1. Perez Hilton:His Influence Among the LGBT Community Joann Vaglica Professor Saliba ENG271 December 2010

2. Who is Perez Hilton? Real Name: Mario Armando Lavandeira Occupation: Celebrity Blogger, self proclaimed “professional troublemaker & Queen of all Media” Website: www.PerezHilton.com Residence/School: Perez Hilton was born & raised in Miami, FL. He Graduated from Miami's [all boys] Belen Jesuit Prep. & went on to receive his BFA in drama from New York University. Quote:“[b]eing gay in the Cuban community was not the easiest experience. That’s one of the reasons why I left Miami and went to New York City to go to college because I didn’t feel like I could be myself and stay living in Miami”

3. Alter Ego "Perez is louder, crazier, will wear wackier things, will stay out till three or four in the morning. But Mario will just stay home and go to sleep and wear jogging pants and a hoodie.“ Perez vs. Mario

4. Blogging & Recognition The easiness of blogging has made him an empire of his own. He didn’t want to blog about what everyone else was blogging about so he began his blog focusing on his interest of celebrities; declaring in an interview with Cliché magazine: “What set my site apart is that prior to [my website], most blogs were mainly online journals and diaries, but that never interested me. I wanted to talk about celebrities because they're far more entertaining.” PerezHilton.com was recognized fairly quickly-by The Insider which helped to “[c]atalyze his initial ride in popularity” being labeled as “Hollywood's Most-Hated Website” “[a]veraging 280 million impressions and 13.5 million unique readers per month.”

5. Work History Media relations assistant for the Advocate: “The US-based national gay and lesbian newsmagazine.” Editor of Instinct magazine: a magazine for gay men. GLAAD: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation organization. Receptionist at Urban Outings: which consists of “[s]ocial events, activities, and travel for gay men.”

6. Activism Blog: -‘Gay! Gay! Gay! Archive -Draws attention to anything involving gays; the fortunes & misfortunes: -“Illinois to Allow Civil Unions Between Same-Sex Couples,” -“A Message To Gay Youth of the World (On World AIDS Day)” -Constant updates involving DADT -On/off screen same sex relationships of [mainly] public figures Events: -LA Gay & Lesbian Center Campaigns: -It Gets Better -No H8

8. Accomplishments Cont’d. Books: Red Carpet Suicide (with Jared Shapiro) True Bloggywood Stories (with Jared Shapiro) Websites: http://cocoperez.com/ -style http://teddyhilton.com/ -pets http://fitperez.com/ -health http://perezhilton.com/radioperez/?autostart=yes –-radio segment on 92.3 NOW http://perezhilton.com/tv -TV appearances & Interviews http://www.merchdirect.com/perezhilton -clothing line

9. H.A.P.P.Y. Homosexuals And Perverts Protecting You -Organization for the gays -Feels perverts are “far under-looked.”

10. Perez Sez: “You don’t have to change who you are or try to fit yourself into whatever mold that you’re told you have to fit in. You know, you can be who you are & accomplish your dreams, or even better than you’ve ever dreamt them.”

11. It Gets Better “Inspired by Dan Savage's "It Gets Better" project, I made this video of my own for the gay youth of the world - from my heart!”-Perez Hilton