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== '''The Gay Archipelago''' ==
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[[File:GA_map_100515.jpg|thumb|Gay Archipelago, May, 15 2010]]
The Gay Archipelago is an international region of Second Life consisting of 126 sims today which share traffic, conduct archipelago-wide events, and welcome LGBT newcomers to Second Life. The Gay Archipelago (GA) includes a variety of content, including business, shopping, entertainment, role playing, and services for the gay Second Life community. Linden Labs recently gave the Gay Archipelago its own region allowing it to expand and remain focused on and for the LGBT community.
The Gay Archipelago was founded by [[Fabrice Snook]] - and today owned by 34 Estate owners - as a place to meet, welcome and help LGBT people as well as to support the talents of its owners, residents and merchants.
== '''Purpose''' ==
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The purpose of the Gay Archipelago is to provide a wide region managed by its Estate owners where like minded individuals can live and shop and find services geared to their lifestyle. It helps owners and residents of sims to promote their businesses and events. It coordinates region-wide activities and events, promoting them to all of SL. It works to provide an orderly expansion of the region. It acts as one of the spokespersons for all gay people in Second Life.  It provides a center for information not only for the Gay Archipelago itself but for all of gay SL. It aspires to be the first stop for gay people entering Second Life – a place of welcome, orientation and help.
== '''What the Gay Archipelago is not''' ==
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[[File:Gay_Archipelago_logo_10_share_dreams_(common).jpg|thumb|Gay Archipelago logo]]
The Gay Archipelago
  • is not intended to be the exclusive place for gay-oriented sims and activities.
  • recognizes the advantage of, indeed the necessity for gay people to live in and move through all of Second Life.
  • does not hold itself to be the exclusive representative of LGBT people in SL.
  • is not profit driven. The Gay Archipelago committee is voluntary and there are no fees required from anyone living and working within the GA.
== '''History''' ==
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Fabrice Snook launched Pandore, the first sim in the Gay Archipelago, in May, 2007, as a friendly gay village (today it is a shopping sim). Fabrice then opened Gay France, in July 2007, then Oboulaba, a babylonian themed sim. Oboulaba is now called Chilipepper with shopping, residences and clubs.
In 2008, Sasha Laval, owner of Gay Zone Estate, and Fabrice decided to connect their 7 sims in a new area on the SL grid. Later that year, Badpuppy and Citegay, two sims linked to well-known gay Internet portals in USA and France, joined them.
The continent continued to grow with Gay Europe, Gay Japan, Toozepolis and other new sims. Sascha Laval launched Gay Zone Atlantis, Gay Zone Neptunia, DJ World and Aqua Lounge.
As the Archipelago grew, the emphasis was on cooperation, coordination and unity beginning with Gay France and later with Gay Europe. Today, "SL Gay Cooperation" is today a non-open group that manages the new Gay Europe sim, an openspace that connects the German and French regions.
Also in 2008, IGBC Gay Rehoboth, Jameson Architects, Ferik Island, and Flag Factory opened in the Archipelago. That year, the Gay Archipelago was not more only focused on european range, and GA has choosen to be the first sponsor of the Second Pride Festival in June.
