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A blog is an online journal or series of informational postings available to a community with a specific interest in the topic. It is intended to encourage conversation and debate within that community, and to disseminate relevant information to its participants. The topics of interest can be personal, business, political, religious, artistic, culture, travel, health, fitness, or a host of others. The blogger's attempt is to connect with an audience with an aim of developing a sphere of influence and build a position of respected authority on the topic.
Through the use of technology, blogs allow individuals who would not normally have an opportunity to participate in discussion on the specific topic to gain access to the debate. Blogs also allow the ability to quickly counter negative opinions or actions directed toward a specific issue, and this is of particular relevance to the global LGBTQ community in countering intolerance, bigotry, and homophobia.
There is great debate about the authenticity and due diligence attached to opinions presented in a blog. Journalists and academics can view them skeptically as they question the veracity of the arguments and the lack of fact-checking. The distinguishing feature is that journalism and academia are compensated professions, whereas blogging is an interest. Nevertheless, an audience for a blog can grow rapidly and become quite influential in determining that audience's beliefs, opinions and behaviour.
There is a large community of LGBTQ bloggers. The fact they are so widespread geographically shows the ease with which individuals can enter the opinion space. As well, it is evident in this list that individuals from minority groups can develop an exposure and an audience on specific topics. Many of the bloggers on this list come from racial minority groups in addition to being LGBTQ.
For many on this list, blogging has been a stepping stone to developing a wider audience for the individual. For example, Troye Sivan of Australia has used the millions of followers of his blog to develop his singing and acting career. This is the case for many authors on the list also.
We have identified the following popular LGBTQ Bloggers. Simply click on their names to read their fascinating biographies.
Argentina
- Carlos Melia - travel
Australia
- Jeremy Helligar - Theme for Great Cities
- Troye Sivan - film and music
- Anthony Venn Brown - GayAmbassador.blogspot, religion
Brazil
- Glenn Greenwald - Unclaimed Territory, political
Cameroon
- Eric Ohena Lembembe - 76 Crimes
Canada
- Jane Eaton Hamilton - You Grow Girl
- Fred Litwin - gayandright.blogspot.com
- Andrew Murphy - Huffington Post
Colombia
- Andrés Duque - Blabbeando, politics and culture
Finland
- Kristiina Puukko, L-Word
France
- Michel Lariviere - gayscelebres.hautetfort.com
- Didier Lestrade - LGBTQ activism
- David Lebovitz - L'appart
Great Britain
- Sara Ahmed - feministkilljoys
- Alice Arnold - news
- Vicky Beeching - christian blogger
- Tom Coates - plasticbag.org
- Peter Coles - Telescoper, cosmology
- Iain Dale - Iain Dale's Diary
- Avery Edison - comedy blog
- Lisa Egan - Lisy Babe
- David Allen Green - Jack of Kent, law
- Stephen Hough - music blog
- Amy Lame - Knuckle Sandwich food blog
- CN Lester - music
- Clare Lydon - The Lesbian Book Club, and Lesbians Who Write
- Charlie Martin - Girl for All Seasons, auto racing
- North Morgan - London Preppy
- Jack Monroe - transgender blogger
- Lynette Nusbacher - Nusbacher.com
- Naith Payton - Pinknews
- Ben Pentreath - interior design
- Michael Perry - Garden Day
- Simon Savidge - Savidge Reads
- Richard Smith - Fagburn
Iceland
