Sentence:  "A lot of the issues in the magazine were the things we cared about in the early Seventies: racial equality, non-discrimination against gays, police harassment, housing. There weren't a lot of voices flying the flag for all those issues. "Time Out", like others in the <WSD>alternative press</WSD>, flew all those flags." 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Collectively, newspapers or other printed publications which provide an editorial perspective and information differing from—and often dissenting from—the outlook and information provided by more established, conventional, or official publications.