The Only Community Based .gay Application
dotgay® LLC is the originator of a landmark proposal to create a .gay domain space on the Internet. Formed to garner support for a .gay TLD and advance a mandate for delivering tangible financial and strategic benefits for the LGBTQIA. dotgay’s proposal is based on 1) channeling 67% of the profits from the sale of .gay domain names to community organizations, 2) safeguarding key community domains, and 3) building greater community benefit on the Internet.
dotgay Community Domains
dotgay® Community Endorsements
dotgay® LLC has received the support of more than 250 LGBTQIA organizations from around the world. As the only community-based applicant for the .gay domain, dotgay® LLC has enlisted the input of the global gay community to develop the mission for .gay, including the participation of community leaders and LGBTQIA organizations and associations around the globe.
View EndorsementsIn support of our ongoing mission to maintain complete transparency with the gay community, dotgay® LLC has provided our responses to the new gTLD application questions here on our website. This includes all responses made public by ICANN. The chart at the bottom of this page provides a quick synopsis of all applicants for .gay.
To offer further transparency, below is the chronological listing of correspondences, articles and decisions involving dotgay LLC.
November 2016
Letter from dotgay LLC to ICANN (Highlights from the Council of Europe Report on Community-Based New gTLDs)
Report from the Council of Europe (Issues report on the Community-Based New gTLDs)
October 2016
Expert Report from Prof. M. V. Lee Badgett of U Mass-Amherst & the Williams Institute (Expert Opinion in support of dotgay’s Community Application)
Letter from Non-Community opponents of dotgay LLC to ICANN
September 2016
Expert Report from Prof. William N. Eskridge, Jr. of Yale Law School (Expert Opinion in support of dotgay’s Community Application)
Letter from dotgay LLC to ICANN (Response to Non-Community opponent’s letter)
August 2016
Article published on Advocate.com (The Battle Over .GAY)
Letter from LGBT Netroot Connect (USA) to ICANN Board
Letter from Non-Community opponents of dotgay LLC to ICANN
Letter from Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion to ICANN Board
Letter from International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Intersex Assoc. (ILGA) to ICANN Board
July 2016
ICANN Ombudsman report recommending ICANN Board grant community priority to .GAY
June 2016
Recommendation of the Board Governance Committee (BGC) on RR 16-13
Letter from dotgay LLC to ICANN
March 2016
Written summary of statement from ILGA Executive Director Renato Sabbadini
Written summary of dotgay LLC presentation
Presentation to ICANN’s Board Governance Committee
Letter from Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) to ICANN regarding letter verification
Letter from Trans-Fuzja Foundation (Poland) to ICANN
February 2016
Letter from Transgender Equality Uganda (Uganda) to ICANN
Letter from Jay Boucher of JBaxterDC Web Solutions (USA) to ICANN
Reconsideration Request 16-13 filed by dotgay LLC
Determination of the BGC on Reconsideration Request 15-21
January 2016
Letter from dotgay LLC to ICANN
Letter from UN-GLOBE (USA) to ICANN
December 2015
Reconsideration Request 15-21 filed by dotgay LLC
Letter from dotgay LLC to ICANN
October 2015
Governmental Advisory Committee Communique (GAC) from Dublin
Community Priority Re-Evaluation Report issued by the Economist Intelligence Unit
September 2015
Endorsement from True Colors Fund (USA) submitted to ICANN
August 2015
Endorsement from LGBTI Centre of Strasbourg/Alsace & Council of Europe’s LGBT Network “Equality in Diversity” (France) submitted to ICANN
July 2015
Letter of Opposition from Q Center (USA) re-submitted to ICANN
June 2015
Endorsement from FriendlyMap (Uruguay) submitted to ICANN
Endorsement from the Mexican Federation of LGBT (FME-LGBT) submitted to ICANN
Endorsement from ViaG Magazine (Brazil) submitted to ICANN
May 2015
Endorsement from Amazin LeThi Foundation (USA/Vietnam) submitted to ICANN
April 2015
Retraction of Opposition Letter from Q Center submitted to ICANN
February 2015
Endorsement from Cámara de Comercio GLBT Peruana / Peruvian GLBT Chamber of Commerce (CCGLPE) submitted to ICANN
Letter from PhDr. Petr Prokopik, Ph.D (Faculty of Humanities, Charles University of Prague) submitted to ICANN and EIU, co-signed by Aibai Culture & Education Center (China) and Global Alliance for LGBT Education (The Netherlands)
Letter from Parents and Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG) South Africa submitted to ICANN and EIU
Letter from dotgay LLC submitted to ICANN and EIU (Clarifications For CPE Panel)
Letter from dotgay LLC submitted to ICANN and EIU (Expert Opinion on Gay Community and .GAY)
Letter from dotgay LLC submitted to ICANN and EIU (Contention Set Recognition of Nexus Between GAY and LGBTQIA)
Letter from dotgay LLC submitted to ICANN and EIU (Comments for CPE Panel – Criteria #4)
Letter from dotgay LLC submitted to ICANN and EIU (Update on Expressed Opposition to dotgay LLC Application)
