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9 June 2006 @ 2pm

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y! gay

Yahoo! Celebrates Gay & Lesbian Pride. Or as I like to call it informally around the office, Y!Gay. And yes, it’s exactly what you think it is - a gay portal site from Yahoo!. (Although with all the World of Warcraft I’ve been playing, when I think “gay portal” I imagine Hearthstoning into the Castro, for some reason.) I was one of the engineers on this project, where I was on what is called an all-gay, all-volunteer tiger team. This is the part where I would make a clawing gesture and making the gayest meowing sound you’ve ever heard, but I figured I don’t have much dignity left to lose.

This was my first experience actually working on a team where everyone was gay. It’s pretty much exactly what I expected:

Gay Male Project Manager: (Wrapping things up) Okay, we’re almost done - thanks for all the hard work, everyone, and thanks for having this meeting during lunch.
Everyone else: No problem.

(Gay PM leaves room. Everyone else pauses.)

Gay Design Manager: Oh no, she did NOT call for a lunch meeting and bring her salad in while we’re sitting in a room, totally starving.
Ernie: Oh, but she TOTALLY DID.
Gay Web Developer: Rawr!

You’ll notice how, for better or worse, I ended up being featured as a featured gay blogger on the Yahoo! Pride micro-site. Some of you might be assuming that I volunteered for it. Well, I guess I technically did. Technically.

Gay PM: So, we need a gay blogger.
Everyone else: (looks directly at me)
Ernie: What. You know, you guys are gay, too.
Gay DM: But we haven’t been in the Advocate.
Gay PM: And we know that you won’t be putting up X-Rated photos of yourself in the blog.
Ernie:
Everyone else:
Ernie: FINE. I’LL DO IT.

To be honest, we might be changing the featured blog on the Pride micro-site so it’s more of a group weblog. You know, something that’s actually useful. We’ll see.


7 Comments

Posted by
brian rountree
9 June 2006 @ 2pm

I sooooooo did not say “Rawr!” I think it was my stomach grumbling!
;-)


Posted by
Nik
10 June 2006 @ 6pm

The bare-chested avatar with the rainbow feather boa is just awesome.


Posted by
Manny
13 June 2006 @ 7pm

HAHAHAHAHA!!! Rawr… too much. Although it sucks that they just ASSUME you dont have any X rated pics of yourself. I mean what are they trying to say? That you CANT?!?! I SAY $#@& ‘EM!! Jealousy is a bad thing…


Posted by
Ben
20 June 2006 @ 11am

As the Design Manager who had the pleasure of working with you on this project, you nailed that exchange above just about right. What was she thinking?? Anyway, love the blog!


Posted by
Billy
20 June 2006 @ 9pm

Hey buddy what are you talking about!

Your blog was nice and I really liked it.

are you serious about that? Really or are you just kidding!!


Posted by
waltz
22 June 2006 @ 3am

i discovered your blog through the y!gay event site. ur cute! a hilarious blog! r u seeing anyone?


Posted by
Brian
22 June 2006 @ 10am

Nuh uh, you didn’t just blast me for eating a salad?! How was I supposed to know no one else was going to be eating? At least now I know what goes on behind my back. Last time I coordinate a project with a bunch of queens. Bitches.