It Gets Better Steps Back From Twitter/X Over Hate Speech Concerns
It's become almost impossible to block hate speech on the platform, It Gets Better officials say.
August 15, 2023
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Conversion Therapy Ads Preyed on LGBTQ Facebook Users
The social media giant finally removed the harmful ads that had been targeting LGBTQ users for months, but only after it was called out.
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August 27, 2018
Meta is failing its LGBTQ+ users, says new GLAAD report
A new GLAAD study highlights Meta’s failure to moderate harmful content targeting transgender, nonbinary, and gender-nonconforming users despite clear policy violations.
March 27, 2024
GLAAD: Social Media Platforms Are Failing to Keep LGBTQ+ Users Safe
GLAAD's second annual Social Media Safety index finds five major platforms wanting.
July 13, 2022
Spoutible joins Discord & Post to safeguard LGBTQ+ users, forbids misgendering and deadnaming
The social media platform announced a comprehensive policy update focused on protecting transgender individuals, enforcing strict measures against misgendering and deadnaming.
January 8, 2024
Video Game Has Users Kill LGBTQ People à la Pulse
Neo-Nazi Christopher Cantwell became notorious during the Charlottesville, Va., white supremacists' rally. Now he wants gamers to kill LGBTQ people.
November 13, 2018
Indiana launches anti-LGBTQ+ 'snitch line;' users flood it with memes in protest
Attorney General Todd Rokita launched a tool for parents to report "gender ideology" in schools. It didn't go as planned.
February 7, 2024
Post, the Social Media Company, Is Being Praised for Protecting LGBTQ+ Users From Bigots
Post’s inclusive policies and Discord’s protective measures contrast sharply with X’s backslide and Meta’s moderation struggles, highlighting the evolving battle for LGBTQ+ safety in social media.
December 13, 2023
From Meta to X, most major social media companies are failing LGBTQ+ users: GLAAD
Most of the top social media companies got an 'F' grade on GLAAD’s 2024 Social Media Safety Index. Of the major platforms, TikTok was the only one to pass with a dismal D+ grade.
May 21, 2024
X’s anti-trans policy reversal draws ire and concerns from LGBTQ+ advocates and Twitter users
Elon Musk reversed the company’s reversal on prohibiting deadnaming and misgendering users, clarifying that it only applied in some places.
March 5, 2024
No, a Church Was Not Hosting Same-Sex Wedding When It Caught Fire
Claims by anti-LGBTQ+ social media users have been debunked...repeatedly.
July 25, 2023
'Don't Say Gay' Law Fuels Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry Online: Report
Social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook stood idly by and allowed right-wing users to attack LGBTQ+ people as "groomers."
August 10, 2022
Social Media (Except Twitter) Improves LGBTQ+ Safety, More Steps Needed: GLAAD
All five major platforms must do more to protect LGBTQ+ users, according to GLAAD's Social Media Safety Index Platform Scorecard.
June 15, 2023
Don Lemon announces new show on X amid platform’s LGBTQ+ safety concerns
The former CNN star will debut The Don Lemon Show on X, navigating a platform increasingly criticized for harmful rhetoric and declining safety for LGBTQ+ users.
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January 10, 2024
Tinder Releases Update to Protect LGBTQ Travelers
The popular dating app added a safety feature that brings up a travel alert when LGBTQ users visit one of the over 70 countries that have criminalized same-sex relations.
July 24, 2019
Study: 1 in 3 LGBTQ Adults Believe a Formal Coming-Out Is Unnecessary
Tinder released a survey of its users that shows the impact of growing acceptance.
May 13, 2019
Elon Musk’s Twitter No Longer Protects Transgender People from Abuse
It’s now okay to deadname and misgender trans people on the app, thanks to the free speech absolutist who banned people for insulting him.
April 18, 2023
Jenni Olson to Lead GLAAD's Social Media Safety Program
Olson, an acclaimed filmmaker and an expert on media and technology, will lead efforts to make social media safe for LGBTQ+ people -- which it isn't now, she says.
July 29, 2021
Conversion therapy content is being banned by social media companies thanks to the work of LGBTQ+ group
Promoting the dangerous and discredited practice of conversion therapy now violates several companies’ content policies. Some companies say it's thanks to GLAAD's recommendations and research.
January 16, 2024
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.