Sadly, thatsso.gay is akready taken. That would have been a really funny domain to have.
Why?
.gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public
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#82So if I buy apple.is.gay, can I expect to be immediately sued by Apple for libel and/or have the domain seized on grounds of trademark infringement?
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#83nvidia.gay is up for grabs at 2k euros. I wonder if they'd buy it off you.
They will file a trademark claim against you under ICANN UDRP[1]. These are arbitrated so they’re cheap to file and are very quick to resolve (compared to courts). [1] https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/help/dndr/udrp-en
Thanks, although my example was none too classy, I had no idea what is actually done in such cases.
Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public
#84Why is it .gay and not .lgbt? Seems like the latter would be more inclusive.
The company that runs it also does other domains like .art, .blog, .design, .group, .ink, .llc, .photography, .style and .wiki.
I'd say they just picked the most generic thing that they thought would make the most money.
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#85Wow there's a lot of childish homophobia coming out in the comments here. I (naively?) thought that HN would be better than that for some reason?
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#86I 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.
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 Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public
#87Wow there's a lot of childish homophobia coming out in the comments here. I (naively?) thought that HN would be better than that for some reason?
Thinking that HN would be better than is a bit too hopeful of an assumption. Everyone is prone to bad / ignorant behavior. HN users being no exception.
Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public
#88I'm not a native speaker; does gay unequivocally relates to romantic preference? Or can it also simply mean "joyful"?
It can also be a given name and a surname. However, 99.9% of usage in English these days is sexual orientation related.
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.
Re: .gay Generic Top Level Domain(gTLD.) is now open for public
#89Earlier quoted context omitted.
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.
Isn't the open internet great? I can register a domain to use for my own purposes so I can also have a voice.
You don't have a voice that's why you're asking here. So someone gave you a good suggestion and you shit on it. You should let it expire or give it to a group who actually wants to do something with it.
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
I did. And one needs only look at the sibling comment to yours to see early warning signs.
No kidding. The quality of the discussion on this thread is disappointingly low.
The quality of discussion on HN is generally quite low these days. But it's even worse on topics that touch on issues of social justice or relate to persecuted minority groups. Too many commenters here appear to be sorely lacking in empathy.