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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. Arnel Choche’s Crazy Garden was opened. Later in 2009, Dom Bamatter, owner of Pure Indulgence Estate, joined the group - today Dom Bamatter is the largest land owner in GA with 38 sims. | 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. Arnel Choche’s Crazy Garden was opened. Later in 2009, Dom Bamatter, owner of Pure Indulgence Estate, joined the group - today Dom Bamatter is the largest land owner in GA with 38 sims. | ||
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In autumn of 2009, discussions began with the new Board of Second Pride to define common goals. | In autumn of 2009, discussions began with the new Board of Second Pride to define common goals. | ||
Revision as of 10:05, 7 June 2010
The Gay Archipelago
The Gay Archipelago is an international region of Second Life consisting of 133 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 36 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
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. Through the Linden-sanctioned LGBT Gateway, it aspires to be the first stop for gay people entering Second Life – a place of welcome, orientation, community and help.
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What the Gay Archipelago is not
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
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. Arnel Choche’s Crazy Garden was opened. Later in 2009, Dom Bamatter, owner of Pure Indulgence Estate, joined the group - today Dom Bamatter is the largest land owner in GA with 38 sims.
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.
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.
Shortly thereafter, 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 then proposed Gateway and Welcome Center for LGBT people entering Second Life. The sim is located in the heart of the Archipelago.
The LGBT Gateway was approved by the Lindens and launched on April 6, 2010. This beautiful building was constructed by Van Auster and provides a beautiful setting for an excellent service. Shortly after, the showcase Community Center was completed by Oxphalaver Moose. This unique design houses the GA Council Chamber, the Womyn's Center, an annex for the Second Pride organization, the Transgender Hub, and public meeting rooms.
In the next months, the Gay Archipelago expanded to 130 LGBT sims. But even as this growth continues, 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 May of 2010 the 13 sims of the United Continent of Gor moved to the GA. Not only is this the largest cluster of gay Gorean sims, it is the largest cluster of Gorean sims in all of Second Life. It marks the GA as a major center for role play in Second Life and enhances the diversity of lifestyles within the GA itself.
In the January quarter of 2010, the Gay Archipelago launched its first Council organization. This first Council is chaired by Fabrice Snook. The immediate tasks of the Council are to provide liaison between Linden Labs and the Gay Archipelago, to help and support the Second Pride Committee, and to be useful and efficient for the owners, residents, merchants and visitors to the Gay Archipelago.
The Second Pride Festival Parade is scheduled to float(it's a water parade)from the Pride sim on May 29, 2010. This year's theme is Venice and the festival stretches across six sims. In addition to the parade, the festival includes concerts and dances.
The history of the GA is vibrant with growth and promise. It speaks to the LGBT peoples' desire for and appreciation of community.
Council of the Gay Archipelago
Chairman............................Fabrice Snook
Co-Chair............................Sascha Laval
Vice-Chair..........................Marcus Steeplechase
General Secretary...................Thormec Micheline
Committee Chairmen
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 Broome
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 LGBT organizations
- make liaison with Linden Labs on GA-wide issues
- Speak for Linden Labs for the GA community
- Help and support the Second Pride Committee
Directory of Businesses and Services in GA
- Please submit all entries for the Directory in a notecard to Thormec Micheline in-world.
