User:Thormec Micheline

The Gay Archipelago

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The Gay Archipelago is a cluster of 65 sims owned and operated by gay men and women from all over the world. It provides business, entertainment and social services for the gay community of Second Life. The Gay Archipelago includes PG, mature and adult rated sims of a variety of content. The Gay Archipelago is guided by a committee on which owners and residents are represented. Linden Labs recently gave the GA its own region allowing it to expand but remain focused on and for the gay community.

Purpose

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The purpose of the Gay Archipelago is to provide a region 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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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 gays in SL. 
  • is not recognized by Linden Labs to be the official site of gay SL. 
  • is not profit driven. The Gay Archipelago committee is voluntary and there are no fees required from anyone living and working within the Gay Archipelago.

History

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The first sim in what was to become the Gay Archipelago, was _________, established in ______ of 2006 by _________. Blah, blah, blah. In January of 2010, Linden Labs created a region for the Gay Archipelago and, with permission of the owners, moved all existing sims to this region.

Sims by Owner, Name, Status (FP,HS,OS) and Type

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Benoit Lednev

   Gay France (FP)
   Pirate Coves (HS)
   Gay Wild West (HS –sleeping)
   Gay Far West (HS – sleeping)
   Flag Factory (HS – sleeping)

Dom Bamatter

   Alcatraz
   Domination
   Fisherman Warf 
   Golden Gate
   Pure Domination
   Pure Heaven
   Pure Indulgence Island (FP)
   Pure Isle
   Pure Gay Australia
   Pure Luxury
   Pure Sin
   Pure Romance
   Pure Temptation
   San Francisco Island
   + 2 new sims

Fabrice Snook

   Pandore (FP)

Jaij Jameson

   Jameson Architects (FP)

JeanLuc Guyot

   IGBC Heliopolis (HS)
   IGBC Gay Rehoboth (FP)
   IGBC Rehoboth Bay (HS)
   IGBC Rehoboth Shores (HS)
   IGBC Rehoboth Landing (HS)

Koxinell Lane

   Ferik Island (HS)

Maxel Cortes

   Gay Japan (FP)
   Toozepolis (HS – sleeping)

Maxim Ansar

   Chilipepper (FP)

Oiswiss Decuir

   Gay Fun Beach (HS)
   Gay Fun World (FP)

Sascha Laval

   Crazy Garden (HS) 
   Berlin Dance Arena (FP)
   Flag Factory (HS)
   Gay Europe (OS)
   Gay Germany (HS)
   Gallywood (FP)
   Gay Zone Beach (FP)
   Gay Zone Germany (FP)
   Aqua Lounge (HS - sleeping)
   DJ World (HS – sleeping)
   Gay Zone Islands (HS - sleeping)
   Gay Zone Atlantis (HS - sleeping)
   Gay Zone Neptunia (HS - sleeping)

Telur Lane/Minoa Palen

   Gay Tropicana (FP)

Achille Putzo

  Gay Italy Friends (FP)

Emperor Galtier

   Romanum (FP)

Keokipele Ansar

  Anahola Beach (HS)
  Kahiki (HS)
  Kanaloa Marketplace (FP)
  Vulcania Fine Art (HS)

Marcus Steeplechase

   Caerus (FP)
   Eloi (HS)
   Pride (FP)
   Warehouse Plaza (FP)

Philip Eubanks

   Orpheum (PF) 

Rich Grainger (for Claude Zepp)

  Gay Island Beach (HS)
  Gay Island Lagoon (HS)
  Gay Island Resort (FP)

Scottie Menges

  Islands of Hercules (HS)
  Sea of Hercules (HS)
  Pillars of Hercules (FP)
  Spires of Hercules (HS)

Tymus Tenk

  Calas Galadhon (FP)
  Dimrill Dale (FP)
  Glandium (HS)
  Mirromere (HS)
  South Farthing (HS)

(FP) Full Prim (HS) Homestead (OS) Openspace

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