.gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public

tuxxy · 5 years ago

I preordered https://areyou.gay a while ago.

I don't know what to put on it, but I would like to host a FAQ or something for people who are questioning their sexuality and make it v wholesome.

messe · 5 years ago

As a temporary placeholder, I suggest either putting a big <h1>Yes</h1>, or maybe have it be <h1>No</h1> dependent on an RNG. In the same vein as http://arethebritsatitagain.com/

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ffpip · 5 years ago

Or make a huge profit selling subdomains.

person-name.areyou.gay ?

arkitaip · 5 years ago

I think you should transfer the domain to a gay rights org or similar because this type of domain squatting is obnoxious. I mean, you didn't even have a plan for the domain, just registered it for the novelty.

tuxxy · 5 years ago

Isn't the open internet great? I can register a domain to use for my own purposes so I can also have a voice.

insickness · 5 years ago

This comment is the type of censorship-by-emotion thoughtlessness that makes people not want to support an advocacy group. There are a million other domain name options gay rights orgs can choose from. Use some creativity and come up with your own.

celticninja · 5 years ago

Why can't anyone register any domain? Obnoxious is a very strong term.

JakeWesorick · 5 years ago

Seems better then someone with worse motives registering it first.

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WillYouFinish · 5 years ago

Make a subdomain "why" and put up the same content as on http://youare.gay/

mmm_grayons · 5 years ago

It would be funny if we had the following domains:

http://whyareyou.gay http://whosaysim.gay http://youare.gay

And have them play the appropriate clips from that interview, then maybe redirect to the next one.

kevin_thibedeau · 5 years ago

Find a copy of "Man of the Century" where this question is asked.

https://youtu.be/_GGCVNoGs0M?t=71

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_of_the_Century

ralusek · 5 years ago

Just have it run this

    function areYouGay() {
      const cached = localStorage.getItem('isGay');
      const isGay = (cached ?? false) ? Number(cached) : Math.random();
      localStorage.setItem('isGay', isGay);
      return (isGay < 0.5) ? 'Yes' : 'No';
    }

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sonicggg · 5 years ago

Damn, people are quick. I did a couple of searches, and all the good ones are taken already. Probably most by squatters.

How did your even find out about it? Do squatters have a newsletter on new domain sales or something?

athriren · 5 years ago

i like this idea. quick splash page with a nice faq and links out to organizations that help questioning people!

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ffpip · 5 years ago

I want to see whether Google will register google.gay

Will they sue me for registering it?

CydeWeys · 5 years ago

According to WHOIS, google.gay was registered on February 11th. (Rights-holders are allowed to get in early through the sunrise process to prevent exactly the kind of squatting you're hypothesizing, though not typically this early.)

    whois -h whois.nic.gay google.gay
    [...]
    Creation Date: 2020-02-11T15:41:12.0Z

gruez · 5 years ago

OTOH, you can probably get away with apple.gay, as long as you don't make your site too specific to apple computers.

CydeWeys · 5 years ago

Too late, already registered on February 19th.

chippy · 5 years ago

duckduck could be a nice domain

segfaultbuserr · 5 years ago

Yes. Google can enforce its trademark and take over the domain name.

ffpip · 5 years ago

Yes. Can't wait for them to ask me.

bartvk · 5 years ago

I'm not a native speaker; does gay unequivocally relates to romantic preference? Or can it also simply mean "joyful"?

3pt14159 · 5 years ago

Sometimes people will say "I'm having a gay ol' time" to mean "I'm having a good time" with a bit of a subversive tint to it, since they know that everyone knows that gay to mean happy is completely outdated. The vast majority of the time it means homosexual, even for women.

peteretep · 5 years ago

It can also be a given name and a surname. However, 99.9% of usage in English these days is sexual orientation related.

jodrellblank · 5 years ago

I was going to say “and a name which is neither”, but I didn’t realise the atomic bomb dropping superfortress Enola Gay was named for the pilot’s mother.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enola_Gay

shultays · 5 years ago

It meant joyful at some point but now it mostly evolved into sexual orientation

C1sc0cat · 5 years ago

It did but not any more.

There is a trope of retired Colonel writing to the Times bemoaning the of gay in its new form. <beat> in the 1960's

mmm_grayons · 5 years ago

There's still a distinct meani g of happy. For some reason, though, people are trying to stamp it out; I hardly hear it used in new writing.

CydeWeys · 5 years ago

It's not remotely as nefarious as that, it's just that language evolves over time and conflicting meanings that cause confusion tend to be weeded out.

pulse7 · 5 years ago

"For some reason..." ...the reason is that today "it mostly evolved into sexual orientation" like another commenter said.

gilrain · 5 years ago

Interestingly, the adverb form is still mostly used in the joyful sense. "The weather cleared, and the people danced gaily."

alex_young · 5 years ago

.gay sounds like a great way to champion gay rights for a given place or brand. I hope it will become a typical pattern and actually do some good in the world.

mytailorisrich · 5 years ago

In reality, and like most things these days, this will only promote more division and more identity politics.

rootbear · 5 years ago

Just checked and yes, enola.gay is registered. That was inevitable, I suppose, if a bit regrettable. (Edited for clarity.)

mindfreeze · 5 years ago

Official Website: https://www.ohhey.gay

CydeWeys · 5 years ago

You should add some context that this is the official promotional site for the TLD by the registry operator.

hehetrthrthrjn · 5 years ago

If your name is Gay, iam.gay would be very cool. MAybe I'll change my name by deed poll.