What do you say to a woman who has made A LOT of lesbians and bisexuals very happy on a daily basis (save for the occasional holidays, even the gays take a day or two off). A simple ‘thank you’ just doesn’t seem right.
In April 2002 there was this lesbian who was dissatisfied with the lack of lesbian and bisexual entertainment news. Sarah Warn took it upon herself to create a website that focused on that exact topic and named it AfterEllen.com. Yup, the name does indeed refer to the coming out of Ellen DeGeneres.
What started as a small entertainment website grew into something much, much bigger and turned into a full time job. Something even Sarah Warn didn’t see coming.
“To my surprise, it turned into a full-time job, and then snowballed into the wonderful, messy, often inspiring, sometimes exasperating community of readers, writers, bloggers, and vloggers that it is today.”
// Sarah Warn – Passing The Torch
Now, after seven and a half years, Sarah Warn is ready to pass the torch over to someone else. As of Nov. 1 Karman Kregloe will take over as Editor-in-Chief. Though Sarah is handing over the controls, she will continue to be active on the site in the form of her monthly ‘Visibility Matters’ column, occasional blog posts and commenting on other articles along with the rest of us.
I know I am just one of many whom have thanked Sarah for her extraordinary work, but I wanted to say my piece. I’d say that most of the acceptance of myself came from belonging to the AfterEllen.com community. Reading the news, the advice in the forums and the heartfelt stories from other AE readers continue to make me feel like I am part of something special, even with how big this community has grown.
Thank you Sarah Warn.
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