| Formerly | gay.co.nz |
|---|---|
Type of site | Online LGBT personals website |
| Available in | English, Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Polish, Bahasa, Thai, Korean, Portuguese |
| Owner | The Domain Name Company Ltd |
| URL | http://www.gay.nz |
| Commercial | No |
| Registration | Required |
| Launched | 1997 |
| Current status | Defunct |
Gay.nz, formerly gay.co.nz, was a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender personals website in New Zealand.[1] It provided daily local and international news stories, reported on fundamentalist anti-gay pressure groups and provided an online meeting place for New Zealand's LGBT community.
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History
Gay.co.nz was started in 1997.[2] It was started as a community project by The Domain Name Company Limited,[3] a New Zealand-based internet company and was run free for use.
Gay.co.nz was the most popular gay dating website in New Zealand since 2006[1] and was used by the New Zealand LGBT population to connect with each other and learn about community issues.
The site has had four major revisions:
- Version 1.0 (1997) First launched as a portal offering links to gay resources online;
- Version 2.0 (2003) Saw the transition from portal to dating site;
- Version 3.0 (2005) Major rewrite to include enhanced messaging;
- Version 4.0 (2008) Major rewrite, further messaging enhancements, adding events and RSS feeds;
- Version 5.0 (2013) Complete rewrite, website[4] released 20-Sep-13, android app called 'Seed'[5] released 10-Oct-2013, iOS app released 2-Nov-2013[6]
- Version 5.1 (2014) Site was renamed gay.nz 06-Oct-14;
Following the legalisation of gay marriage in New Zealand via the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill, Member of Parliament Maurice Williamson wrote an editorial to members of the site, reiterating his support for LGBT New Zealand.
AIDS in New Zealand
In conjunction with the New Zealand AIDS Foundation which has a particular focus on "high risk" groups within New Zealand, gay.co.nz worked closely to promote the message of "safe sex". Safe sex banners and messages appeared throughout the website.
Related Sites
In addition to gay.nz, the overall site and mobile app maintained and incorporated members from all of the following websites: seed.fm, gay.uk.com, gay.br.com, gay.cn.com, gay.co.in, gay.ru.com[7]
See also
- Civil unions in New Zealand
- Hero Parade
- Homosexual Law Reform Act
- Homosocialization
- LGBT New Zealand
- LGBT rights in New Zealand
- List of lesbian periodicals
- Out Takes: A Reel Queer Film Festival
- Same-sex marriage in New Zealand
References
- ^ a b "gay.co.nz". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Whois Search | .nz Domain Name Commission". Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Home". domain.co.nz.
- ^ "Home". gay.co.nz.
- ^ "Gay dating - Seed - Apps on Google Play".
- ^ "Gay dating - Seed". iTunes.
- ^ "It's 100% free to join". Archived from the original on 8 March 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
External links
This page was last edited on 20 April 2024, at 03:26