bisexual.com history Q

[RebekaLee]

ok, so i don't know if this has ever been posted anywhere on this site...just direct me that way if it has! but after reading the "want more chatrooms?" thread ppl said stuff about how this site used to be. so i was wondering, what is the history behinds biseuxal.com? i know drew is the main man that we go to if we're having problems (thanks drew!) but who else is involved? how/when did it get started? Drew, are you the one that started it? ya know...all the q's that go along w/that.

[texasman6172003]

I like Rebekka have wonderd at times how this site came to be. I dont think Drew started it though if i am correct. But would like to know more bout its past,Thanks . Love,,,Charles,,,Tex...

[arana]

Ok Drew, it's story time! :) We're all eyes! :eek:

[Brian]

Okay here it is... And this will also answer the "hanging question" that I left out there many months ago which was, "What is Drew's connection to adult films?"

I started coming to grips with my own homosexuality about 1992 or so, when I was about 27. And then a few years later, about 1996 or so, I began to realize that my feelings for women were not diminishing and were not just left over emotions from the many years that I was desperately trying to convince myself that I was 100% straight. So that is when I began to identify with the word "bisexual".

More or less unrelated to this, and beginning in 1997, I began parttime work in the (legal) adult internet industry as a webmaster. It was fun and I worked on both straight and gay sites - my bisexuality was actually a benefit in that respect. I'm always a bit hesitant to tell people about my connections with internet porn - internet porn has (or at least had) such a bad reputation for being done by sleazebags and crooks. I am anything but, and I was and am proud that I am associated with honest and responsible adult sites.

As part of my work in internet porn I noticed that there was really no site that caterred to my particular porn desires, namely my fetish for erotica featuring bi males with women, or M/M/F Bi porn. So I started my own site, http://www.threepillows.com in 2001. Well that site really tapped into cord with many bi guys (and a surprising number of gay guys, straight guys, bi women, gay women and straight women) and it took right off. And in case you are wonderring, no I've never appeared in front of the camera, yet.

Shortly after that site really began to grow I realized that I could apply my skills to non-adult bi sites, and I thought it might be fun. So I created and opened bisexualchatnetwork.com (bi chat), wherebisexualsmeet.com (bi personal ads), and allthingsbi.com (a directory of bi websites), all in 2001.

Then in January 2004 I managed to buy the domain bisexual.com. Previously it was just forwarding to various adult sites. At the time it was still owned by the original registrant, a man who was ahead of his time and registered many sex-themed .com domain names back in 1992 or so (literally in the first days of the World Wide Web).

So in 2004 the development of this site started. I wanted to group all those non-porn bi sites into one big community site. And this site is the result. By the way, this site opened almost exactly one year ago, on March 6, 2005. (another birthday I forgot, lol)

BTW, when you hear members talk about pre-2005 happenings on this site, they are really referring to things that happened on bisexualchatnetwork.com, wherebisexualsmeet.com and allthingsbi.com before they were merged into this one site - that sometimes confuses people.

I hope the next year is as good as the first. I have some plans including more enhancements to the features here such as club listings, and addressing the X-rated pics issue in a way that will work for all. I am also hopeful that the Bisexual Internet Radio project will finally take flight. And I plan to begin advertising on Google very soon, which should bring in many new members.

I am (still) single, am now 40 (ugh), and live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

So that is my story and the bisexual.com story. :)

- Drew :paw:

ps. I look more or less like the avatar that my friend Dusty did for me, to the top-left of my posts . But he was kind to me, knocking about ten years off. The receeding hairline is sadly accurate, but I have some grey ("gray" for you Yanks) on the temples now. :rolleyes:

[RebekaLee]

*applause*

thank you drew! its nice to finally know teh background of this place. i didn't realize it was so young. i'm glad i made it here in its first year!!! can't wait to see where this place is headed...i think its gonna be one of those sites that i check back on for years to come! thanks again drew, you did an awesome job! :bigrin:

hugs,
rebecca

[Mrs.F]

You've done a wonderful job Drew!!! :bigrin: :bigrin:

I, for one am so happy that this site has been formed and feel most at home when I'm here. I have met some very dear friends. :)

Thank you Drew for all your hard work and dedication to making this site what it is today.

Mrs.F :)

[onewhocares]

Drew,

First and foremost, thank you for finally answering a nagging question for us. I have tried to ask many people who I have known to have been here for a while, and found sporadic, vague answers. Thank you for setting the record straight( pardon the pun).

