AfterEllen.com and TheBacklot.com

AfterEllen
Type of site
 Blog, news
Available in English
Owner Evolve Media
Created by Sarah Warn
Website afterellen.com
Commercial Commercial
Registration Optional
Launched April 2002
Current status Online
TheBacklot
Type of site
 Blog, news
Available in English
Owner Logo
Created by Sarah Warn
Website thebacklot.com
Commercial Commercial
Registration Optional
Launched January 2005
Current status Online

AfterEllen.com, founded in April 2002, is a website that focuses on the portrayal of lesbian and bisexual women in the media.[1] TheBacklot.com, its companion site for gay and bisexual men, was launched in January 2005 under the name AfterElton.com.[2] AfterEllen.com was founded by Sarah Warn, and AfterElton.com by Warn, Michael Jensen, and Brent Hartinger. Warn initially served as the editor in chief of both websites. Michael Jensen became editor in chief of AfterElton.com in November 2005. Karman Kregloe became the editor in chief of AfterEllen.com in November 2009 and Dennis Ayers took over as editor in chief of AfterElton in 2011.

Both websites were bought in 2006 by the cable television channel Logo. AfterEllen was sold in 2014 to Evolve Media, owner of CraveOnline.[3]

AfterEllen.com

AfterEllen.com is not affiliated with Ellen DeGeneres, although its name refers to DeGeneres's coming out, specifically "The Puppy Episode", the episode where her character came out on her ABC sitcom Ellen.

The site considers television, film, music, books, and celebrity news. It publishes articles, regular columns, reviews, recaps of television shows with lesbian and bisexual characters or subtextual content, and maintains several blogs. More recently, weekly video blogs, often called "vlogs", have become a key part of AfterEllen.com, the more popular of which include "Brunch With Bridget", "Lesbian Love", and "Is This Awesome?" The site also features popular web series, such as the Streamy winning and Webby nominated Anyone But Me.

It is the top website for LGBT women, reaching over 700,000 readers a month as of 2008.[4] In March 2008, it was named one of "the world's 50 most powerful blogs" by British newspaper The Observer for its "irreverent look at how the lesbian community is represented in the media."[5]

In October 2014, it was announced that AfterEllen was acquired by Evolve Media, leaving its parent company Viacom/logo. In October 2016, Evolve let-go of full-time Editor-in-Chief Trish Bendix, who had temporarily taken the place of long-time editor in chief Karman Kregloe, and replaced her with the website's current editor in chief, Memoree Joelle.[6] [7]


Hot 100

Hot 100
Year Winner Top ten Ref.
2007 Colour photograph of Leisha Hailey in 2012
Leisha Hailey

[8]
2008 Colour photograph of Tina Fey in 2010
Tina Fey

[9]
2009 Colour photograph of Portia de Rossi in 2007
Portia de Rossi

[10]
2010 Colour photograph of Olivia Wilde in 2010
Olivia Wilde

[11]
2011 Colour photograph of Naya Rivera in 2010
Naya Rivera

[12]
2012 Colour photograph of Naya Rivera in 2011
Naya Rivera

[13]
2013 Colour photograph of Jennifer Lawrence in 2015
Jennifer Lawrence

[14]
2015 Colour photograph of Ruby Rose in 2012
Ruby Rose

[15]
2016 Colour photograph of Lauren Jauregui in 2017
Lauren Jauregui

[16]

TheBacklot.com

Former logo of TheBacklot.com prior to renaming

TheBacklot.com launched under the name "AfterElton.com". The site is not affiliated with Elton John, although its original name refers to the milestone for gay men when John publicly came out. The site considers television, film, music, books, and celebrity news. It publishes articles, regular columns, reviews, recaps of television shows with gay and bisexual characters, and maintains several blogs, including the "Meme" by Ed Kennedy.[17] Co-founder Michael Jensen was Editor in Chief from 2005 until September 25, 2011, when Dennis Ayers, formerly the site's managing editor, took over as editor of the site.[18]

On January 12, 2012, the site announced that Louis Virtel had been hired as its West Coast entertainment editor.[19]

Dennis Ayers announced on January 31, 2013 that AfterElton would be changing its name to TheBacklot.com in April. The change was motivated by a desire to separate the site from its "AfterEllen's little brother" origin and to reflect the site's general focus on Hollywood and the film and television industry.[20] The relaunch under the new name took place on April 17, 2013.