At the beginning of 2009 and after the Lindens’ decision to increase the fees by 66%, many homesteads were closed. At this time, the virtual worlds did not appear so attractive to many professionals and CiteGAY closed its sim as well. Fabrice left SL for several months because of Real Life (RL) commitments. Upon his return, he found that the cluster had decreased to just 8 sims. But with the continued effort of Fabrice and others, Gay Europe was revived and IGBC extended its domain with new sims connected to Pandore. Oiswiss Decuir, owner of Gay Fun World, joined what was now called the Gay Archipelago. Later in 2009, Dom Bamatter, owner of Pure Indulgence Estate, joined the group - today Dom Bamatter is the greatest land owner in GA -, and Arnel Choche’s Crazy Garden was opened.
In autumn of 2009, discussions began with the new Board of Second Pride to define common goals.
By the end of 2009, the Gay Archipelago had 34 sims. Its first winter Festival, The Gay Archipelago Days was held from December 12th thru 19th with many events and attractions on each sim. The festival ended with a contest for the first Mister Gay 2010. Ardaric Larsson was the winner and all celebrated with a grand party.
At the beginning of 2010, Marcus Steeplechase and Philip Eubanks, owners of Warehouse Plaza and a group of 5 sims, joined the Gay Archipelago. They dedicated one of their sims, Pride, for the site of the proposed Gateway and Welcome Center for LGBT people entering Second Life. The sim is located in the middle of the Archipelago and completion of the gateway and a GA and Second Pride Committee administrative builing is scheduled for mid 2010.
In January of 2010, Linden Lab offered to move all sims in the Gay Archipelago to a new, empty area of the grid, favorable for expansion and unencumbered by neighboring sims with no connection to the GA. Linden Lab also facilitated the moving of sims to join Gay Archipelago: Pillars of Hercules, Vulcania, Lothlorian, Gay Italy Friends and Romanum. The move took place on January 12, 2010.
With the expansion planned in the next months, the Gay Archipelago will include approximately 100 LGBT sims. The Gay Archipelago encourages diversity of location of gay sims throughout SL and has never desired to be the only location for LGBT sims. It exists only to enhance the Gay Archipelago Way of Life: opportunities to meet, to share, to learn, to support talent, to have fun, relax, and build a great continent with many links to all of SL and to Real Life as well.
In the first quarter of 2010, the Gay Archipelago is launching its first Council organization. This first Council will be chaired by Fabrice Snook who will be Chairman for a temporary period (until June, 2010).  The immediate tasks of the Council will be to provide liaison between Linden Labs and the Gay Archipelago, to work with the Second Pride Committee, and to be useful and efficient for the owners, residents, merchants and visitors to the Gay Archipelago.
== Council of the Gay Archipelago ==
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Chairman............................Fabrice Snook
Co-Chair............................Sascha Laval
Vice-Chair..........................Marcus Steeplechase
General Secretary...................Thormec Micheline
Committee Chairmen
(to be updated)
Grid................................Omatthias Vidor
Club Owners Representative..........InsyX Piranha
Events..............................Oiswiss Decuir
Events Co-Chair.....................Philip Eubanks
Events Planning.....................Othon Weiland
LGBT Gateway........................Myles Capalini
Liaisons............................Thom Nexen
Blogs Reporting Team................Megotta Zuta
Land Rental.........................Coline Liotta
Gorean Sims Representative..........Kreg Skytower
Pure Indulgence & San Francisco
Representative.....Gambit Broone
Purpose of the Council:
The managers of Gay Archipelago are GA EStates owners (see below). The GA Council is here to :
*Assist and support Estate owners, as requested
*Promote the Gay Archipelago
*Manage the grid
*Manage and promote GA-wide events
*Establish and maintain communication protocols
*Co-manage the LGBT Gateway (Welcoming & Orientation) with the Second Pride Committee
*make liaison with Linden Labs on GA-wide issues
*Speak for Linden Labs for the GA community
*Help and support the Second Pride Committee
