Dotgay LLC
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| Type: | Privately held |
| Industry: | Registry |
| Founder(s): | Alexander Schubert, Scott Seitz |
| Headquarters: | 307 Seventh Avenue Suite 1807 New York, NY 10001 |
| Country: | USA |
| Email: | info[at]dotgay.com |
| Website: | dotgay.com |
| Blog: | The .gay TLD Blog |
| Facebook: | dotgay LLC |
| Twitter: |  @dotgay
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| Key People | |
| Scott Seitz, CEO Alexander Schubert, Partner | |
dotgay LLC was a California company applying for the .gay Community TLD with ICANN to serve as registry operator. The company was founded by Alexander Schubert and Scott Seitz. Scott is also the founder of SPI Marketing, an agency focused on the gay community. dotgay LLC was endorsed by more than 185 LGBTQIA organizations in the United States and Internationally and it was dedicated to utilizing the .gay TLD for the benefit of the gay community. The company plans to donate 67% of its registry operations profit to non-profit gay community organizations, which will be allocated by an independent board of directors separate from dotgay LLC.[1]
The company partnered with Neustar to provide back-end registry solutions for the .gay domain name string.[2]
In an interview, Seitz said that he expected to spend around $2 million for the .gay TLD application to secure and implement the TLD. His estimate included expenses related to possible defense mechanisms the company needs from anti-gay advocates and governments such as the Vatican, Uganda and Iran.[3]
Mission[edit | edit source]
dotgay LLC aims to develop online presence dedicated for the gay community worldwide and address their primary needs; Safety, Visibility and Support.[4]
Competitors[edit | edit source]
dotgay LLC was not the only company applying for the .gay TLD; however, it was the only applicant seeking community status[5]. There are 3 other bids for .gay.
Affiliations and Endorsements[edit | edit source]
dotgay LLC was affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA), the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, New York (NGLCCNY) [6] and was an LGBTBE Certified enterprise. It was also endorsed by numerous gay community organizations engaged in civil rights, business, travel, entertainment and media industries around the world including UN accredited LGBT organizations. The list of endorsements received by dotgay LLC is available here
Team[edit | edit source]
dotgay LLC Team
- Scott Seitz, CEO
- Jamie Baxter, Vice President of Marketing
- David Gudelunas
- Alexander Schubert
Mediapolis Team
- Carl Pritzkat, Mediapolis
- Alan Emtage, Mediapolis
dotgay Application Advisory Group (dAAG)
- Johanne H. Gaudreault, Coalition Gaie et Lesbienne du Québec (CGLQ)- Canada
- R. Bruce McDonald, Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC)- Canada
- Toni Reis, Associação Brasileira de Lésbicas, Gays, Bissexuais, Travestis e Transexuais (ABGLT)- Brazil
- Renato Sabbadini and Sebastian Rocco, International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA)- Brussels
- Ivan Scalfarotto Parks – Liberi e Uguali-Italy
- Sunil Pant, Blue Diamond Society-Nepal
- Jan-Willem de Bruin,COC- Netherlands
- Steve Farrow, Rainbow Wellington- New Zealand
- J. Kevin Jones, Jr., Out & Equal Workplace Advocates- USA
- Avri Doria- USA
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ About dotgay LLC
- ↑ Neustar wins .gay contract
- ↑ Community readies for dot-gay domain
- ↑ dotgay LLC's mission
- ↑ Dot Gay Alliance Announces Plans for .GAY TLD, Profits to Fund LGBT Civil Rights - Note from dotgay LLC in Oct 2013: This is a reference to an organization that folded years ago; dotgay LLC left the post for transparency reasons only.
- ↑ Affiliations