Gays.com: Launch of a New-generation Social Networking Website for the GLBT Community
Gays.com Ltd ( http://www.gays.com ) today announced the launch of a new-generation social networking website designed for members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) community. Incorporating cutting-edge social networking features, Gays.com is the world’s first GLBT social networking website that is designed for real people with real names and actual relationships.
“We don’t aim to be another meat market, online personals, dating or sex hookup site. The gay internet landscape is already cluttered with those. We sensed a general weariness among GLBT internet users, and that it was time for something new. Gays.com was designed right from the start to help you maintain your real life friendships. We want it to mirror your real social environment,” said public relations manager Kenneth Tan.
Gays.com will challenge the subscription-based model, which currently dominates the gay internet segment, and offer members complete freedom to upload as many pictures and videos as they like at no charge. It will also offer users complete control over their personal privacy with a wide range of settings. Members will have total freedom to choose what information they want to share with their friends, and whether or not their profile will be searchable on the internet.
The launch of the website on May 17 was timed to coincide with the sixth International Day Against Homophobia.
Explained Tan, “The long-term struggle to tear down the walls of homophobia and prejudice is an issue close to our hearts. We believe that the single greatest obstacle in the fight against homophobia is the fact that many gay people themselves have chosen to remain within the closet for various reasons, both in real life and online. Gays.com will challenge the anonymous nature of the gay internet landscape by encouraging members of the community to step out with their real names and identities, for those that are willing and able to do so at least.”
Access to the website is currently by invitation only. Registration at the website is not possible without a personal invitation by an existing member on Gays.com.
