OutNow sponsored many community events, such as singles night at a downtown restaurant and bar, receptions at local theater performances and after work professional networking events at Silicon Valley companies. The magazine partnered with organizations such as the Silicon Valley Gay Men’s Chorus and San Jose Pride to help promote the events and magazine. The annual San Jose Pride guide was printed as part of the June edition. In 2006 they made news by refusing to print a letter from then-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for his vetoing a pro-gay marriage bill in 2005. Many LGBT publications dropped the letter.
