ScribbleLive

Session description

Queer bloggers are like the blogger next door--and we're not. We're here, queer, and letting straights read all about it. LBGT blogging brings together a powerful demographic that is ghettoized but also connected to the mainstream blogosphere. Come talk about the scene with bloggers from diverse queer perspectives.

Deb Rox - 3 Smart Girlz LLC

[This session will be an open conversation]

"What do you want to talk about?"

Someone: Talk about tech, but had a blog for a year and never identified it as female. Nobody ever checked out the about link.

People introducing themselves, this is an intimate conversation. Yay!

at the queerosphere core conversation #queersxsw

My boy @mthomps is so smart. And wants to know where the gay parties are. #sxsw #queerosphere

"Our side did a really poor job from the top down." – Paid to support an ad on Facebook to target the under 40's because organizers of anti-prop 8 people couldn't get their shit together.

"Becomes an echo chamber of yourself. Not doing enough reaching out."

"The network effect can work really well to our advantage."

@remarkk - "We're from Toronto and it's a very accepting place. The Twitter community there is advancing in a really interesting way – we're acting as a bridge between gay/geek communities. Together, we're starting to build those bridges."

OH: "[Oil can Harry's] is like a 3D gay Twitter"

Everyone talking about their background in blogging, how it is being out to friends around you.

Creator of iamFIVESTAR talking about her experience in video blogging, also uses Seesmic to connect to others.

Great point by Brad – More we talk about things we do like cycling, etc. informs readers that gay people are involved, do the things they do.

Lots of discussion about how we might facilitate the intersection of our communities.

Diana took photos of the people yelling at her, gets lots of hate mail but does it for kids to see both sides.

Talking about content – people think arguments with homophobes is a tiring thing to follow on blogs and will unsubscribe.

Re: Will & Grace "We're all Will in a way." ... "Some of us are Jack"

No on Prop 8 campaign got a lot of backlash from LGBT community because they didn't specifically support gay marriage.

We have Dan Savage... who else?

@remarkk - "When you get people in a facilitated process and don't have to look to that fabulous leader in order to do things."

Someone's trying to organize first ever QueerCamp in Milwaukee. Nice.

Use the community spaces you have, "In African American civil rights movements they had the Church. We have the bars." LOL

"What's your queer-friendly impression of SXSW?"

Sounds like the queer presence at SXSW and conferences as a whole has really increased.