Zurich, Switzerland: 18th February 2011: -- The global coming out with your flip flops, Sneakers and Birkenstocks Yes, it’s that time of the year again when lesbians from every corner of the world hang their shoes outside their window on March 4th to promote lesbian visibility on SHOE DAY 2011.

This crazy idea comes all the way from Switzerland. The founders of the popular lesbian online community shoe.org asked their members for fun ideas to promote lesbian pride back in 2004. The over 160’000 strong SHOE community came up with many different ideas but one has now become virtually a cult!

For the past 6 years lesbians from all around the world are hanging a pair of shoes outside the window every March 4th. So everyone, even those with a not fully functioning Gaydar can walk around in their neighboorhoods and check out where other lesbians live. It was said that some were lucky enough to get invited for a cup of coffee. Wouldn’t that be a grand way to start a movie?

The idea is simple and easy to do and that probably explains it’s huge success. So far Lesbians in USA, Canada, Mexico, Europe have taken part but also as far away as India, Kyrgyzstan, Estonia, South Korea, Czech Republic – places, you would normally not hear of any lesbians.

For a whole day, the lesbian community unites and showes pride, simply by hanging their shoes outside their window. Without fear for those, who haven’t come out to their friends and family yet. As those women can participate in this fun without facing confrontation or prejudice, as no-one else knows what they are doing!

The next «SHOE DAY» will be held on 4 March 2011. Women everywhere are encouraged to participate in this international Coming Out Event.

Get your shoes out the closet – it’s time to publicly display lesbian pride!

SHOE DAY 2011 - 4TH MARCH 2011
http://www.shoe.org/shoeday

For further Information, please click here: SHOE DAY 2011

Zurich, Switzerland: 10th September 2010: -- Sunci and Fab, Owners of SHOE, today tied the knot in a civil partnership. The love-struck pair were married in Zurich in a strictly non-traditional ceremony.

SHOE Mascot Corky of course played a big part at the wedding. She was the Ring Bearer. Maid of Honor were Amanda and Tiffany. (Ex-TEARs). After the Party the couple whisked off to the Tattoo Studio to get an identical Tattoo on their wrists.

The wedding marked the pinnacle of their love. The couple have been together for over 13 Years. The "Dreamteam" - as they've recently been dubbed by the media - met, fell in love and founded SHOE all in one eventful evening in June 1997.. They got engaged in January 05

Fab, Tiffany, Sunci

More Photos: Love & Laughter

Zurich, Switzerland: 6th June 2010:  --  On Friday Evening, 4th June at 6.45 pm the Jury the decision was made. After the Video Portraits and Interviews of all 3 Nominees, the Jury proudly announced this Years Winner of the Stonewall Awards 2010 for Outstanding Contributions for the LGBT Community. And the winners are Sunci and Fab, Owners of the Lesbian Social Networking Site SHOE.

Created in 1997 as one of the first lesbian online communities, the site has evolved into one of the largest lesbian social networking sites, boasting 200'000 members spanning across 140 countries worldwide.

SHOE is a one stop lesbian portal for women of all ages; in or out of the closet; in relationships or single and looking. Women can create their own profile; share photos; add videos and playlists, write blogs; browse through the classifieds; have fun in the chatrooms; or participate in forum discussions - all for free.

SHOE Founders Sunci and Fab are pioneers in their own right, whose efforts have forever changed the virtual face of the lesbian world. Their cheeky approach "We no longer burn our bras but wear wonder bras with pride" got them into a spot of trouble. "Clubs were boycotting our Flyers, saying they were sexist" explains Fab. "We also were under attack by feminists for our slogan "Totally Girl Powered" ­ demanding to have it changed to "Totally Woman Powered." Those days were wild but thankfully the world has moved forward."

Since then, SHOE has gained International acclaim. Awards include "Best Online Portal 2006," "Lesbian Personality of the Year 2005," "Faces of the Year 2001," and an important nomination for the "Pride/Stonewall Award" in 2004 for outstanding contributions to the lesbian and gay community.

"It's our mission to provide a safe haven for our members, in a concerted effort to insulate them from online perils," says Fab. Their newly introduced "User Verification System" is just one small measure implemented towards preserving a safe place in the virtual world. "It's an ongoing effort which takes up most of our time but we're only too happy to take on this challenge for another 10 years," adds Sunci.

Sunci & Fab offer a down-to-earth "feel right at home" appeal with their SHOE site, providing women who love women with an ideal place to meet, flirt, chat, share photos and above all, have some good old-fashioned fun within a cyber-playground.

Zurich, Switzerland: 15th November 2009: -- The newly launched SHOE is faster and easier to use; and will allow users to follow their Buddies Activities, post BUBBLES! change the sequences of their photos, and discover new friends in their area. SHOE users will now also be able to do subscribe to Blogs, Comments and Video & Playlist Uploads.

Some of the other features included in the new SHOE are a new Message Center that allows the inclusion of unlimited amount of photos, new local search filters, private sharing of photo albums and safety features. "SHOE is a great way for personal communication and networking amongst lesbians around the globe. Fab and Sunci, the owners of SHOE, say, "SHOE has become a lot more user friendly and interactive. We have tried to implement all User Feedbacks we have collected over the Years.

The new SHOE experience is built from scratch - having used Used State of the Art Technology to ensure the best user experience. With more than 150'000 Members, SHOE is one of the most popular lesbian networking sites worldwide and has been around for more than 12 Years. That's more than MySpace and Facebook combined!

SHOE was founded in 1997 in Zurich, Switzerland and launched as the worlds first lesbian online community. Pioneers in their own right, SHOE is run by the two Swiss Women Sunci and Fab.