AfterEllen.com
Encyclopedia
AfterEllen.com, founded in April 2002, is a website
that focuses on the portrayal of lesbian
and bisexual women in the media
. AfterElton.com, its brother site for gay and bisexual men, was launched in January 2005. The websites were founded by Sarah Warn
, who initially served as the editor in chief of both. Michael Jensen has been the editor in chief of AfterElton.com since November 2005, and Karman Kregloe has been the editor in chief of AfterEllen.com since November 2009. Both websites were bought in 2006 by the cable television channel Logo
.
, 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 blog
s. More recently, weekly video blogs, often called "vlogs", have become a key part of AfterEllen.com, the more popular of which include "Brunch With Bridget", "Lesbian Love", and "Is This Awesome?" The site also features popular web series, such as the Streamy
winning and Webby
nominated "Anyone But Me."
It is the top website for LGBT
women, reaching over 700,000 readers a month as of 2008. 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."
Alexi's Closet
All Access Pass
Brunch With Bridget
Cat on the Prowl
Cherry Bomb
Cheap Seats
Come With Me if You Want to Live
Dara & Karman's Hit List
Gal Pals
Gay Girls Who Game
Girl Rock
Hilarity Clinton
Kate and Julie's BIG Gay Vlog
Lesbian Weed Watching
Retro Reviewing
She Got Me Pregnant
She Made Me Watch This & Who Thought THAT Was a Good Idea
The Lo-Down
The Gay Agenda
This Just Out
Walking Funny With
We're Getting Nowhere
U People
You Can't Take Them Anywhere
The Adventures of Nat and Meg
Really?! Really?!
Lesbian Love
, although its name refers to the milestone for gay men when Elton publicly came out
. The site considers television, film, music, books, and celebrity
news. It publishes articles, regular columns, reviews, recaps of television shows with gay and bisexual characters, and maintains several blog
s.
Website
A website, also written as Web site, web site, or simply site, is a collection of related web pages containing images, videos or other digital assets. A website is hosted on at least one web server, accessible via a network such as the Internet or a private local area network through an Internet...
that focuses on the portrayal of lesbian
Lesbian
Lesbian is a term most widely used in the English language to describe sexual and romantic desire between females. The word may be used as a noun, to refer to women who identify themselves or who are characterized by others as having the primary attribute of female homosexuality, or as an...
and bisexual women in the media
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
. AfterElton.com, its brother site for gay and bisexual men, was launched in January 2005. The websites were founded by Sarah Warn
Sarah Warn
Sarah Warn is an American writer and the former editor of entertainment website AfterEllen.com.-Biography:Warn graduated from in Tacoma, WA in 1992. She then attended Wellesley College in 1996 with a degree in women's studies, and received a master's degree in theological studies from Harvard...
, who initially served as the editor in chief of both. Michael Jensen has been the editor in chief of AfterElton.com since November 2005, and Karman Kregloe has been the editor in chief of AfterEllen.com since November 2009. Both websites were bought in 2006 by the cable television channel Logo
Logo (TV channel)
Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacom's MTV Networks division. Launched in June 2005, the channel's programs are geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community...
.
AfterEllen.com
AfterEllen.com is not affiliated with Ellen DeGeneresEllen DeGeneres
Ellen Lee DeGeneres is an American stand-up comedienne, television host and actress. She hosts the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and was also a judge on American Idol for one year, having joined the show in its ninth season....
, although its name refers to the milestone for lesbians when DeGeneres publicly came out
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
.
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 blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
s. More recently, weekly video blogs, often called "vlogs", have become a key part of AfterEllen.com, the more popular of which include "Brunch With Bridget", "Lesbian Love", and "Is This Awesome?" The site also features popular web series, such as the Streamy
Streamy Awards
The Streamy Awards, popularly known as the Streamys, are presented annually by the International Academy of Web Television to recognize excellence in the arts and science of web television production, including directing, acting, producing, and writing. The formal ceremony at which the awards are...
winning and Webby
Webby Awards
A Webby Award is an international award presented annually by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences for excellence on the Internet with categories in websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile....
nominated "Anyone But Me."
