Facebook faulted for video showing group brutally beating two gay men in Nigeria
Facebook blamed a failure in language identification for the video passing censors and remaining online for five months.
October 17 2024 11:30 AM
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Toyota faces backlash for backtracking on DEI, LGBTQ+ efforts
Plus, learn more about Robby Starbuck: the conservative activist targeting companies to drop their support of LGBTQ+ events and DEI efforts.
October 10 2024 8:18 AM
Pete Buttigieg among cabinet members credited for role in reopening ports after dockworker strike
He thanked the parties for working together and praised the leadership of President Biden and Vice President Harris.
October 04 2024 9:23 PM
An LGBTQ+ cocktail bar was open in Asheville for 31 days. Now it's in ruins (exclusive)
Small business owner Brandon Davis tells The Advocate about the "soul crushing" loss of his bar, Day Trip, and what he needs to rebuild after the devastation of Hurricane Helene.
October 03 2024 4:22 PM
California rehab employees accuse company of homophobic, racist & anti-Semitic abuse in lawsuit
The seven plaintiffs describe a toxic and hostile work environment.
September 25 2024 2:12 PM
D.C. police consider hate crimes charges for suspect arrested after second vandalism attack on Little Gay Pub
The popular LGBTQ+ venue’s decor supporting Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 election campaign was destroyed twice.
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September 24 2024 12:56 PM
Marlon Wayans calls out Elon Musk for disowning his trans daughter Vivian Wilson
“You don’t treat them babies like that," said the actor, whose son is transgender.
September 17 2024 12:27 PM
Major companies are ending DEI programs. Here's how an LGBTQ+ group is taking them to task
Molson Coors, Tractor Supply, and others have all cowered to the far-right. The Human Rights Campaign isn't having it. Here's what they are doing.
September 16 2024 8:30 AM
Twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir, an HIV-prevention drug, reduces risk by 96%
Gilead researchers say lenacapavir “has the potential to be one of the most impactful interventions” in the battle against HIV.
September 13 2024 5:03 PM
Companies dropping DEI will face consequences — 80% of LGBTQ+ adults support boycotts: report
80 percent of LGBTQ+ would boycott a company that rolled back DEI initiatives,including stopping shopping at, utilizing, and/or purchasing its services.
September 09 2024 4:42 PM
Molson Coors beer company abandons DEI after fringe online conservatives complain
In response to the targeted attacks, the HRC has created an online portal allowing consumers to directly message corporate executives in protest.
September 09 2024 2:22 PM
Lowe's Home Improvement abandons DEI after threats from fringe online extremists
Robby Starbuck continues to use his influence to make American workplaces worse.
August 27 2024 2:42 PM
Jack Daniel's and Harley-Davidson drop DEI programs after conservatives whine
The companies both caved to online pressure from fringe conservative extremists.
August 23 2024 11:40 AM
Elon Musk's trans daughter, Vivian Wilson, slams his biography as 'genuinely defamatory'
Wilson claims that author Walter Isaacson never reached out to her, used the wrong name, and justified the "abuse" she received in his biography of Musk.
August 12 2024 1:08 PM
Meet Tristan Schukraft — the sexy gay CEO who has big plans for The Abbey & Fire Island
The LGBTQ+ entrepreneur is making his mark on major gay hotspots.
August 08 2024 2:27 PM
Who is Robby Starbuck? This is the anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theorist convincing companies to drop DEI
The anti-DEI movement sweeping corporations is being pushed by a man who believes that chemicals turn children LGBTQ+ and the COVID-19 vaccine caused Matthew Perry's death.
August 01 2024 3:21 PM
Who is Vivian Wilson? Elon Musk's trans daughter isn't letting her father define her
The 20-year-old languages student has largely preferred to stay out of the public eye, despite her biological father being the richest person in the world.
July 27 2024 11:44 AM
Women's sports bars are on a winning streak and 'slaying the trolls'
When Jenny Nguyen opened The Sports Bra in 2022, she started a movement: Bars that only show women’s sports. Now, fandom and pay are rapidly growing — and it’s time for the Olympics.
July 26 2024 12:24 PM
Vivian Wilson calls Elon Musk an 'uncaring and narcissistic' father, citing 'cruel' homophobia
Vivian Wilson said that before her transition, her father would often berate her as a young child for acting femininely.
July 26 2024 11:25 AM
Meta has guidelines to protect against anti-trans content. GLAAD says the company is ignoring them
The social media company has failed to protect LGBTQ+ users from bigoted harassment, GLAAD says.