== '''G.A. Estates owners''' ==
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(FP) Full Prim
(HS) Homestead
(OS) Openspace
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'''Keokipele Ansar'''
    Kanaloa Marketplace (FP)
    Vulcania Fine Art (HS)
'''Maxim Ansar'''
    Chilipepper (FP)
'''Alan Bolero'''
    Thira (FP)
'''Tiberius Brouwer'''
    Northern Tabor
'''Dom Bamatter with Wendell Thor as CEO & Manager'''
    (to be updated)
    Alcatraz (FP)
    Bay 1 (HS)
    Bay 2 (HS)
    Bay Isles (OS)
    Belvedere (FP)
    Castro (FP)
    Castro Street (FP)
    Domination (HS)
    Faulkenau Bay (OS)
    Fisherman Warf (FP)
    Fisherman Wharf (FP)
    Golden Gate (FP)
    Golden Gate 2 (OS)
    Pure Domination (FP)
    Pure Heaven (HS)
    Pure Indulgence Estate (FP)
    Pure Indulgence Island (FP)
    Pure Isle (FP)
    Pure Gay Australia (FP)
    Pure Luxury (FP)
    Pure Sin (FP)
    Pure Romance (FP)
    Pure Temptation (FP)
    Rendezvous (FP)
    San Francisco Island ((FP)
    San Francisco Bay (OS)
    Sausalito (FP)
    Straight of Falkenau (OS)
    Tiburon (FP)
    Whitewater (FP)
    White Water Delta (FP)
'''Tom06 Castro'''
    TBONE Island (FP)
'''Callinet Dagostino'''
    Rainbow Isle (FP)
'''Oiswiss Decuir'''
    Gay Fun Beach (HS)
    Gay Fun World (FP)
'''Philip Eubanks'''
    Orpheum (FP)
'''Emperor  Galtier'''
    Romanum (FP)
'''Walentine Gazov'''
    Haven
    Haven Beach
    Haven Paradise
    Rainbow Haven
    Swedish Archipelago
    Swedish Pride
'''JeanLuc Guyot'''
    IGBC Heliopolis (HS) - managed by Liamone Troglodite
    IGBC Gay Rehoboth (FP)
    IGBC Rehoboth Bay (HS)
    IGBC Rehoboth Shores (HS)
    IGBC Rehoboth Landing (HS)
'''Jimmie Hammill'''
    Hulneth Bay
    Isle of Scimitar
    Scimitar Plains
'''Jaij Jameson'''
    Jameson Architects (FP)
'''Telur Lane/Minoa Palen'''
    Gay Tropicana (FP)
'''Sascha Laval'''
    Crazy Garden (HS) - managed by Arnel Cloche
    Berlin Dance Arena (FP) - managed by Eniaga Moreaux
    Flag Factory (HS) - managed by Frenchy Kazan
    Gay Europe (OS)
    Gay Germany (HS)
    Gallywood (FP)
    Gay Zone Beach (FP)
    Gay Zone Germany (FP)
    Miscellanious (HS) - managed by AresDE Streeter
'''Benoit Lednev'''
    Gay France (FP)
    Gay Wild West
    Pirate Coves (HS)
    Wild West
'''Rik Masala'''
    Ferik Island (HS)
'''Scottie Menges'''
    Islands of Hercules (HS)
    Sea of Hercules (HS)
    Pillars of Hercules (FP)
    Spires of Hercules (HS)
    Summits of Hercules (FP)
'''Ion Michalski'''
    [[Abderos]] (HS)
    [[Hylas]] (FP)
'''Thormec Micheline'''
    White Water Canyon (FP)
'''Bearded Munro'''
    Hillcrest of Tabor
'''Levy Munro'''
    White Water Falls (FP)
    White Water Highlands (HS)
    White Water Peaks (HS)
'''Chance Rasmusen'''
    Selene (FP)
'''Infamous Riddler'''
    The Secret Receiver (FP)
    Treasure Island (HS)
'''Evan Rutledge'''
    [[Pallas]] (HS)
    [[Spice Islands]] (FP)
'''Natiala Seiling'''
    Ceasaria (FP)
'''Didier Spitteler'''
    Gay Friendly (FP)
'''Fabrice Snook'''
    Gay Archipelago (OS)
    Pandore (FP)
    Sandbox Archipelago (HS)
'''Marcus Steeplechase'''
    Caerus (FP)
    Eloi (HS)
    Pride (FP)
    Warehouse Plaza (FP)
'''Tymus Tenk'''
    Calas Galadhon (FP)
    Dimrill Dale (FP)
    Glandium (HS)
    Grey Havens (OS)
    Mirromere (HS)
    South Farthing (HS)
'''Marin Urdanetta'''
    Tabor East
'''Sterling Whitcroft'''
    Alex Ander (OS)
    Andros (FP)
    Marathon (HS)
    Rodos (HS)
    Sparta (FP)
    Thrace (HS)
    Troy (FP)
'''Fourleafclover Woodget'''
    Highlands of Tabor
'''Claude Zepp'''
    Gay Island Beach (HS)
    Gay Island Lagoon (HS)
    Gay Island Resort (FP)
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== Non profit Sims dedicated to GA ==
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* Gay Archipelago (OS)
:: GA Real Estate Agency
* Gay Europe (OS)
:: Welcome Hub
* Pride (FP)
:: International Welcome Hub
* Sandbox Archipelago (HS)
:: Public sandbox
== Shopping Sims (PG rate) ==