Secondly, and I feel most importantly, is the gratitude which I feel must be expressed to you. Thank you for making this site possible for all of us to venture to. People around the world come together on this site, to talk, to share and to above all understand the bisexual lifestyle. The diversity of culture and of the human sprit make us all members of a common fraternity. What we have found here are friends, both far and near, both in person and on line. A sense of family and of community which holds its members in high regard. We laugh and celebrate in the times of joy and offer comfort and solace in time of sadness and sorrow. Thanks for all you have done, do now and we look forward to the future.


Belle and Bill

[arana]

YAY Drew!!! Thank you for enlightening us on the site.
:bounce:HAPPY SITE ANNIVERSARY to you :bounce: I joined about this time last year and you have always put out 100% to the site. All the times you've pulled your hair out when it's gone down and trying out the various types of chatrooms to make us happy have shown how dedicated you are and we really appreciate all of it. Even while you were vacationing with family you still took time out to make sure our little space here was attended to and running. The site went down and you were there for us. Our Hero! :bowdown:
Thank you for all your endless efforts, hours of dedication, fairness with power, and just being a great guy! We hope you never tire of us.

[texasman6172003]

Thank you Drew,for telling us the story. Now we know how it was formed. All i gotta do now is figure how to stay in the chatroom all night without gitting booted,lol. Ive been told its because i have dial up,who knows. Well thanks for riding herd on this merry gang of ours,lol. Love ,,,,Charles,,,,Tex...

[ambi53mm]

Drew,
Thank You for creating a safe haven for exploration and discovery. Bisexual .com has done more to help increase my understanding of bisexuality than all other bisexual oriented sites combined. My wife and I are both registered users and find ourselves discussing bisexuality both on and off line in ways that continue to help us grow.
I can’t imagine all of the work behind the lines and effort that goes into making a site like this happen but we are both very appreciative that someone came along with your knowledge and foresight to turn a dream into a reality. What an incredible accomplishment!
Thanks for sharing the origin and history of this site as well as your personal history and how it relates. Take comfort in the knowledge that no matter how old you are..you’ll always be younger than us LOL
We both look forward to the continued growth and development of this wonderful community.

Sincerely
Ambi :)

[SilverWulf]

Thank you Drew for the quick history lesson. It was interesting to read about the origins of this site and your own history on and off the web. I found it surprising, and a bit amusing (in a good way), that you started three pillows. I have been an affiliate there for awhile now, building and promoting sites in the big bad adult web.

Keep up the good work!

[csrakate]

Drew,
Thank you so much for sharing the history of this site with us. For those of us who joined within this last year, we continue to hear of the "good 'ole days" on bisex.com and we never had any idea what was involved in developing the site to be what it is today, a wonderful and safe place to meet and interact with people of all kinds! Thank you so much for all that you do to make it what it is and I hope you know that your hard work is most appreciated!!

Hugs,
Kate

[rupertbare]

((((((((((((((Drew)))))))))))))

[loud clapping is heard from Rupe]

Thank you for sharing that Drew.

Gee - I didn't realise I was such an early member (26 April 05)!!
So nearly my birthday too!!

Well I think you know my views about the site and about you!!!!

I thank you from the bottom of my heart for this site - it is WONDERFUL!!
I love coming on here.
I have learnt so much, and continue to learn.
I have made real friends with lovely people - bi folk seem very special - very loving and giving of themselves.
I love the layout and ease of use - the graphics and colour scheme.

And I hope you are PROUD of your "baby"
it has grown from a special "community" to a wonderful "cyber-family" - it always reminds me of the TV show "Cheers" - a place where everyone loves to go and knows your name.

WELL DONE MATE!!!

with heaps of love to you and yours

Ron (aka Rupe) :)
ooops did it again but as least I can edit!!! lol!! :)
And thankyou Rebeka for starting the thread and asking the original question - loves yer babe!!

[*foxy_roxy*]

Yay, go Drew for creating my favourite site. Its so welcoming here, and I have made friends with so many people!

I can't believe the site is so young! But it doesnt take away that it is a great site!

THANKS DREW!

Roxy
x x x x x

[BI BOYTOY]

hey drew nice to meet you.it is interesting how things seem to snow ball.i must say iam glad this ball got rolling.as i am new to computers and just come into this century their is amazing amount of chat sites out their. but this one i have found to be the best.every bodys is nice and willing to talk about a lot of things hehe he. :bipride: looking forward for more.

[huneypot]

Thank you so much Drew for the story behind Bisexual.com,
and ty for a wonderful wonderful site that means so much to soa many people
hope it goes from strength to strength.
hugs
Huney
xxx
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:bigrin:

[meteast chick]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Drew, you truly have opened many eyes and hearts, and I for one,
along with obviously so many, deeply appreciate what you've done.

Keep up the good work!
Thank
You
Drew

luv and kisses
xoxoxo
meteast