Letter from Top Level Design, United TLD Holdco & TLDH (dotgay’s competitors for .GAY) to BGC objecting to the new CPE granted to dotgay LLC
Letter from Anne Stockwell to ICANN and EIU (Concerns Regarding Nexus)
Letter from ifreedom Uganda Network to ICANN and EIU (CPE Scoring for .GAY)
January 2015
Letter from KwaZulu-Natal Gay & Lesbian Tourism Association (South Africa) submitted to ICANN and EIU (Reconsideration Request 14-44)
Letter from Gay Business Association (UK) to ICANN and EIU (Reconsideration Request 14-44)
Letter from Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (South Africa) to ICANN and EIU (Reconsideration Request 14-44)
Letter from COC (The Netherlands) to ICANN and EIU (Reconsideration Request 14-44)
December 2014
Letter from International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association to ICANN and EIU (Reconsideration Request 14-44)
Letter from David Gudelunas, PhD (Associate Professor of Communication and Chair, Department of Communication Co-Director of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Fairfield University) to ICANN and EIU (Reconsideration Request 14-44)
Letter from Federation of Gay Games to ICANN and EIU (Reconsideration Request 14-44), co-signed by 80 additional LGBTQIA organizations & businesses
Letter from National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (USA) to ICANN and EIU (Reconsideration Request 14-44), co-signed by Argentina Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Colombian LGBT Chamber of Commerce and Mexican Federation of LGBT Entrepreneurs
Letter from ILGA to ICANN and EIU (Reconsideration Request 14-44)
October 2014
Community Priority Evaluation Report issued by the Economist Intelligence Unit
Report from the Council of Europe (ICANN’s procedures and policies in the light of human rights, fundamental freedoms and democratic values)
May 2014
Endorsement from Chambre de commerce gaie du Québec (CCGQ – Québec Gay Chamber of Commerce) submitted to ICANN
Endorsement from Log Cabin Republicans (USA) to ICANN
Updated Endorsements from ILGA, CenterLink, IGLTA, NGLCCNY and InterPride submitted to ICANN
Endorsements from 60 more LGBTQIA organizations submitted to ICANN
Letter from dotgay LLC to ICANN (Supporting Evidence of Criteria 1 & 2)
Letter from dotgay LLC to ICANN (Shared Concerns of the Gay Community)
Letter from dotgay LLC to ICANN (Background on Community gTLDs)
April 2014
Letter from David Gudelunas, PhD (Associate Professor of Communication and Chair, Department of Communication Co-Director of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Fairfield University) (Media Research on GAY)
March 2014
Decision from the NGPC denying Reconsideration Request 13-13
February 2014
Letter from GOProud’s Matthew Bechstein sent to ICANN requesting any Community Objection bearing GOProud’s name be dropped, as the organization’s name was being used by Christopher Barron without authority
January 2014
Letter from Community TLD Applicant Group submitted to ICANN (Anti-Competitive Behavior by Standard Applicants)
Letter of Opposition from Q Center to ICANN
December 2013
Determination from BGC on Reconsideration Request 13-13
November 2013
Letter from Top Level Design to ICANN (CPE Analysis of .GAY)
October 2013
Endorsements from more than 50 LGBTQIA organizations submitted to ICANN
Blog Post by Christopher Barron (using GOProud’s name without authorization)
Reconsideration Request (13-13) filed by Christopher Barron when his Community Objection against dotgay LLC was rejected because of rule violations
September 2013
Letter from CTAG to ICANN (Communications Condemning Community Applicants)
Response from ICANN to CTAG letter of August 8
Community Objection against dotgay LLC dismissed (Metroplex Rebublicans of Dallas lacked standing and dismissed on the merits)
August 2013
Letter from CTAG to ICANN (Durban meeting followup)
Email from dotgay LLC in response to the ICC International Centre for Expertise request to comment to Christopher Barron’s request
July 2013
Letter from CTAG to ICANN (Support of Community TLDs)
Email from Christopher Barron to the ICC International Centre for Expertise requesting his Community Objection be reinstated
June 2013
Response from ICANN to CTAG letter of June 7
Letter from CTAG to ICANN (Community Priority Evaluations)
May 2013
Ombudsman Report on late Community Objection from Christopher Barron
Objection Response from dotgay LLC to Community Objection from Metroplex Republicans of Dallas (not a public document)
Email sent by Christopher Barron to ICANN Ombudsman & others complaining his Community Objection was improperly dismissed
Initial Evaluation Results published by ICANN
April 2013
Letter from CTAG to ICANN (GAC Advice from Beijing Communique)
GAC Communique from Beijing (Advice on Communities)
Community Objection against dotgay LLC filed by Rob Schlein, representing Metroplex Republicans of Dallas (not a public document)
Community Objection against dotgay LLC filed by Christopher Barren, representing GOProud (not a public document)
February 2013
Public Interest Commitments (PICS) submitted by dotgay LLC
May 2012
Community Application for .GAY submitted by dotgay LLC to ICANN, which included 128 endorsement letters from organizations and businesses
