[2] The first "dummy" edition of Boyz magazine was distributed by Kelvin Sollis, David Bridle and friends at Gay Pride in June 1991.

The first full edition of Boyz was published on Thursday 4 July 1991 and distributed to gay venues in London.

Most of the sexually explicit content was removed and the magazine increased news and social scene coverage.

[3] In November 2020, Boyz attracted some criticism after the magazine's Twitter account repeatedly retweeted the advocacy group LGB Alliance, which has been condemned by some LGBT people such as Matt Lucas as transphobic.

[8] By 2024 Boyz had ceased publication, but the website used was taken over by a pornography blog and news service called Dirtyboyz.