- Chris Albertson - Jazz Lives
India
- Priya Gangwani - Gaysi
- Harish Iyer - The Pregnant Thought
- Sakshi Juneja - Gaysi
Ireland
- Gavan Coleman - XXYtalk.com, intersex
- Conor Cusack - personal blog
Ivory Coast
- Jean Marc Yao - 76 ccrimes
Jamaica
- Warren Brown - Queerying Jamaica, visual storyteller
- Kid Fury - Sh*t Black Gays Say
Maldives
- Ismail Khilath Rasheed - human rights
Mexico
- Juan Albavera - Johnny's Shack, travel blog
Philippines
- Mocha Uson - personal blog
Portugal
- Rui Oliveira Marques, Má Despesa Pública
Puerto Rico
- Erika Lopez - cartoon blog
Singapore
- Alex Au - Yawning Bread, politics and activism
South Africa
- Pierre de Vos - Constitutionally Speaking
Spain
- Pelayo Diaz - Katelovesme, style
The Netherlands
- Floor De Goede - comic books
- Arjan Timmermans - Arjanwrites
United States
- Elissa Altman - Poor Man's Feast food blog
- Michael Arceneaux - The Cynical Ones, comedy
- David Artavia - Gayety.co
- Jesse Bering - Bering In Mind
- Derrick Briggs - ADTVRaw
- Renee Brown - Beyond Today, financial
- Michael Buckley - What The Buck?!, comedy
- Ted Casablanca - The Awful Truth, celebrity gossip
- Mary Beth Caschetta - Literary Rejections on Display
- Candace Chellew-Hodge - religion
- Cathy Cohen - Black Youth Project
- Andrew Collins - Out of Town travel blog
- Dennis Cooper - literary
- Brad Crelia - HIVster.com
- William Dameron - The Authentic Life/Living Authentically
- Terrance Dean - self help blogger
- Gaby Dunn - 100interviews.com
- Jared Eng - Just Jared
- Dawn Ennis, Life After Dawn
- Adam Gallagher - IAMGALLA, men's fashion, travel
- Amelia Gapin - entirelyamelia.com
- Angelo Garcia - music
- Alicia Gaspar de Alba - Cooking With Sor Juana
- Chris Geidner - LawDork
- Michael Goff - Towleroad
- Pat Griffin - Pat Griffin's LGBT Sports
- Adam Groffman - Travels With Adam
- Myriam Gurba - lesbrain, and radarproductions.org
- Richard Haines - What I Saw Today
- Eugene Hernandez - Indiwire
- Samantha Irby - Bitches Gotta Eat
- Parker Kit Hill - dance
- Perez Hilton - fatherhood
- Jeremy Hooper - Good As You
- Fabrice Houdart - Fabrice Houdart
- Juliana Huxtable - personal blog
- Matt Kailey - Tranifesto
- Michael Kaiser - music blog
- Andrea Kleine - Dancers Will Win
- Kristen Lepionka - Unlikeable Female Characters
- Aaron Laxton - Aaron Laxton: HIV/Ads Activism/Advocacy Report
- Aaron Jay Ledesma - religion
- Justin Lee - religion
- Frank Lowe - gay parenting
- Paula Martinac - The Queerest Places, history
- AJ Mattioli - transgender blog
- Rod McCullom - Rod 2.0, politics
- Jamie McGonnigal - Huffington Post
- Erin McKeown - music blog
- Kimberley McLeod - Elixher, women of colour
- Glennon Doyle Melton - religion
- Debbie Millman - Speak Up
- Danielle Moodie-Mills - threelol.com
- Madison Moore - The Thought Catalog, lifestyle
- Ingrid Nilsen - beauty blog
- Karen Ocamb - LGBT POV
- Sam Page - HIV/AIDS
- Mike Pisaturo - The American Prospect, politics
- Monica Roberts - TransGriot
- Sandra Rose - mental health blogger
- Hilary Rosen - politics and media
- Sean Sala - military blogger
- Steve Schalchlin - bonusroundblog
- William Sledd - Ask A Gay Man
- Ari Solomon - Veganista, food blog
- James St. James - World of Wonder party blog
- Bianca Stone - The Poetry Blog
- Andrew Sullivan - The Dish
- Red Summer - travel blog
- Owen Thomas - Valleywag, gossip site
- Andy Towle - Towleroad
- Salem West - The Rainbow Reader, literary
- Kortney Ryan Ziegler - blac (k) ademic
Venezuela
- Daniel Arzola - Arzola D, personal
Yemen
- Alaa Jarban - politics
See Also
- Popular LGBTQ Radio Hosts
- The LGBTQ Presence in the Disc Jockey Profession
- LGBTQ Record and Video Music Producers
- Popular LGBTQ Podcast Producers and Hosts