[February 10, 2015] |
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.LGBT Public Launch Begins Today
Global domain registry operator Afilias announced
today the first and only top-level domain (TLD) dedicated to the
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community is now open for
registration: "dot LGBT" or .LGBT. All LGBT community members and
businesses, organizations and other entities serving the community may
register for a .LGBT domain name immediately.
"The large and vibrant LGBT community now has an Internet address that
embraces the full breadth and diversity of LGBT people around the world
in a protected, inclusive manner," said Roland LaPlante, Chief Marketing
Officer of Afilias. "The new .LGBT domain provides email and site
addresses that instantly convey 'LGBT-friendly.' Innovative companies
and organizations like the ones below know that .LGBT will help them
stand out in an increasingly crowded marketplace for goods, services and
ideas for this distinctive community."
Five .LGBT pioneers on both sides of the Atlantic already have their
sites up and running:
www.boom.lgbt #Boom
Media is a St. Louis, U.S.-based news, advocacy and community
publication serving the LGBT community. Said #Boom publisher Colin
Lovett, "Not only does the nomenclature of the .LGBT domain represent
the community we serve, but because we provide LGBT-specific content,
this top-level domain will drive users searching for this content to our
site."
Added #Boom editor Colin Murphy: "We hope that other businesses,
organizations and individuals will consider adding or migrating to a
.LGBT site. The best part is that because our business is a common word
with an already taken.COM site, we can now migrate to a domain name that
matches exactly what our business is!"
www.expo.lgbt The
Original LGBT Expo is a leading U.S. expo organizer connecting
diversity-supportive companies, products, services and organizations to
the LGBT community. Said Jay Handy, Executive Director of Life Out Loud
Events: "We take pride in always being at the forefront of change in the
LGBT consumer world in the last 20 years. The launch of the .LGBT domain
is one of the biggest recent changes in consumer marketing: businesses
and organizations who recognize the power of LGBT customers can now
stand out and be easily identified by being on this domain. We are
excited to own the 'expo.lgbt' web address which will be where we
announce our 2016 dates, and show that we are once again leading the
trend."
www.lawyer.lgbt Prominently
known as Philly Gay Lawyer, Angela Giampolo is an expert on LGBT legal
issus and has been featured as a national leading expert as a Fox News
Analyst and on NPR (News - Alert), Wall Street Journal, American News Radio, and
several Sirius stations. She also hosts her own radio show called
SpeakOUT on Q102 and actively blogs at phillygaylawyer.com. "Philly Gay
Lawyer" is the advocacy arm of Angela's law firm, Giampolo Law Group
(GLG), based in Philadelphia. GLG provides a wide range of legal
services including LGBT Family Law, Employment Discrimination,
Transgender Law, Business Law, and Real Estate. Said Angela Giampolo:
"As an LGBT advocate, I could not be more honored to be awarded the
domain name 'lawyer.lgbt' as it truly reflects my passion of advancing
LGBT rights. I have migrated my blog phillygaylawyer.com, which is
dedicated solely to LGBT civil rights, to this new .LGBT web address.
This shift in branding states clearly who I am and what I stand for -
full national equality and acceptance of LGBT rights."
www.OutNow.lgbt Out
Now is a global LGBT diversity specialist, consulting for organizations
around the world on diversity marketing and research initiatives. Having
launched the world's first allocated .LGBT site, they published their
LGBT2020 research report on this site highlighting the importance of
diversity and inclusion policies for LGBT people at work. Ian Johnson (News - Alert),
CEO of Out Now commented: "At Out Now we say that 'LGBT spells people'.
We know there is much more to do to make all LGBT people in every
country free to enjoy lives of safety and equal respect - but the new
.LGBT domain has taken a significant step forward for our communities
globally to connect, learn and build more visible and successful lives
for people."
www.pinknews.lgbt PinkNews
is a digital media company based in London and New York covering news of
all genres for the LGBT community. Anastasia Kyriacou, PinkNews
Partnerships Coordinator commented: "PinkNews' approach is to cover news
in an intelligent manner. With a strong reader base in the UK, US and
globally, we believe it is natural step to streamline our international
news onto the .LGBT web address. PinkNews was founded to report on LGBT
issues and nothing reflects that clearer than having a web address that
ends with the letters 'LGBT.' We look forward connecting with the global
LGBT community on this distinctive, meaningful, and easy-to-remember web
address."
Get Your .LGBT Web Address Today
As the first and only dedicated space for the LGBT community, the .LGBT
domain also has an acceptable-use policy that protects the web extension
from possible misuse.
To get your .LGBT domain name, please register with any authorized .LGBT
registrar. For more information, please visit: www.get.LGBT
About Afilias
Afilias is the world's second largest domain registry, with more than 20
million names under management. Afilias powers a wide variety of
top-level domains, and will soon support hundreds of new TLDs now
preparing for launch, including TLDs for cities, brands, communities and
generic terms. Afilias' specialized technology makes Internet addresses
more accessible and useful through a wide range of applications,
including Internet domain
registry services, Managed
DNS and mobile
Web services like goMobi®and DeviceAtlas®.
For more information on Afilias services, visit www.afilias.info.
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