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April 10, 2008
Contact: Media RelationsHedgemarks Media Groupc/o Variety Board, LLCP. O. Box 4668-76104New York, NY 10163-4668Tel: 646-688-4316
The Gay and Lesbian Community receive social networking support from HedgemarksMedia Group.
Innovative features are being utilized in a new gay and lesbian networkingcommunity. Variety-Q.com is designed as a central repository of communities for GLBTindividuals. In addition to providing members with blogs, videos, friend lists,instant/private messaging and forums, each Variety-Q.com community is committed tomaintaining current content for its members.
The benefits of the Variety-Q communities are as follows:
-Variety-Q (Variety-Q.com): The main site including the general community for thegeneral GLBT population. The venue will include community-generated topics andregularly scheduled forum and chat topics managed by mental health providers toaddress issues of depression, drug use, and adjustment issues.
-Pride Parent World (PrideParentWorld.com): gay and lesbian parents or prospectiveparents. The venue will include regularly scheduled forum and chat topics rangingfrom gay adoption, adoption related adjustment issues, attachment issues, andtime/stress management for parents by social work professionals.
-Find My LTR (FindMyLTR.com): gay dating and networking. A community that is focusedsolely on dating and members seeking to find a long-term partner. The community willbe self-sustained by encouraging open communication to help members improve theirprospects in finding a suitable mate.
-Sapphic Hearts (SapphicHearts.com): general lesbian community. The Sapphic Heartscommunity is a lesbian empowerment community that encourages our members to sharestories of success, failures, and empowerment with other members. The forum and chatwill have regularly scheduled sessions via motivational speakers to encourage ourmembers on issues of importance within our community.
-Black Sapphic (BlackSapphic.com): African-American lesbian community. The BlackSapphic community is a lesbian community promoting networks, friendships, and datingpossibilities within the community. The forum and chat will have regularly scheduledsessions via motivational speakers discussing a range of issues from domesticviolence to race relations within the lesbian community.
-Black Retreat (BlackRetreat.com): African-American gay community. The Black Retreatcommunity provides a virtual oasis for gay men in the African-American communitylearn about other experiences and networking within their respected communities.Forum topics will include integral topics currently affecting the African-Americangay community.
-Gay Othello (GayOthello.com): gay singles and couples seeking interracialrelationships. This interracial gay community will receive tremendous support byencouraging acceptance of all minorities seeking interracial relationships. Thegroup will maintain a perspective of inclusion and acceptance regardless of the raceof individuals seeking interracial relationships.
Our market research shows that the gay and lesbian community virtual communitiesare largely segmented. We feel that our community possesses massive amounts ofknowledge regarding life-experiences and forward thinking. We are working diligentlyto include a knowledge base that empowers the lesbian and gay community as a wholeversus isolated communities focused strictly on dating or adult-contentadvertisements. ” said Damien Gray, CEO of Variety Board (the parent company ofHedgemarks Media Group).
The Variety-Q communities are managed by the Hedgemarks Media Group and sponsored bya private venture designed to promote awareness and equality for the gay and lesbiancommunity. The websites can be reached via Variety-Q.com, PrideParentWorld.com,FindMyLT R.com, SapphicHearts.com, BlackSapphic.com, BlackRetreat.com,BlackRetreat .com or GayOthello.com.
For additional information or media inquiry contact:Media RelationsHedgemarks Media Grouppress@hedgemarks.comwww .hedgemarks.com / www.varietyq.com