On June 29, 2015, the site announced that it would be merging with NewNowNext, another LGBT-themed entertainment website owned by Logo. TheBacklot name will be discontinued, and Dan Avery will be editor-in-chief of the combined site.[21]

The website has not been updated since June 2016.

Hot 100

Hot 100
Year Winner Top ten Ref.
2007 Colour photograph of Jake Gyllenhaal in 2015
Jake Gyllenhaal

[22]
2008 Colour photograph of Jake Gyllenhaal in 2017
Jake Gyllenhaal

[23]
2009 Colour photograph of Neil Patrick Harris in 2009
Neil Patrick Harris

[24]
2010 Colour photograph of Neil Patrick Harris in 2010
Neil Patrick Harris

[25]
2011 Colour photograph of Darren Criss in 2011
Darren Criss

[26]
2012 Colour photograph of Darren Criss in 2012
Darren Criss

[27]
2013 Colour photograph of Matt Bomer in 2015
Matt Bomer

[28]

References

  1. ↑ Jocelyn Voo; Diane Anderson-Minshall (1 June 2005). "Other clicks.(tech girl)(afterellen.com)". Curve. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Erosion Media Launches AfterElton.com" (Press release). Erosion Media. 3 January 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  3. ↑ Castillo, Michelle (2014-10-07). "Evolve Media Acquires AfterEllen.com". Adweek. Retrieved 2015-02-16.
  4. ↑ "Best. Lesbian. Week. Ever. (December 1, 2006) - AfterEllen". 1 December 2006.
  5. ↑ Jessica Aldred (9 March 2008). "The world's 50 most powerful blogs". The Observer. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Memoree Joelle is new editor of AfterEllen". AfterEllen. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  7. ↑ "About - AfterEllen". AfterEllen. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  8. ↑ Warn, Sarah (June 6, 2007). "The 2007 AfterEllen.com Hot 100". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on September 13, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  9. ↑ Warn, Sarah (June 1, 2008). "The 2008 AfterEllen.com Hot 100". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  10. ↑ Warn, Sarah (May 11, 2009). "The 2009 AfterEllen.com Hot 100". AfterEllen. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  11. ↑ "The 2010 AfterEllen.com Hot 100". AfterEllen. May 17, 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  12. ↑ "The 2011 AfterEllen.com Hot 100". AfterEllen. May 23, 2011. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Announcing the 2012 AfterEllen Hot 100!". AfterEllen. June 27, 2012. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  14. ↑ "The AfterEllen.com 2013 Hot 100!". AfterEllen. June 25, 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  15. ↑ "The Results Are In! It's the 2015 AfterEllen Hot 100". AfterEllen. September 1, 2015. Archived from the original on September 20, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  16. ↑ Bendix, Trish (September 2, 2016). "And the 2016 AfterEllen Hot 100 Winners Are..." AfterEllen. Archived from the original on 2017-07-18. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  17. ↑ AfterElton Morning Meme
  18. ↑ Looking Toward AE's Future
  19. ↑ AfterElton Status Report
  20. ↑ "R.I.P. AfterElton. And What the Hell is "The Backlot"?".
  21. ↑ Ayers, Dennis (2015-06-29). "Changes At TheBacklot". TheBacklot.com. Retrieved 2015-07-28.
  22. ↑ Jensen, Michael (July 23, 2007). "The AfterElton.com Hot 100 List". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  23. ↑ Stevenson, Alexander (June 2008). "AfterElton's Hot 100 for 2008!". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  24. ↑ Stevenson, Alexander (May 11, 2009). "The 2009 AfterElton Hot 100". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  25. ↑ Stevenson, Alexander (May 17, 2010). "Presenting The 2010 AfterElton Hot 100!". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  26. ↑ Stevenson, Alexander (May 23, 2011). "Presenting the 2011 AfterElton Hot 100... The World's Hottest Men as Chosen By Our Readers". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  27. ↑ Stevenson, Alexander (June 26, 2012). "Announcing the 2012 AfterElton Hot 100!". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on September 18, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  28. ↑ Stevenson, Alexander (June 17, 2013). "TheBacklot.com 2013 Hot 100!". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
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