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Introduced | 18 July 2014 |
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TLD type | Sponsored |
Status | Active |
Registry | Identity Digital[1][2] |
Sponsor | Identity Digital[1] |
Intended use | LGBT community |
Registered domains | 2,841 (20 February 2017)[3] |
Dispute policies | UDRP |
DNSSEC | yes |
Registry website | get |
.lgbt is a sponsored top-level domain for the LGBT community, sponsored by Identity Digital.[2][4] The domain name was delegated to the Root Zone on 18 July 2014.[5] The creation of .lgbt is meant to promote diversity and LGBT businesses,[6] and is open to LGBT businesses, organizations, and anyone wishing to reach the LGBT community.[7]
The first
[edit]PinkNews and Out Now Consulting were among the first to launch .lgbt websites.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Allemann, Andrew (23 June 2015). "Afilias wins auction for .Promo top level domain name". Domain Name Wire. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ a b "IANA - .lgbt". Internet Assigned Numbers Authority. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ ".LGBT - New gTLD". New Providence, Bahamas: namestat. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ Fagioli, Brian (11 February 2015). "Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people can now snatch a .LGBT domain". betanews. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "Delegated Strings". ICANN. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ ".LGBT - A domain name for". Backnight Solutions. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ ".lgbt — Internet's first top-level domain for the LGBT community launches". San Francisco, CA: LGBTQ Nation. 14 February 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ^ "The first websites ending with the domain name .lgbt go online". BBC. 12 February 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.