Year launched:
2004
Visitors per month:
45,000 to 50,000
Why you started:
Carroll: "To counteract the
idea that all gays think alike politically. To protest the
outing witch hunt targeting congressional staffers
based on their political beliefs."
Purpose of blog:
Carroll: "To provide a forum
of alternative political viewpoints to the gay community. To
reach out to Red State America and to counteract the
stereotype that all gays are uberliberal."
Year you quit your day job:
Carroll:
"Haven't yet."
Biggest advertiser:
Carroll: "Our advertising
is all done through the Pajamas Media network...so I
don't even know anymore. You might be
interested to know that before we joined Pajamas
Media, we were refused our request to join the GayBlogs
consortium [on BlogAds.com] due to our blog's
political views."
Strangest posting:
Carroll: "Any of the
postings involving the political candidacy of Jonathan
'The Impaler' Sharkey--the vampire
politician [from Minnesota]."
Hottest link:
Carroll: "Any posting with a
photo of [country music singer] Keith Anderson."
Three cons of
blogging: Carroll: "People who make knee-jerk
statements but don't actually read our
postings; not having the time to write more."
Blatt:
"Hate mail and hate comments."