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== Mission Statement ==
(approved October 16, 2010)
[[File:GA_logo.jpg|thumb|]]
The purpose of the Gay Archipelago is to provide a wide region managed by its Estate owners where like minded individuals can live in harmony and community and where they can shop and find services, parties and destinations geared to their lifestyle. It helps owners and residents of Sims to promote their businesses and events. It coordinates region-wide activities and events, promoting them to all of SL. It works to provide an orderly expansion of the region. It acts as one of the spokespersons for all LGBT residents in Second Life. It provides a center for information not only for the Gay Archipelago itself but for all LGBT residents of SL. Through the Gay Archipelago LGBT Pride Sim, it aspires to be the first stop for LGBT people entering Second Life - a place of welcome, orientation, community and help.




* Crazy Garden (HS)
== Introduction ==
:: Flowers, plants, trees
* Flag Factory (HS)
:: Flags, banners
* Jameson Architects (FP)
:: Prefab residences and condominiums
*[[Pallas]]
:: Custom Designs, Parcels, Sims, Scenes, by Lauritz Larsson Architecture
* Pandore (FP)
:: Multi-mainstores sim (Fashion accessories, Prefab homes, Textures full perm, Boats/barges)
 
== '''Monthly Fees to Linden Labs generated by the GA Estates''' ==


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The Gay Archipelago is an international region of Second Life consisting of 148 sims today which share traffic, conduct archipelago-wide events, and welcome LGBT newcomers to Second Life. The Gay Archipelago (GA) includes a variety of content, including business, shopping, entertainment, role playing, and services for the gay Second Life community. Linden Labs recently gave the Gay Archipelago its own region allowing it to expand and remain focused on and for the LGBT community.


(to be updated)
[[File:GA_Map_Valentines.jpg|thumb|450 px|Gay Archipelago, Feb 14, 2011]]
 
 
57 Full Sims x $295 US =      $16,815 US
 
36 Homestead Sims x $125 US =  $ 4,500 US


10 Open Space Sims x $75 US =  $  750 US
The Gay Archipelago was founded by [[Fabrice Snook]] who consider it as a collective achievement today, as a place to meet, welcome and help LGBT people as well as to support the talents of its owners, residents and merchants. Currently there are 46 Estate Owners in the Gay Archipelago.


In all :


'''Total = $22,065 US per month'''


