Pride! Universe
Title
Pride! Universe
Network/Platform
WorldsAway and CompuServe
Year Founded (approximate)
1996
Last Year Active (approximate)
2000 (as Queery Universe)
Intended Audience
Gay and Lesbian people
Platform-specific rules, information, etc.
Rebranded as Queery Universe in 1999 as part of a partnership with Queery, an LGBT-specific search engine
Exterior References
Attached screenshot taken from Pride! Universe homepage and a slideshow produced by former community manager Kelly Kuhn.
- Pride! Universe homepage (archived Novermber 8, 1997)
- Queery Universe homepage (archived November 27, 1999)
- Press Release announcing the launch of Pride! Universe (October 2, 1996)
- Discussed in "Wired2BGay cruises Middle America," Bay Area Reporter v.26, n.46 (November 14, 1996)
- Interview with Greg Oberfield, producer of Pride! Universe for Fujitsu (January 29, 1997)
- Timeline of Habitat Worlds, including Pride! Universe
- Archive of WorldsAway newsletters, including the announcement of Pride! Universe
- Discussion of WorldsAway including mention of Pride! Universe with Tim Lavalli (July 12th 1998)
- Dreamscape Pricing Hearing (August 21st, 1997) - Includes mention of Pride!'s impact by several members.
- VZ History: Pride/Queery Universe
Files
Collection
Citation
“Pride! Universe,” Queer Digital History Project, accessed October 22, 2026, https://queerdigital.com/items/show/139.