The first gay publication was Burnt Offering, also published as Gay Forum, both in 1974, more of a manifesto-cum-pamphlet than a journal.
ðə fˈɜːst ɡˈeɪ pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən wʌz bˈɜːnt ˈɔfɚɹɪŋ, ˈɔːlsoʊ pˈʌblɪʃt æz ɡˈeɪ fˈoːɹəm, bˈoʊθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, mˈoːɹ əvə mˌænɪfˈɛstoʊkˈʌmpˈæmflɪt ðˌænə dʒˈɜːnəl.