Linking clothing and queerness might ‘boost visibility,’ but it also encourages stereotypes – The...
Linking clothing and queerness might ‘boost visibility,’ but it also encourages stereotypes The Berkeley Beacon
More states jump on ‘Don’t say gay’ bandwagon barring LGBTQ topics in schools –...
More states are proposing legislation that would prevent teachers or other staff from discussing or using LGBTQ-related materials in the classroom.
Tennessee and Louisiana have joined at least three other states —...
Disney Don’t Say Gay walkout: List of worker demands – Fast Company
Employees of the Walt Disney Company are calling for the most magical place on Earth to fight harder to defend equal rights for the LGBTQ community.advertisementadvertisementOn Tuesday, March 22, they escalated...
Disney employees walk out over response to “Don’t Say Gay” bill – Axios
Disney employees on Tuesday staged a daylong walkout to boycott the company's tepid response to a Florida measure that has been dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" bill, which would restrict discussion...
Gay conservatism is a contradiction in terms – WORLD News Group
One of the hallmarks of this present age is our growing inability in Western society to define anything with any degree of cogency. As J.K. Rowling has pointed out repeatedly, the...
Using Technology to Make Work More Human – HBR.org Daily
The next wave of digital tech, or “smart tech,” has the potential and power to help us rehumanize work. Rather than doing the same work faster and with fewer people,...
Louisiana is the latest state to file its own ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill for...
Louisiana became the latest state to file a Florida-style “Don’t Say Gay” bill when state Rep. Dodie Horton (R-Haughton) introduced new legislation Thursday on the house floor.The bill would limit, and...
Disney employees plan “full-scale walkout” in response to CEO’s mishandling of “Don’t Say Gay”...
Sick of their CEO’s mishandling of Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill, Disney employees have planned a week of in-person and virtual walkouts.
A Twitter account called Disney Walkout recently posted a message...
Supporters of Florida’s “don’t say gay” law lie about one crucial word. – Slate
In the week since Florida lawmakers passed H.B. 1557, dubbed the “don’t say gay” bill, the law’s most prominent supporters have refused to publicly tell the truth about what the measure...
Florida’s Don’t Say Gay bill is a threat to LGBTQ mental health – Fast...
Last week, Florida’s Republican-controlled Senate passed the Parental Rights in Education bill, sending it to Governor Ron DeSantis’ desk to become law. Colloquially known as the Don’t Say Gay bill, the...
Gay dating app Romeo is helping Ukrainians find LGBTQ-friendly shelter in Europe – Fast...
advertisementThe Russian invasion has been particularly scary for Ukraine’s LGBTQ+ community because of Russia’s abysmal record on gay rights, including its 2013 law against “gay propaganda” that has been used to...
‘Proud LGBTQ+’: Apple’s Tim Cook Slams Controversial ‘Don’t Say Gay Bill’ – Indiatimes.com
Apple CEO Tim Cook recently extended support to the LGBTQIA+ community in the backdrop of the "Don't Say Gay Bill".The controversial legislation aims to ban classroom instruction on sexual orientation and...
Why Disney’s stance on ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill is crucial – NBC News
As a longtime fan of Disney, I have been disappointed to see how the company has chosen to respond, or not respond, to Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill. Dubbed the...
First “Pop-Up Clothing Swap” Aims to Help LGBT Students Express Themselves Through Fashion –...
First “Pop-Up Clothing Swap” Aims to Help LGBT Students Express Themselves Through Fashion The Daily Campus
Apple, Google, Ikea and others urge Texas to drop transgender policy – Axios
More than 60 companies, including some of the largest firms in tech and finance, are calling on Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to abandon an executive order that equates gender-affirming healthcare for...
DeSantis dismisses ‘Don’t Say Gay’ criticism from ‘woke’ Disney – The Hill
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Thursday brushed off criticism from Disney CEO Bob Chapek over state legislation that would restrict discussions on LGBTQ topics in schools, calling the company “woke.”
Earlier this...
