The Gay and Lesbian Family Values Award was created to honor gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Web authors for their specific contribution to the GLBT Web community.
Who will receive the Award?
Currently, The Gay and Lesbian Family Values Award will be conferred upon those deserving individuals of the GLBT community. We also honor gay-friendly sites if enough interest is expressed, but they must meet our minimum requirement.
What does The Committee look for when they review a submission?
We are looking for "excellence" in content, design, creativity, presentation or overall concept of the site submitted/nominated. However, it is not necessary for a submission to meet all of the above criteria. A site may be awarded purely on content only if that content portrays our community in a positive way or makes a significant contribution to the GLBT community at large.
What is the minimum requirement to be considered?
The site submitted or nominated must contain some positive gay content which The Committee would deem as "GLBT Excellence".
How often are sites reviewed for The Gay and Lesbian Family Values Award?
The Committee will review sites approximately once every two weeks. We visit sites more than once over that time period.
Who will you notify by e-mail?
The Committee will only notify those people who have won The Gay and Lesbian Family Values Award. Unfortunately, due to the number of submissions, it is not possible for us to reply with recommendations on changes or improvements.
If I am not honored with the Award, may I resubmit my homepage for consideration?
We wish that every site submitted could receive The Gay and Lesbian Family Values Award. However, the purpose of our Award is to recognize "GLBT Excellence", in some form on the Web, and not just give awards for creating a "gay" Web site. In this way, we feel that Web author's will strive to achieve this "Excellence". A reasonable length of time should be observed to give yourself an opportunity to reach this goal before resubmitting your site.
I don't have a homepage. Can I nominate my favorite site on the Web?
Yes, please do. We welcome nominations if they meet our standard criteria. However, we do ask that you notify the author of that page first, and let them decide if they wish to participate.
I actively support the GLBT Web community. Is there a way in which I can help generate interest for your site to get more people involved?
Yes. We have created a general logo which you can freely use on your homepage to link back to us. The logo is not considered an award but are for linking purposes only. You will find it on our "Logo Designs" page. Thank you in advance for your support.
Will you be honoring commercial Web sites?
Yes. The Committee will honor not only non-commercial sites but commercial ones as well.
An appropriate line of text may be added with The Gay and Lesbian Family Values Award logo if you wish.
Can I resize or change the Award logo?
No, defintiely not! This is the only logo that are officially recognized. Please make your selection from the "Logo Designs" page. The Gay and Lesbian Family Values Award logo MUST NOT be changed or altered in any way. It should not be added to or taken away from and must be displayed as is. Anyone not complying with or disregarding this request will be excluded from our list of winners. The Committee will visit winning sites from time to time to see if honorees are in compliance with our request. Thanks in advance to all winners for honoring our wishes. ~~ The Committee