It is the top website for LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
women, reaching over 700,000 readers a month as of 2008. In March 2008, it was named one of "the world's 50 most powerful blogs" by British newspaper The Observer
The Observer
The Observer is a British newspaper, published on Sundays. In the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Guardian, which acquired it in 1993, it takes a liberal or social democratic line on most issues. It is the world's oldest Sunday newspaper.-Origins:The first issue,...
for its "irreverent look at how the lesbian community is represented in the media."
Bloggers
- Trish Bendix (Managing Editor)
- Aditi Hardikar
- Alley Hector
- Dara Nai
- Dorothy Snarker
- Emily Hartl
- Grace Chu
- Heather Hogan
- Karman Kregloe
- Lesley Goldberg
- Lindsey Byrnes
- Mia Jones
- Sarah WarnSarah WarnSarah Warn is an American writer and the former editor of entertainment website AfterEllen.com.-Biography:Warn graduated from in Tacoma, WA in 1992. She then attended Wellesley College in 1996 with a degree in women's studies, and received a master's degree in theological studies from Harvard...
- The Linster
VLOG hosts
Advanced P.E- Briana Stockton
Alexi's Closet
- Alexi Melvin
All Access Pass
- Andrea Meyerson
Brunch With Bridget
- Bridget McManus
Cat on the Prowl
- Cat Davis
Cherry Bomb
- Tatum DeRoeck, Dalila Ali Rajah, Nikki Caster, and Gloria Bigelow
Cheap Seats
- Becca and Michelle
Come With Me if You Want to Live
- Jenn and Dee
Dara & Karman's Hit List
- Dara Nai
- Karman Kregloe
Gal Pals
- Trish Bendix and Emily Hartl
Gay Girls Who Game
- Tracy and Angela
Girl Rock
- Jennifer CordayJennifer CordayJennifer Corday , is a singer/songwriter known as Corday from Long Beach, California.Corday was born and raised in Long Beach, California. She graduated with honors from Wilson High School, where she enjoyed sports, music and drama and was the school mascot...
Hilarity Clinton
- Kate Clinton
Kate and Julie's BIG Gay Vlog
- Kate McKinnonKate McKinnonKate McKinnon is an American sketch comedian.-Career:Kate McKinnon was hired during her senior year at Columbia University in 2006 to join the original cast of the LOGO Network's Big Gay Sketch Show...
and Julie GoldmanJulie GoldmanJulie Goldman is a comedian, actress, and musician. She currently lives in Los Angeles, California. She is Jewish, and an open lesbian....
Lesbian Weed Watching
- Emma and Jen
Retro Reviewing
- Danielle Riendeau, Denae Pachucki, Katie Shannon, and Rina Klanfer
She Got Me Pregnant
- Dana and Helen$
She Made Me Watch This & Who Thought THAT Was a Good Idea
- Sarah WarnSarah WarnSarah Warn is an American writer and the former editor of entertainment website AfterEllen.com.-Biography:Warn graduated from in Tacoma, WA in 1992. She then attended Wellesley College in 1996 with a degree in women's studies, and received a master's degree in theological studies from Harvard...
and Lori Grant
The Lo-Down
- Malinda Lo and Sarah Pecora
The Gay Agenda
- Jennifer Vanasco and Jon Mallow
This Just Out
- Liz Feldman
Walking Funny With
- Jenny McNulty
We're Getting Nowhere
- Jill BennettJill Bennett (American actress)Jill Bennett is an American actress. She may be best known for her role in the hit lesbian film And Then Came Lola...
, Karman Kregloe, and Dara Nai
U People
- Hanifah and Olive
You Can't Take Them Anywhere
- Bridget McManus
- Karman Kregloe
The Adventures of Nat and Meg
- Natalie Garcia
- Meghan Hall
Really?! Really?!
- Michelle
Lesbian Love
- Lacey Stone
- Jessica ClarkJessica Clark (actress)Jessica Clark is a British model and actress of Indian and Nigerian descent.Jessica is openly lesbian, and married to Lacey Stone, a New York City professional trainer...
AfterElton.com
AfterElton.com is not affiliated with Elton JohnElton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE, Hon DMus is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor...
, although its name refers to the milestone for gay men when Elton publicly came out
Coming out
Coming out is a figure of speech for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's disclosure of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity....
. The site considers television, film, music, books, and celebrity
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
news. It publishes articles, regular columns, reviews, recaps of television shows with gay and bisexual characters, and maintains several blog
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
s.