentially a quarterly), and carried articles, verse, graphics and other art-work by a large number of, mostly local, people.