'''Total Land Value = $73,000 US'''
== '''To know more about the GA''' ==


== Sims Alphabetically ==
(to be updated)
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[[Abderos]] (HS) - Ion Michalski
Alcatraz (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Alex Ander (OS) - Sterling Whitcroft
Anahola Beach (HS) - Keokipele Ansar
Andros (FP) - Sterling Whitcroft
Bay 1 (HS) - Dom Bamatter
Bay 2 (HS) - Dom Bamatter
Bay Isles (OS) - Dom Bamatter
Belvedere (FP) Dom Bamatter
Berlin Dance Arena (FP) - Sascha Laval
Caerus (FP) - Marcus Steeplechase
Calas Galadhon (FP)- Tymus Tenk
Castro (FP)- Dom Bamatter
Castro Street (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Chilipepper (FP) - Maxim Ansar
Crazy Garden (HS) - Sascha Laval - managed by Arnel Choche
Dimrill Dale (FP) - Tymus Tenk
Domination (HS) - Dom Bamatter
Eloi (HS) - Marcus Steeplechase
Falkenau Bay (OS) - Dom Bamatter
Ferik Island (HS) - Rik Masala
Fisherman Wharf (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Flag Factory (HS) - Sascha Laval - managed by Frenchy Kazan
Folsom Street (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Gallywood (FP) - Sascha Laval - managed by InsyX Piranha
Gay Archipelago (OS) - Fabrice Snook
Gay Europe (OS) - Sascha Laval
Gay France (FP) - Benoit Lednev
Gay Fun Beach (HS) - Oiswiss Decuir
Gay Fun World (FP) - Oiswiss Decuir
Gay Germany (HS) - Sascha Laval
Gay Island Beach (HS) - Claude Zepp
Gay Island Lagoon (HS) - Claude Zepp
Gay Island Resort (FP) - Claude Zepp
Gay Japan (FP) - Maxel Cortes - Didier Spitteler
Gay Tropicana (FP) - Telur Lane - Minoa Palen
Gay Zone Beach (FP) - Sascha Laval
Gay Zone Germany (FP) - Sascha Laval
Glandium (HS) - Tymus Tenk
Golden Gate (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Golden Gate 2 (OS) - Dom Bamatter
Grey Havens (OS) - Tymus Tenk
[[Hylas]] (FP) - Ion Michalski
IGBC Gay Rehoboth (FP) - JeanLuc Guyot
IGBC Heliopolis (HS) - JeanLuc Guyot - managed by Liamone Troglodite
IGBC Rehoboth Bay (HS) - JeanLuc Guyot
IGBC Rehoboth Landing (HS) - JeanLuc Guyot
IGBC Rehoboth Shores (HS) - JeanLuc Guyot
Islands of Hercules (HS) - Scottie Menges
Jamison Architects (FP) - Jaij Jameson
Kahiki (HS) - Keokipele Ansar
Kanaloa Marketplace (FP) - Keokipele Ansar
Magic Folsom (HS) - Dom Bamatter
Marathon (HS) - Sterling Whitcroft
Mirromere (HS) - Tymus Tenk
Miscellanious (HS) - Sascha Laval - managed by AresDE Streeter
Orpheum (FP) - Philip Eubanks
[[Pallas]] (HS) - Even Rutledge
Pandore (FP) - Fabrice Snook
Pillars of Hercules (FP) - Scottie Menges
Pirate Coves (HS) - Benoit Lednev
Pride (FP) - Marcus Steeplechase
Pure Domination (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Pure Heaven (HS) - Dom Bamatter
Pure Indulgence Estate (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Pure Indulgence Island (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Pure Isle (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Pure Gay Australia (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Pure Luxury (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Pure Romance (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Pure Sin (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Pure Temptation (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Rainbow Isle (FP) - Adare Breil
Rendezvous (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Rodos (HS) - Sterling Whitcroft
Romanum (FP) - Emperor Galtier
San Francisco Bay (OS) - Dom Bamatter
San Francisco Island (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Sandbox Archipelago (HS) - Fabrice Snook
Sausalito (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Sea of Hercules (HS) - Scottie Menges
Selene (FP) - Chance Rasmusen
South Farthing (HS) - Tymus Tenk
Sparta ( ) - Sterling Whitcroft
[[Spice Islands]] (FP) - Evan Rutledge
Spires of Hercules (HS) - Scottie Menges
Straight of Falkenau (OS) - Dom Bamatter
Summits of Hercules (FP) - Scottie Menges
TBONE Island (FP) - Tom06 Castro
Thrace (HS) - Sterling Whitcroft
Tiburon (FP) - Dom Bamatter
Troy (FP) - Sterling Whitcroft
Vulcania Fine Art (HS) - Keokipele Ansar
Warehouse Plaza (FP) - Marcus Steeplechase
White Water (FP) - Dom Bamatter - managed by Wendell Thor
White Water Delta (FP) - Dom Bamatter - managed by Wendell Thor
White Water Falls (FP) - Levy Munro
White Water Highlands (HS) - Levy Munro
White Water Peaks (HS) - Levy Munro
== '''Gay Archipelago on web''' ==
GA main Website :
[http://gay-archipelago.com Gay Archipelago Blogs]
GA on Facebook :
[http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=340961292840&ref=ts Gay Archipelago Facebook group]
Blogs from GA Estates :
[http://aqualounge.gay-archipelago.com Aqua Lounge Blog]
[http://cabria-landing.gay-archipelago.com Cabria Estate Blog]
[http://calas-galadhon.gay-archipelago.com Calas Galadhon Blog]
[http://coopefrancophone.gay-archipelago.com Blog Cooperation Gay Francophone]
[http://gay-fun-world.gay-archipelago.com Gay Fun World Blog]
[http://gay-island-resort.gay-archipelago.com Gay Island Resort Blog]
[http://romanum.gay-archipelago.com Romanum Estate Blog]
[http://gay-steampunk.gay-archipelago.com Gay Steampunk Club Blog]
[http://gaytropicana.gay-archipelago.com Gay Tropicana Blog]
[http://gayzone.gay-archipelago.com Gay Zone Estate Blog]
[http://igbc-gay-rehoboth-beach.gay-archipelago.com/ IGBC Estate Blog]
[http://ironworks.gay-archipelago.com/ Ironworks Estate Blog]
[http://pillars-of-hercules.gay-archipelago.com/ Pillars of Hercules Estate Blog]
[http://pureindulgence.gay-archipelago.com/ Pure Indulgence Blog]
[http://rainbow-isles.gay-archipelago.com/ Rainbow Isle Blog]
[http://sanfrancisco-estate.gay-archipelago.com/ San Francisco Estate Blog]
[http://tbone-island.gay-archipelago.com/ Tbone Island Blog]
[http://tainted-boys.gay-archipelago.com/ Tainted Boys Blog]


