Gaysir

Gaysir
Type of site
website
Available inNorwegian
OwnerGaysir AS
URLhttp://www.gaysir.no
LaunchedSeptember 22, 2000

Gaysir is a Norwegian website, aimed mainly at gay, bisexual and trans people. Gaysir was one of Norway's first web communities,[1][2] and, in 2007, had approximately 50 000 unique visitors per week.[3]

The website is owned and run by the private aksjeselskap Gaysir AS. Among the board of directors are the Oslo-politician Håkon Haugli (Oslo bystyre), who is the leader of the Norwegian Gay and Lesbian Social Democrats (GALSD) in Arbeiderpartiet.[4]

Gaysir was given the Æresprisen (en. Award of Honor) from Oslo LLH during the annual event Skeive dager in central Oslo in 2006. The reason given was that the website had made a safe and inclusive network for gays and lesbians, and contributed to gay identity building.[5]

The website is highly moderated, strict rules on what kind of pictures are allowed as profile pictures and gallery pictures are enforced by constantly monitoring the uploaded pictures. Although the definition of allowed pictures is often vague and subject to personal opinion of the moderator. The website also deletes the accounts of the users who make agreements for paid sex when reported without warning. The website also has been the subject of several controversies.

  1. ^ "Nettsamfunn på frammarsj" (in Norwegian). Teknofil. May 3, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-25.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Omdahl, Jan (February 1, 2007). "Blink er en by som aldri sover" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved 2007-11-25.
  3. ^ "TNS Metrix Topplisten" (in Norwegian). TNS Gallup. Archived from the original on 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
  4. ^ Haslien, Raymond (November 20, 2007). "Linkene må bort snarest" (in Norwegian). Magazinet. Retrieved 2007-12-06.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ Karlsen, Camilla (June 25, 2006). "Rosemarie Køhn årets homofryd" (in Norwegian). Gaysir. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved 2007-11-23.