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|status = Contracted

|status = delegated

|manager  = [[Top Level Design]]

|manager  = [[Top Level Design]]

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'''.gay''' is a new generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]). After years of applicant contention, [[Top Level Design]] became the contracted registry operator for .gay on May 23 2019,<ref>https://www.icann.org/resources/agreement/gay-2019-05-23-en .gay Registry Agreement, ICANN</ref> after a private auction between the four total applicants.<ref>http://domainincite.com/23927-the-internet-is-about-to-get-a-lot-gayer .gay Auction, DomainIncite</ref>

'''.gay''' is a new generic top level domain name ([[gTLD]]). It launched into public availability on September 16 2020. Its official site is [https://www.ohhey.gay/ ohhey.gay].

 

[[Top Level Design]] was the original [[Registry Operator]] for the string; it was acquired by GoDaddy Registry in 2023.<ref>https://registry.godaddy/blog/new-tlds-to-join-the-godaddy-registry-domain-portfolio</ref>  

==Former Applicants==

==Former Applicants==

# [[dotgay LLC]] - [[Community gTLD|'''Community Application''']]

# [[dotgay LLC]] - [[Community gTLD|'''Community Application''']]

# [[Top Level Domain Holdings]] - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1519 here].

# [[Top Level Domain Holdings]] - This applicant submitted a [[PIC|Public Interest Commitment]], which can be downloaded [https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/applicationdetails/1519 here].

The fourth, and winning applicant, was [[Top Level Design]].

 

[[Top Level Design]] became the contracted registry operator for .gay on May 23 2019,<ref>https://www.icann.org/resources/agreement/gay-2019-05-23-en .gay Registry Agreement, ICANN</ref> after a private auction between the four total applicants.<ref>http://domainincite.com/23927-the-internet-is-about-to-get-a-lot-gayer .gay Auction, DomainIncite</ref>

===Application Details===

===Application Details===

==Independent Objector==

==Independent Objector==

The [[Independent Objector]]  is responsible for determining if a new gTLD application is in the best interest of the Internet community. If not, he or she will file formal objections against a new gTLD application. [[Alain Pellet]], a law professor from the University of Paris and a former member of the United Nations International Law Commission and International Court of Justice, was chosen by ICANN to serve as the sole independent objector for the [[New gTLD Program]] in May, 2012. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14may12-en.htm Independent Objector for New gTLD Program Selected]. ICANN. Published 2012 May 14.</ref> The position was created by ICANN in accordance with the implementation of the [[New gTLD Program]]. As defined, the IO may be an individual or organization and must not be affiliated with any applicant and must carry out their responsibility without bias.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/wanted-somebody-to-object-to-new-gtlds/ Wanted: somebody to object to new gTLDs]. Domain Incite. Published 2011 November 23. Retrieved 2012 November 15.</ref>  

The [[Independent Objector]]  is responsible for determining if a new gTLD application is in the best interest of the Internet community. If not, they will file formal objections against a new gTLD application. [[Alain Pellet]], a law professor from the University of Paris and a former member of the United Nations International Law Commission and International Court of Justice, was chosen by ICANN to serve as the sole independent objector for the [[New gTLD Program]] in May, 2012. <ref>[http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14may12-en.htm Independent Objector for New gTLD Program Selected]. ICANN. Published 2012 May 14.</ref> The position was created by ICANN in accordance with the implementation of the [[New gTLD Program]]. As defined, the IO may be an individual or organization and must not be affiliated with any applicant and must carry out their responsibility without bias.<ref>[http://domainincite.com/wanted-somebody-to-object-to-new-gtlds/ Wanted: somebody to object to new gTLDs]. Domain Incite. Published 2011 November 23. Retrieved 2012 November 15.</ref>  

In December 2012 Mr. Pellet released his first correspondence on actual TLDs, commenting on so-called "Controversial strings". Those strings include: [[.adult]], [[.sex]], [[.porn]], [[.sexy]], [[.hot]], [[.gay]], [[.lgbt]], [[.persiangulf]], [[.vodka]], and [[.wtf]]. A string seemed to have been deemed "controversial" by Mr. Pellet if it received a substantial amount of objections during the public comment period. He addresses each TLD separately and at length, noting the objection, and turning to International law and precedent to determine whether an objection from his point of view, of defending the public interest, is warranted. In each case he concludes that the objections are not supported by international law and that regional, cultural, and personal issues influence the objections rather than broadly accepted treaties, laws, or international cultural trends. He has reserved the right to later object to the strings, but at that time it was deemed that the "controversial strings" are in fact not offensive to the greater public interest and Internet users.<ref>[http://www.independent-objector-newgtlds.org/english-version/the-independent-objector-s-comments-on-controversial-applications/ The Independent Objectors Comments on Controversial Applications, Independent-Objector-NewgTLDs.org]Retrieved 8 Jan 2013</ref>

In December 2012 Mr. Pellet released his first correspondence on actual TLDs, commenting on so-called "Controversial strings". Those strings include: [[.adult]], [[.sex]], [[.porn]], [[.sexy]], [[.hot]], [[.gay]], [[.lgbt]], [[.persiangulf]], [[.vodka]], and [[.wtf]]. A string seemed to have been deemed "controversial" by Mr. Pellet if it received a substantial amount of objections during the public comment period. He addresses each TLD separately and at length, noting the objection, and turning to International law and precedent to determine whether an objection from his point of view, of defending the public interest, is warranted. In each case he concludes that the objections are not supported by international law and that regional, cultural, and personal issues influence the objections rather than broadly accepted treaties, laws, or international cultural trends. He has reserved the right to later object to the strings, but at that time it was deemed that the "controversial strings" are in fact not offensive to the greater public interest and Internet users.<ref>[http://www.independent-objector-newgtlds.org/english-version/the-independent-objector-s-comments-on-controversial-applications/ The Independent Objectors Comments on Controversial Applications, Independent-Objector-NewgTLDs.org]Retrieved 8 Jan 2013</ref>