GA Estates Owners
(FP) Full Prim
(HS) Homestead
(OS) Openspace
Keokipele Ansar
Kanaloa Marketplace (FP) Vulcania Fine Art (HS)
Maxim Ansar
Chilipepper (FP)
Alan Bolero
Thira (FP)
Dom Bamatter with Wendell Thor as CEO & Manager
Alcatraz (FP) Bay 1 (HS) Bay 2 (HS) Bay Isles (OS) Belvedere (FP) Castro (FP) Domination (HS) Domination Isle (HS) Faulkenau Bay (OS) Fisherman's Wharf (FP) Folsom (F) Golden Gate (FP) Golden Gate 2 (OS) Golden State Park (FP) Magic Folsom (HS) Pure Domination (FP) Pure Heaven (HS) Pure Indulgence Estates (FP) Pure Indulgence Island (FP) Pure Isle (FP) Pure Gay Australia (FP) Pure Luxury (FP) Pure Romance Isle (FP) Pure Sin (FP) Pure Temptation (FP) Rendezvous (FP) San Francisco Bay (OS) San Francisco Island (FP) San Francisco Marina (FP) San Francisco Zoo (FP) Sausalito (FP) Straight of Falkenau (OS) Tarmac Waters (OS) Tiburon (FP) Wayfarer Bay (HS) Wayfarer Island (FP) White Water (FP) White Water Delta (FP)
Tiberius Brouwer
Isle of Tabor (FP) Northern Tabor (HS) Silver Tree of Tabor (HS)
Myles Capalini
Cabria Bay (HS) Cabrian Outpost (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 (FP) Haven Beach (OS) Haven Paradise (FP) Rainbow Haven (FP) Swedish Archipelago (HS) Swedish Pride (HS)
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 (HS) Isle of Scimitar (FP) Scimitar Plains (HS)
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 Germany (HS) Gallywood (FP) Gay Zone Beach (FP) Gay Zone Germany (FP) Miscellanious (HS) - managed by AresDE Streeter Nyundo (HS)
Benoit Lednev
Gay France (FP) Gay Paris (OS) Gay Wild West (HS) Pirate Coves (HS) Wild West (HS)
Rik Masala
Ferik Island (HS)
Scottie Menges
Sea of Hercules (HS) Pillars of Hercules (FP) Summits of Hercules (FP)
Ion Michalski
Abderos (HS) Hylas (FP) Phrix (HS)
Thormec Micheline
White Water Canyon (FP)
Bearded Munro
Hillcrest of Tabor (FS)
Levy Munro
Three Winds North (HS) Three Winds South (HS) 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) Lipstick City (FP) Pandore (FP) Sandbox Archipelago (HS)
Marcus Steeplechase
Caerus (FP) Eloi (HS) Pride (FP) Warehouse Plaza (FP)
Tymus Tenk
ARMENELOS (HS) Calas Galadhon (FP) Dimrill Dale (FP) Glandium (HS) Grey Havens (OS) Mirromere (HS) MISTY MOUNTAINS (HS) South Farthing (HS)
Marin Urdaneta
Tabor East(FS) Tabor Bay (OS)
Sterling Whitcroft
Alex Ander (OS) Andros (FP) Marathon (HS) Rodos (HS) Sparta (FP) Thrace (HS) Troy (FP)
Fourleafclover Woodget
Highlands of Tabor (FP)
Claude Zepp
Gay Island Beach (HS) Gay Island Lagoon (HS) Gay Island Resort (FP) Gay Island Tropic (HS)
Non profit Sims dedicated to GA
- Gay Archipelago (OS)
- GA Welcome Hub
- Pride (FP)
- International Welcome Hub
- Sandbox Archipelago (HS)
- Public sandbox
Shopping Sims (PG rate)
- Crazy Garden (HS)
- Flowers, plants, trees
- Flag Factory (HS)
- Flags, banners
- Jameson Architects (FP)
- Prefab residences and condominiums
- Miscellanious (HS)
- Prefab residences and misc. landscaping
- Custom Designs, Parcels, Sims, Scenes, by Lauritz Larsson Architecture
- Pandore (FP)
- Multi-mainstores sim (Fashion accessories, Prefab homes, Textures full perm, Boats/barges)
Monthly Payment to Linden Labs
69 Full Sims x $295 US = $20,355 US
52 Homestead Sims x $125 US = $ 6,500 US
12 Open Space Sims x $75 US = $ 900 US
In all : 133 Sims
Total = $27,755 US per month
NB : Total land value = $69,000 US (Full sims) + $ 19,500 US (Homesteads) + $ 3,000 US (Openspaces) = $ 91,500 US
Sims Alphabetically
