Earlier this week, when posts here on the site were a little sparse, I was working on a new, exciting and engaging project that will be officially debuting on September 4, 2007.

When I talked about the growth for InterstateQ, it was still a “possible” growth. Now the possible is a reality.

OUTlet News-Media (http://www.outletnewsmedia.com) is the product of a lot of work between me and the staff of a smaller but very active LGBTQI monthly web-magazine. We’ve banded together to bring the LGBTQI community a new community and grassroots driven news-media website with daily updated news, commentary and features, audio podcasts and a weekly, live, call-in online radio show.

But to get the new project off the ground we need your help… yes… the help of the wonderful LGBTQI blogosphere!

Yeah… we need money, or donated services, for advertising… tell let the world know who we are!

Here’s how you can help:

• Buy advertising here at InterstateQ.com. Click here to go to our order page. It won’t be like donating, since you’ll actually be getting advertising for yourself!
• Donate via PayPal. Click here and then click on the Donate image. You can donate with PayPal funds or credit/debit card.
• If you have a website, donate free ad space for the days of September 4, 2007 – September 11, 2007. The ad image is pictured here to the right. Just email me at matt ‘at’ interstateq ‘dot’ com and we’ll figure out how to get the ad on your site.
• On September 4th, our debut day, write a post on your website talking about OUTlet News-Media and pump up our live, online radio show. OUTlet News Talk Radio will debut on September 5, 2007, and on September 12th, 9pm EST/6pm PST, we will have special guest Erin Davies, made famous after her VW bug was defaced with the word “fag” on the National Day of Silence (see Fagbug.com for more).

Our goal is to advertise on BlogAd networks such as the Gay BlogAd network and the Gay Politics Network. A target amount of funds to get good coverage would be about $200.00. That would give us a good start.

If you can help in any way, please do so. We’ll be unveiling a lot of new news stories and features on the OUTlet News website in the next few days and I’m reaching out to the LGBT blogosphere to find folks who might want to contribute to the site regularly. One of our newest contributors is T Town Tommy at ttowntommy.typepad.com. His blog was voted in 2006 in the top 10 best commentary blogs in Oklahoma.

Again, you can help in numerous ways, the best being advertising and donating. Thanks ya’ll.