Q-Notes T August 7,1999 T PAGE 17
GLAAD to honor
Internet leaders
by William Horn
Special to Q-Notes
SAN FRANCISCO—On July 22, the Gay
& Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
(GLAAD) announced that David Bohnett,
president and founder of GeoCities, and Megan
Smith, CEO of PlanetOut, would receive spe
cial awards at GLAAD’s first-ever Salute to In
teractive Media. The event, honoring progress
in GLBT online media, is set for August 20 at
the Ralston Hall Mansion in Belmont, CA.
GLAAD’s Salute to Interactive Media was
created as an extension of their Media Awards
ceremonies — held at three separate galas in
Los Angeles, New York and Washington, DC.
David Bohnett will receive GLAAD’s Inter
net Visionary Award. The award is given to an
individual who has created and maintained
unique online resources for the enhancement
of a global GLBT community. GeoCities,
founded by Bohnett six years ago and-recently
acquired by Yahoo!, has become one of the most
innovative and largest Internet community pro
viders in the US. Through the creation of the
“West Hollywood” and “Castro” online “neigh
borhoods,” GeoCities has fostered worldwide
communication within the community.
GLAAD’s Internet Leadership Award will
be presented to PlanetOut chief Megan Smith.
PlanetOut is one of the largest gay sites on the
Internet. The Internet Leadership Award hon
ors an individual who has shown outstanding
dedication to supporting the fair and equal
treatment of GLBT people online. Smith was
appointed CEO of PlanetOut in 1998 and is
responsible for sales, operations, management,
strategy, business development, distribution,
marketing and finance.
“These honorees exemplify the powerful
impact lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
individuals have had online through their tal
ent, vision and commitment to a more inclu
sive world,” said Will Doherty, GLAAD Di
rector of Online Community Development.
For more information on the Salute, call
(415) 861-2244 or visit www.glaad.org. T
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