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In the letter, the board did not retract Q Center’s original stance but instead stated that it would need time to review the situation before issuing an informed response."
Finally, in June 2015, the Q Center Board stood by its initial opposition to the dotgay LLC community bid, reiterating: "[W]e oppose the closed registration model and advocate that the term “gay,” while meaningful and representative of some members of our LGBTQ communities, does not adequately represent the diversity of sexual and gender minority communities and cultures as a whole."[24]
ILGA Objections[edit | edit source]
The International Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) filed a community objection against every applicant other than dotgay LLC, and also filed an objection against .lgbt.[25] ILGA’s objections were filed on the grounds that Standard applications for strings associated with the gay community did not offer the appropriate protections to safeguard against abuse and misuse.
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With Regards to .gay, the IO notes that most objections are based on offense created on religious or socio-cultural norms that are not internationally shared or uniform and are not recognized in any international law.
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€185.50 Excl. The decision means that the BGC did not find that the CPE process for dotgay, LLC's .GAY application violated any ICANN policies or procedures."[22]
Q Center's Objection[edit | edit source]
On April 1, 2015, the Q Center, a community organization located in Portland, Oregon and only objector to Dotgay's bid, retracted its objection.
ICANN overturns community panel decision, Domain Incite Retrieved 22 January 2015
↑https://www.dailyxtra.com/will-dotgays-second-icann-panel-give-it-the-domain-it-seeks-66342 Will dotgays Second ICANN Panel give it the domain it seeks↑http://domainincite.com/19399-gay-flunks-community-review-for-second-time, Gay Flunks Community Review for Second Time, DomainIncite.com↑https://www.icann.org/news/blog/bgc-s-comments-on-recent-reconsideration-request BGCs Comments on Recent Reconsideration Request, ICANN.org↑www.bna.com Only Gay Community Group to Oppose Dotgay Bid for .gay TLD Reverses Position↑https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/correspondence/oshea-to-chalaby-et-al-25jun15-en.pdf Oshea to Chalaby, QCenter Letter to ICANN 25 June 2015, ICANN Correspondence↑Pending Cases, ICCWBO.org Retrieved 14 May 2013↑Objection Determinations, ICANN.org Retrieved 02 Dec 2013↑Pending Cases, ICC.ICANN.orgRetrieved 15 May 2013↑First 3 Community Objections Decided - Domain InciteRetrieved 10 Sept 2013↑Expert Determinition, ICC↑Rejected .gay gTLD objection ruled “unfair”, Domain Incite Retrieved 13 August 2013↑Ombudsman Recommendation on Late Objection, OmBlogRetrieved 13 August 2013 .
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Mueller's statement reads, "It is clear from conversations with government officials in a couple of conservative Arab countries that they object to .gay."[12]
Saudi Arabia's Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) filed an objection against the TLD, citing that "Many societies and cultures consider homosexuality to be contrary to their culture, morality or religion.
Often a short, clear domain name is considered more effective, as it will be easier for visitors to your site to remember. [4] The company is affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA), National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC) and the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, New York (NGLCCNY) and is also an LGBTBE Certified entity.
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↑Wanted: somebody to object to new gTLDs. The creation of a gTLD string which promotes homosexuality will be offensive to these societies and cultures. After completion of the first CPE in October 2014, through the Reconsideration process, a procedural error in the CPE was identified and the BGC determined that the application should be re-evaluated.
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After failing at least 3 Requests for Reconsideration, finding no error in the process followed, ICANN's Board Governance Committee (BGC) issued a public statement via its chair, Chris Disspain. According to Schlink, "while the conservative segment, with which Metroplex claims association, is a segment of the clearly delineated gay community, it is not a clearly delineated community in and of itself."[28].
