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LinkedIn exposes transgender users to targeted harassment after company quietly changes hate speech policy

The changes involve edits to LinkedIn’s Professional Community Policies, specifically the “Hateful and Derogatory Content” and “Harassment and Abusive Content” sections.

​Colton Ford aka Glenn Soukesian at SiriusXM Studios in 2012

Colton Ford's legacy: A 'sweet, funny, talented' man

A list of positive messages and lovely stories from a community that is mourning the loss of Colton Ford.

Meta Oversight Board rules anti-transgender videos don't violate hate speech rules

Meta's Oversight Board allowed transphobic posts after executives warned they should be “treated carefully ... given the fraught political debate.”

Parents call out school board member for anti-LGBTQ+ posts

Kentucky school board member Donald Yarber faced backlash for his anti-LGBTQ+ comments, causing him to flee a public meeting.

Maine lawmaker censured for outing, deadnaming trans student athlete

Republican Rep. Laurel Libby outed the student in a Facebook post.

These 34 major companies caved to Trump and rolled back DEI programs

Major corporations are using Donald Trump's executive orders as an excuse to end their diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

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Boxers NYC Bartenders Calendar: Buff boys bulging for a cause

Do it for the LGBTQ+ youth, which benefit from sales of this sexy calendar.

Jonathan Capehart confirms he’s the latest high-profile voice to leave Jeff Bezos’s Washington Post

The award-winning and respected gay journalist announced the move on Tuesday.

The pope’s MAGA brother and how even the holiest families have a black — and red — sheep stained by Trump

Opinion: There’s one in every family. The black and now red sheep. And we know who that is in the pope’s family, writes John Casey

Meta AI tilts right, recommends conversion therapy: report

Meta's Llama 4 AI faces backlash for recommending conversion therapy, raising concerns about bias in its design. GLAAD calls out the dangerous practice.

A Mississippi cafe made a discount for straight couples only. Now, other restaurants are hitting back

Local restaurants are hosting drag shows and inclusive tours after Darwell’s Happiness Cafe claimed they "don’t do the trans or the lesbians or gays."

A disabled college student was bullied for posting about his transition. Meta removed his account

Micah Leroy, who ran the account known as “Disabled Trans Boy” on Instagram, became the subject of a right-wing hate campaign after he posted a video celebrating his top surgery.

Most Meta employees oppose ending DEI and fact-checking, survey finds

Meta workers overwhelming disagreed with the abolition of fact-checking and DEI programs, according to a new anonymous survey of 965 verified employees.

Kara Swisher calls Mark Zuckerberg a 'small little creature with a shriveled soul'

The lesbian journalist and tech expert slammed Meta CEO Zuckerberg for his coziness with Donald Trump and for blaming former colleague Sheryl Sandberg for the DEI program at his company.

Rise in anti-LGBTQ+ content on Meta platforms since rollback of protections: GLAAD study

"We found stark evidence of increased harmful content, decreased freedom of expression, and increased (self-)censorship,” GLAAD's report says.

Tennessee high school student-athlete banned from graduation after coming out on social media

The Tennessee Christian Preparatory School's handbook lists same-sex sexual relations along with bestiality and incest as sins of immorality.

LGBTQ+ people’s safety has plummeted across social media platforms: report

The 2025 Social Media Safety Index from GLAAD reveals widespread failures by major tech platforms to protect LGBTQ+ users.

These 25 major companies still have DEI practices

While some large corporations are ending DEI programs due to conservative backlash, these companies are staying strong.

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Mississippi restaurant gives out straight-couples-only offer and is roundly lambasted for it

"We don't do the trans or the lesbians or gays," an owner of Darwell's Happiness Cafe said.

Body of 'Julie Doe' in Florida identified as transgender woman Pamela Leigh Walton

Walton's body had been discovered in 1988 and remained unidentified since then.

Capital Pride scrambles after board member joins Trump’s anti-diversity administration

Vince Micone left the LGBTQ+ group ahead of emailing Department of Labor employees that DEI “programs divided Americans by race, wasted taxpayer dollars, and resulted in shameful discrimination.”

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