[http://the-secret.gay-archipelago.com/ The Secret Receiver Blog]
GA Public Group on Facebook : [https://www.facebook.com/groups/340961292840/ Gay Archipelago Facebook group]

Latest revision as of 13:45, 5 February 2022



Mission Statement

(approved October 16, 2010)

GA logo.jpg

The purpose of the Gay Archipelago is to provide a wide region managed by its Estate owners where like minded individuals can live in harmony and community and where they can shop and find services, parties and destinations geared to their lifestyle. It helps owners and residents of Sims to promote their businesses and events. It coordinates region-wide activities and events, promoting them to all of SL. It works to provide an orderly expansion of the region. It acts as one of the spokespersons for all LGBT residents in Second Life. It provides a center for information not only for the Gay Archipelago itself but for all LGBT residents of SL. Through the Gay Archipelago LGBT Pride Sim, it aspires to be the first stop for LGBT people entering Second Life - a place of welcome, orientation, community and help.


Introduction


The Gay Archipelago is an international region of Second Life consisting of 148 sims today which share traffic, conduct archipelago-wide events, and welcome LGBT newcomers to Second Life. The Gay Archipelago (GA) includes a variety of content, including business, shopping, entertainment, role playing, and services for the gay Second Life community. Linden Labs recently gave the Gay Archipelago its own region allowing it to expand and remain focused on and for the LGBT community.

Gay Archipelago, Feb 14, 2011

The Gay Archipelago was founded by Fabrice Snook who consider it as a collective achievement today, as a place to meet, welcome and help LGBT people as well as to support the talents of its owners, residents and merchants. Currently there are 46 Estate Owners in the Gay Archipelago.


To know more about the GA


GA Public Group on Facebook : Gay Archipelago Facebook group