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Our History
The Houston-based Corporation is the creation of its dynamic
Publisher and CEO, Laura Villagrán, who founded the
company on the fundamental philosophy of equality, respect
and dignity for everyone - all year long.
Villagrán's vision became a reality with her first
48-page publication of Gay Yellow Pages in the summer of 1991.
Today, the Gay & Lesbian Yellow Pages has grown to produce
annual directories for eleven other American cities. Continually
looking toward the future, GLYP plans to expand worldwide
beginning in 2002.
The fruition of a dream and subsequent ownership of a successful
corporation gives cause for celebration. GLYP chooses to celebrate
by giving back to the community. Aside from direct contributions
to various charities throughout the years, GLYP donates a
portion of each directory to feature local non-profit agencies.
Continued Growth
While GLYP's twelfth anniversary is exciting, the milestone
represents so much more. GLYP can now count several national
and international corporations as both advertisers and distributors
of the directory. Corporations are now recognizing the collective
spending power of this affluent market segment, now in excess
of $540 billion. The gay community is more committed than
ever to spending their 'gay dollars' with those gay-friendly
companies that recognize and acknowledge their lifestyle.
GLYP is a source of freedom and pride for the gay community
and it is known as The Directory That Reaches the Heart
of the Gay Community™. For three consecutive years
Hispanic Magazine has listed Gay & Lesbian Yellow Pages,
Inc., among America's Top 100 Fastest-Growing Hispanic-Owned
Companies and ranked the company forty-fourth in 1998.
Thank You!
In closing, GLYP is proof that dreams, passion and drive are
the perfect combination that builds communities. Villagran
constantly thanks the gay and lesbian, bisexual and transgender
community for the trust and support throughout the years.
To GLYP customers, she says, "Special thanks to those
businesses and individuals (you know who you are!) who have
been responsible for our growth and success."
We welcome everyone to our website and we wish you a fun
and exciting experience as you visit us!
Last but not least, thanks to our devoted community for choosing
and using the Gay & Lesbian Yellow Pages® first!
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