Facing Backlash, Disney CEO Publicly Opposes ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Bill – dot.LA
What Data TikTok CollectsLike other social media giants, TikTok gobbles up a lot of user information. To start, TikTok receives names, ages, phone numbers and emails when people sign up for...
Disney CEO says company opposes “Don’t Say Gay” bill – Axios
Disney CEO Bob Chapek told attendees at the company's annual meeting of shareholders Wednesday that the company opposes Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill and "were opposed to the bill from the...
Hundreds of Florida students stage walkout to protest ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill – The...
Hundreds of students at a Florida high school on Monday participated in a walkout in protest of the state’s controversial “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which could see a final vote in the...
Florida lawmakers pass “Don’t Say Gay” bill – Axios
After hours of debate on the Senate floor, The Parental Rights in Education Bill — also known as "Don't Say Gay" — has passed through the Florida Senate. It now heads...
‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes in Florida, goes to governor – The Associated Press...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s Republican-dominated legislature passed a bill Tuesday to forbid instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, rejecting a wave of criticism from...
Sentenced for a selfie: Middle East police target LGBTQ+ phones – Reuters.com
BEIRUT/LOS ANGELES, March 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Before Omar leaves home in the morning, he carefully uninstalls the apps on his phone one by one - no WhatsApp, no Facebook,...
U.S. Health Officials Plan to Share Covid Technology With Other Nations – The New...
Top federal health officials said Thursday that they intended to begin offering low and middle-income nations access to the technology developed by government scientists that might be used to prevent or...
Gay dating app Grindr banned in China! Here’s why – HT Tech
Grindr banned in China! Yes, the popular gay dating app has been banned in China after a month-long round of campaigns. What was this campaign about? Know here.
U.S. announces sweeping restrictions on technological exports to Russia. – The New York Times
The Biden administration on Thursday announced a series of restrictions aimed at cutting off Russia’s access to foreign products like semiconductors, computers, lasers and telecommunications equipment in response to its invasion...
7 Looks and Icons That Embody Black Queer Fashion History – them.us
7 Looks and Icons That Embody Black Queer Fashion History them.us
‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill passes Florida House – Orlando Weekly
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Remote learning introduced a new danger for LGBTQ students. – Slate
Imagine this: A 13-year-old student is called into their school counselor’s office. There they find their counselor and their parents waiting for them, concerned looks on their faces. “We know you...
Azerbaijan Mourns Tragic Killing of Gay Rights Activist and Reporter – VOA News
The murder of a prominent Azerbaijani reporter and gay rights activist is a tragedy for the country’s media and civil society, a media analyst said.
Avaz Shikhmammadov, a 24-year-old reporter popularly...
Redesigned American flag shows LGBTQ-friendly states – Fast Company
Sometimes a statistic is better understood visually. As a way to illustrate the severity of more than half the states in this country denying basic comprehensive protection to LGBTQ+ people, the...
Supreme Court will hear case of Colorado web designer who would refuse service to...
By Jessica Gresko, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a new clash involving religion and the rights of LGBTQ people in the case of a...
Amendment to ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill in Florida requires schools to out students to...
A new amendment to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill would require schools to inform parents of their children’s sexual orientation within six weeks of learning the student isn’t straight, NBC affiliate WFLA...
Protesters Demand Longer Prison Sentences for LGBTQ in Senegal – VOA Africa
Dakar —
A group of men gathered around a burning gay flag in Dakar Sunday and chanted: “Senegal will never accept homosexuality.” Others held signs that read: “Senegal says no to homosexuality”...
No. 11 Texas Tech holds off No. 20 Texas – Houston Chronicle
AUSTIN — A few tortillas pinwheeled down from the Erwin Center’s upper bowl once Saturday’s game ended, one more strange scene on a day rife with them.The burnt orange contingent had...
Record 7 percent in US now identify as LGBT: Gallup – The Hill
The percentage of U.S. adults who identify themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or another sexuality other than heterosexual has increased to a new high of 7.1 percent, a recent Gallup poll...