Apple fined by Russian court for extremist 'LGBT content'
This is not the first time Apple has run afoul of Russian authorities for refusing to censor content under Putin.
May 20, 2025
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YouTube Stops Restricting LGBT Content
Hundreds of thousands of previously-banned LGBT videos are now available on the site's Restricted Mode.
April 22, 2017
YouTube Apologizes, Promises to 'Fix' Restricted Mode on LGBT Content
"We're sorry and we're going to fix it," YouTube wrote Monday night on their blog after receiving widespread criticism from LGBT producers.
March 21, 2017
No One Can Explain Why YouTube Bans Some LGBT Content
YouTubers tell The Advocate the only explanation appears to be ignorance.
March 23, 2017
China Barred From Airing Eurovision Finale After Censoring LGBT Content
The censoring of a gay love song and other content is not in line with the contest's tradition of inclusivity, says Eurovision's organizer.
May 11, 2018
How Gay Was TV Last Season?
From Smash to Glee and Work It, GLAAD scores how well the TV networks did on being inclusive.
August 30, 2012
'I Am Gay' Goes Viral After Chinese Site Weibo Censors LGBT Content
The website's decision to remove gay content is viewed as part of a larger move under President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party to stifle ideas.Â
April 15, 2018
YouTube's Queer-Friendly Algorithm Is a Buggy Mess
LGBT content creators are still seeing their videos restricted and their revenue diminished.
April 27, 2017
Does YouTube Keep Money From Hate Speech?
LGBT content creators say they have gotten caught up in YouTube's crackdown.
December 20, 2017
China Takes Huge Step Backward on LGBT Rights
The world's most-populous nation has banned all LGBT-related online content.
July 10, 2017
How Much Money Has YouTube Made from Hate Speech?
Some advertisers want the service to stop showing their commercials in front of anti-LGBT content.
April 7, 2017
GLAAD Gives Fox, Disney 'F' on LGBT-Inclusive Films
The LGBT media watchdog agency delivered its first annual Studio Responsibility Index, rating the six major film studios based on their LGBT-inclusive content.
August 22, 2013
How GLAAD Is Training Google AI to Be Less Homophobic
GLAAD announced it will partner with Google's parent company, Alphabet, to improve how artifical inteligence deals with LGBT content.
March 14, 2018
If Hollywood Won't Tell Our Stories, We Must
An exciting new way to access LGBT content is on its way, writes Allie Esslinger, and not a moment too soon.
August 11, 2016
WATCH: The Cure for Gay Wedding-Related Depression
Saturday Night Live couldn't possibly squeeze more LGBT content into the May 18 episode.
May 19, 2013
Why Gaming's 'Breakout' Gay Character Matters
Gamers and critics welcomed Dragon Age: Inquisition with its revolutionary LGBT content, but online conversation still lags behind.
July 12, 2015
Nine Audio Books You Should Listen To
As we head into holiday season, many readers are gearing up for road trips. Best way to get through one? Audio books -- they can be downloaded on your iPod or MP3 player or bought as CDs from several companies including the powerhouse Audible.com (which works with Amazon and offers a variety of price plans including one book a month for $14.95) and the fiesty newcomer AudioBooks.com (which lets you stream as many books as you like for a flat monthly fee of $29.95). Here are just nine of our fave audio books with LGBT content.
October 25, 2012
China's Weibo Backs Down on Promise to Censor Gay Content Amid Backlash
LGBT rights advocates responded in droves with the "I am gay" hashtag when the Twitter-like platform Weibo said it would ban pornographic, violent, and homosexual imagery.
April 16, 2018
Why Are Antigay Ads Running Before LGBT Videos on YouTube?
Some viewers clicking on coming out videos are being forced to watch ads about how sinful gay sex is.
June 6, 2018
Victory: LGBT Resources Back on Small Business Administration Site
The action comes after complaints from Democratic congresswomen (pictured) and the National LGBT Chamber of Commerce.
May 16, 2018
Marco Rubio Shamed for Speech to Antigay Rally on Pulse Anniversary
The senator was called "Florida's most brazen political opportunist" by a local alt-weekly.
August 2, 2016