Controversy brews on Bluesky over anti-trans interloper ban
Jesse Singal’s anti-trans views have made him the most blocked user on Bluesky, but that's not enough for some LGBTQ+ users seeking a post-X safe space.
December 13, 2024
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Nancy Mace's transphobic, slur-filled video posts remain up on Instagram
LGBTQ+ groups say the Republican lawmaker's videos violate the social media company's community standards.
December 9, 2024
Pete Buttigieg expertly fact-checks Donald Trump Jr. on electric vehicles
The president-elect's son is getting roasted for believing a ridiculous post that claimed "Pete Buttigieg will leave his post as Transportation Secretary having spent $7.5 BILLION to build 8 EV charging stations."
November 27, 2024
Pete Buttigieg combats hurricane relief disinformation & discusses ongoing disaster response
The out U.S. transportation secretary talked about why Republican disinformation about hurricane relief is so dangerous for disaster victims.
October 9, 2024
Conservatives push harmful lie that Pete Buttigieg is HIV-positive
This kind of outrageous misinformation and the weaponization of HIV is dangerous and perpetuates stigma, advocates say.
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October 3, 2024
Meta disables far-right Republican's Instagram after months of antigay, slur-filled posts
“It is unfortunate that it took Meta months, and multiple high-profile posts with anti-LGBTQ slurs and hate, to finally make good on fully enforcing its own hate speech policies for accounts like this,” GLAAD’s Sarah Kate Ellis told The Advocate, responding to Valentina Gomez's account being disabled.
September 24, 2024
Elon Musk shares creepy Taylor Swift post—his trans daughter drags him
"It's disgusting, it's belittling, and incredibly sexist," Vivian Jenna Wilson wrote in response to Elon Musk's creepy post about Taylor Swift's endorsement of Kamala Harris.
September 11, 2024
Democrats demand answers to why X limited ability to follow Kamala Harris’s campaign account
After Kamala Harris announced her candidacy, users on X found it difficult to follow her campaign account.
July 25, 2024
Arkansas Supreme Court stays ruling preventing X gender markers on driver’s licenses
Trans, nonbinary, and intersexed residents are no longer able to accurately represent their gender identity.
June 26, 2024
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
Almost 5,000 New Yorkers have 'X' gender markers on their IDs
The Gender Recognition Act of 2022 made a third gender option available on state-issued identification in New York.
May 17, 2024
No, transphobes, Lia Thomas didn't cause the U.S. swimming team to almost quit
A false Facebook post claiming the U.S. women's swimming team threatened to quit if trans athlete Lia Thomas was allowed to try out have been debunked.
May 13, 2024
Transphobe Elon Musk calls out J.K. Rowling for posting transphobic content
Many of the tech billionaire’s fans wondered why the noted transphobe would ask a like-minded person to stop attacking transgender people online.
May 6, 2024
J.K. Rowling will 'not' forgive Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson for backing trans rights
There's nothing to forgive, Joanne, and here's why.
April 11, 2024
X likely profited from promoted post calling for LGBTQ+ death penalty
X reportedly received between $10 and $2,500 to promote a post calling for LGBTQ+ people to receive the death penalty.
April 10, 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
Libs of TikTok, other right-wingers lose it after X reinstates bans on misgendering, deadnaming trans people
Advocacy groups say the quiet policy change and weak enforcement mechanisms leave a lot to be desired for the safety of users on the platform formerly called Twitter.
March 1, 2024
Right-wing author alleges bizarre ‘neonatal queer theory’ and sonograms to determine LGBTQ+ identities
The SPLC-designated extremist sees a plot to poison the minds of children.
February 6, 2024
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
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
Another LGBTQ+ Rights Group Leaves X/Twitter Over Transphobic Content
The education advocacy group GLSEN cited a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate that identified deficiencies in monitoring hateful content.
December 22, 2023