The Miami Herald Rene Rodriguez Column: Gay & Lesbian Film Fest Celebrates 10 Years
The Miami Herald
Apr 25, 04:42 AM EST
Apr. 25--When the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival was born in 1999, there had been no Brokeback Mountain, no Will & Grace and no L Word. ||Films that featured gay and lesbian characters in prominent roles were scarce and almost invariably hailed from the independent circuit -- i.e. low budget, scrappy pictures with no recognizable actors. ||The times -- and Hollywood -- have certainly changed over the past decade.

Gay Ad Network Soars to Number One Gay Web Ranking
MARKET WIRE
Apr 23, 09:10 AM EST
Gay Ad Network, the category leading gay media network, today announced that it reached a milestone as its group of affiliated gay and lesbian web sites now ranks number one in unduplicated audience reach. ||According to comScore Media Metrix, Gay Ad Network sites attracted 893,000 unique users in March, surpassing all other media properties in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) category.||"The rapid traffic growth and advertiser demand for our publishers' premium inventory exemplifies the power of audience aggregation in an increasingly fragmented media environment, enabling Gay Ad Network to reach its leadership position less than one year after launching," said Elderkin.