Tech | GLAAD https://glaad.org GLAAD rewrites the script for LGBTQ acceptance. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:07:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 https://media.glaad.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20110814/cropped-glaad-cyan-icon-32x32.png Tech | GLAAD https://glaad.org 32 32 META OVERSIGHT BOARD ALLOWS ANTI-TRANS HATE FROM OTHERS, BUT TELLS META TO REMOVE ITS OWN https://glaad.org/releases/meta-oversight-board-allows-anti-trans-hate-from-others-but-tells-meta-to-remove-its-own/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 14:00:45 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=935544 Oversight Board’s decision rules that two anti-trans posts are allowed, but tells Meta to remove anti-trans language from updated hate speech policy “As Meta continues to adopt right-wing postures that foment hate and bigotry against historically marginalized groups, the company should expect that many users, creators, and advertisers will find other places to spend their [...]

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]]> A Letter to Mark Zuckerberg https://glaad.org/a-letter-to-mark-zuckerberg/ https://glaad.org/a-letter-to-mark-zuckerberg/#respond Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:57:25 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=926205 January 14, 2025 Mr. Mark Zuckerberg Via Email Re: Meta civil rights advisory group’s grave concerns with content policy changes Dear Mr. Zuckerberg, As a group of external experts whom Meta has convened for years to advise on how its policies impact marginalized communities, we write to express our grave concern surrounding Meta’s recently announced [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/a-letter-to-mark-zuckerberg/feed/ 0 GLAAD RESPONDS TO META’S LATEST ANTI-LGBTQ CHANGES TO CONTENT POLICY AND DEI THAT WILL HARM USERS https://glaad.org/releases/meta-anti-lgbtq-hate-speech-dei/ Fri, 10 Jan 2025 23:21:12 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=926145 GLAAD: “Meta and Mark Zuckerberg are now not only permitting and encouraging, but engaging in anti-LGBTQ hate speech … Meta is now an anti-LGBTQ company.” January 10, 2024 — GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization is responding to Meta’s unprecedented set of draconian changes to its corporate [...]

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]]> Fact Sheet: Term to Avoid – “Transgenderism” https://glaad.org/term-to-avoid-transgenderism/ https://glaad.org/term-to-avoid-transgenderism/#respond Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:18:38 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=926111 “Transgenderism” is a term appropriated by opponents of transgender equality to inaccurately and harmfully imply that being trans is a political ideology, rather than an authentic aspect of one’s personhood.  Framing a person’s transgender identity as a “concept” or “ideology” reduces a core identity to an opinion that can be debated, and therefore justifies dehumanization, [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/term-to-avoid-transgenderism/feed/ 0 Fact Sheet: Debunking “Trans Terrorism” and Other False Claims in High-Profile Crimes https://glaad.org/debunking-trans-terrorism/ https://glaad.org/debunking-trans-terrorism/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2025 15:28:21 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=925927 Social media accounts with a history of anti-transgender rhetoric frequently and falsely accuse transgender people of crimes, particularly during mass shooting events, before facts are known. There is no evidence of escalating violence committed by LGBTQ people. Extremism and domestic terrorism experts tell PolitiFact that there are no widespread threats of growing radicalization or violence [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/debunking-trans-terrorism/feed/ 0 eharmony and GLAAD Team for New Data on Coming Out in a Dating App Culture https://glaad.org/eharmony-and-glaad-team-for-new-data-on-coming-out-in-a-dating-app-culture/ https://glaad.org/eharmony-and-glaad-team-for-new-data-on-coming-out-in-a-dating-app-culture/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 17:48:07 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=920243 In honor of National Coming Out Day (October 11) and Spirit Day (October 17), GLAAD together with eharmony has released a report which explores the ways dating apps and pop culture intersect with how the LGBTQ community shares  their identities in their dating lives. The report unpacks brand new insights from the LGBTQ community (age 18+) [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/eharmony-and-glaad-team-for-new-data-on-coming-out-in-a-dating-app-culture/feed/ 0 GLAAD x eharmony Team for New Report for National Coming Out Day and #SpiritDay https://glaad.org/releases/coming-out-in-a-dating-app-culture-eharmony-partners-with-glaad-for-national-coming-out-day/ Wed, 09 Oct 2024 16:07:26 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=920200 Coming Out in a Dating App Culture: eharmony partners with GLAAD for National Coming Out Day to explore the role dating apps play in coming out and disclosing identity in 2024 Dating apps play a huge role in how we search for love, express who we are, and discover what authentic connection means to us. [...]

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]]> GLAAD SUBMITS PUBLIC COMMENT TO META OVERSIGHT BOARD ON ANTI-TRANS HATE AND HARASSMENT CASE https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-submits-public-comment-to-meta-oversight-board-on-anti-trans-hate-and-harassment-case/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:00:13 +0000 https://glaad.org/?post_type=releases&p=916720 Oversight Board to Issue Recommendation on Anti-Trans Videos after Meta Refuses to Take Action “While there are legitimate conversations to be had that are related to transgender people and issues in society, such expression should not be predicated on dehumanizing rhetoric, misinformation, and outright lies.” (New York, NY — September 12, 2024) GLAAD, the world’s [...]

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]]> Billie Jean King, Lena Waithe, Sophia Bush, and More to Speak at Lesbians Who Tech Summit in NYC https://glaad.org/billie-jean-king-lena-waithe-sophia-bush-and-more-to-speak-at-lesbians-who-tech-summit-in-nyc/ https://glaad.org/billie-jean-king-lena-waithe-sophia-bush-and-more-to-speak-at-lesbians-who-tech-summit-in-nyc/#respond Wed, 04 Sep 2024 17:23:28 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=915607 From September 17th – 19th lesbians, queer people, and allies from all over the globe are headed to New York City! The annual Lesbians Who Tech Summit will take place at the Historic Seaport District to Fulton Street in downtown Manhattan. And tickets are available NOW! The summit will include an exciting variety of speakers [...]

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]]> https://glaad.org/billie-jean-king-lena-waithe-sophia-bush-and-more-to-speak-at-lesbians-who-tech-summit-in-nyc/feed/ 0 LGBTQ Atlantans Tell GLAAD They’re Creating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion In Every Major Industry https://glaad.org/lgbtq-atlantans-tell-glaad-theyre-creating-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-every-major-industry/ https://glaad.org/lgbtq-atlantans-tell-glaad-theyre-creating-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-in-every-major-industry/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2024 16:07:07 +0000 https://glaad.org/?p=908140 When asked if the tech industry is “too big for their britches” Tiana Tukes said emphatically, “No.” Tukes is an Atlanta-based entrepreneur, academic, and humanitarian. She is known as the co-chief executive officer and founder of LGBT VC (venture capital), a global nonprofit created with the goal of advocating for financial independence and closing the [...]

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