Abderos (HS) - Ion Michalski Alcatraz (FP) - Dom Bamatter Alex Ander (OS) - Sterling Whitcroft 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 Cabrian Outpost - (FP) - Myles Capalini Caerus (FP) - Marcus Steeplechase Calas Galadhon (FP)- Tymus Tenk Castro (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 Domination Isle - (HS) - Dom Bamatter Eloi (HS) - Marcus Steeplechase Falkenau Bay (OS) - Dom Bamatter Ferik Island (HS) - Rik Masala Fisherman's Wharf (FP) - Dom Bamatter Flag Factory (HS) - Sascha Laval - managed by Frenchy Kazan Folsom (FS) - Dom Bamatter Gallywood (FP) - Sascha Laval - managed by InsyX Piranha Gay Archipelago (OS) - Fabrice Snook Gay France (FP) - Benoit Lednev Gay Friendly - (FP) - Didier Spitteler 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 Island Tropic - (HS) - Claude Zepp Gay Paris (OS) - Benoit Lednev Gay Tropicana - (FP) - Telur Lane - Minoa Palen Gay Wild West - (HS) - Benoit Lednev 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 Golden Gate Park - (FP) - Dom Bamatter Grey Havens (OS) - Tymus Tenk Haven - (FP) - Walentine Gazov Haven Beach - (OS) - Walentine Gazov Haven Paradise - (FP) - Walentine Gazov Highlands of Tabor - (FP) - Fourleafclover Woodget Hillcrest of Tabor - (FP) - Bearded Munro Hulneth Bay - (HS) - Jimmie Hammill 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 Isle of Scimitar - (FP) - Jimmie Hammill Isle of Tabor - (FP) - Tiberius Brouwer Jamison Architects (FP) - Jaij Jameson Kanaloa Marketplace (FP) - Keokipele Ansar Lipstick City - (FP) - Fabrice Snook Magic Folsom (HS) - Dom Bamatter Marathon (HS) - Sterling Whitcroft Mirromere (HS) - Tymus Tenk Miscellanious (HS) - Sascha Laval - managed by AresDE Streeter Northern Tabor - (HS) - Tiberius Brouwer Nyundo - (HS) - Sascha Laval Orpheum (FP) - Philip Eubanks Pallas (HS) - Even Rutledge Pandore - (FP) - Fabrice Snook Phrix - (HS) - Ion Michalski 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 Haven - (FP) - Walentine Gazov 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 San Francisco Marina - (FP) - Dom Bamatter San Francisco Zoo - (FP) - Dom Bamatter Sandbox Archipelago (HS) - Fabrice Snook Sausalito (FP) - Dom Bamatter Scimitar Plains - (HS) - Jimmie Hammill Sea of Hercules (HS) - Scottie Menges Selene (FP) - Chance Rasmusen Silver Tree of Tabor - () - Tiberius Brouwer South Farthing (HS) - Tymus Tenk Sparta (FP) - Sterling Whitcroft Spice Islands (FP) - Evan Rutledge Straight of Falkenau (OS) - Dom Bamatter Summits of Hercules (FP) - Scottie Menges Swedish Archipelago - (HS) - Walentine Gazov Swedish Pride - (HS) - Walentine Gazov Tabor Bay - (OS) - Marin Urdanetta Tabor East - (FP) - Marin Urdanetta TBONE Island (FP) - Tom06 Castro Tarmac Waters -(OS) - Dom Bamatter The Secret Receiver - (FP) - Infamous Riddler Thira - (FP) - Alan Bolero Thrace (HS) - Sterling Whitcroft Three Winds North - (HS) - Levy Munro Three Winds South - (HS) - Levy Munro Tiburon (FP) - Dom Bamatter Treasure Island (HS) - Infamous Riddler Troy (FP) - Sterling Whitcroft Vulcania Fine Art - (HS) - Keokipele Ansar Warehouse Plaza -(FP) - Marcus Steeplechase Wayfarer Bay (HS) - Dom Bamatter Wayfarer Island -(FP) - Dom Bamatter White Water (FP) - Dom Bamatter - managed by Wendell Thor White Water Canyon (FP) - Thormec Micheline 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 Wild West - (HS) - Benoit Lednev
Gay Archipelago on the Web
GA main Website :
GA on Facebook :
Gay Archipelago Facebook group
Blogs from GA Estates :
Blog Cooperation Gay Francophone