AfterEllen.com
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| AfterEllen | |
|---|---|
| URL | http://afterellen.com |
| Type of site | blog, news |
| Registration | yes |
| Available language(s) | English |
| Owner | Logo |
| Created by | Sarah Warn |
AfterEllen.com is a website that focuses on the portrayal of lesbians and bisexual women in the media. It was founded in April 2002 by Sarah Warn,[1] who serves as editor-in-chief. Michael Jensen is the editor of the gay male counterpart AfterElton.com, launched in January 2005.[2] Both websites were bought in 2006 by the cable television channel Logo.
AfterEllen.com is not affiliated with Ellen DeGeneres, although its name refers to the milestone for lesbians when DeGeneres publicly came out.
The site considers television, film, music, books, and celebrity news. It publishes articles, regular columns, reviews, recaps of television shows with lesbian and bisexual characters, and maintains several blogs. More recently, weekly video blogs, often called "vlogs," have become a key part of AfterEllen.com, the more popular of which include "We're Getting Nowhere," "Brunch With Bridget" and "She Made Me Watch This."
It is the top website for LGBT women, reaching a half a million readers a month as of 2007.[1][3] In March 2008, it was named one of "the world's 50 most powerful blogs" by British newspaper The Observer for its "irreverent look at how the lesbian community is represented in the media."[4]
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[edit] Bloggers
- Ace
- Bad Machine
- Browne
- Dorothy Snarker
- Final Girl
- Globalgrrl
- Jamie Lynn
- Karman Kregloe
- Malinda Lo
- Roc
- Siege
- Sarah Warn
- Scribegrrrl
- The Linster
- Trish Bendix
[edit] Notable guests and vlog presenters
[edit] Vlog Presenters
- Jill Bennett
- Cathy DeBuono
- Karman Kregloe
- Bridget McManus
- Dara Nai
- Sarah Warn
- Lori Grant
- Liz Feldman
- Jenn
- Dee
- Malinda Lo
- Sarah Pecora
- Kate Clinton
(not complete list)
[edit] Notable guests
- Maeve Quinlan
- Cathy Shim
- Maile Flanagan
- Mandy Musgrave
- Jane Lynch
- Michelle Paradise
- Kate McKinnon
- Julie Goldman
- Erin Foley
- Hannah Blilie
- Marnie Alton
- Nancylee Myatt
- Jennifer Corday
- Dani Campbell
- Suzanne Westenhoefer
- Emily Deschanel
[edit] References
- ^ a b Other clicks.(tech girl)(afterellen.com), Curve Magazine, June 1, 2005
- ^ "Erosion Media Launches AfterElton.com", Erosion Media, 3 January, 2005. Retrieved on 2007-06-03.
- ^ Asian American Press
- ^ "The world's 50 most powerful blogs", The Observer, 2008-03-09. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
[edit] External links
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