The many terms the Trump administration really hates
The administration has banned or discouraged the use of hundreds of terms, including "advocate," "LGBT," and "trans."
March 10, 2025
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Sam Altman said he wants queers to be comfortable in his industry; supporting Trump goes against that
Altman is heartened by the trajectory of progress for queer youth, but that hit a brick wall this week with Trump’s inauguration.
January 24, 2025
Queer TikTok creators remain hopeful despite Supreme Court’s ruling upholding TikTok ban
The Advocate spoke with V Spehar and RaeShanda Lias about the latest developments in the saga surrounding the popular app.
January 17, 2025
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.
January 17, 2025
5 key takeaways from President Joe Biden's farewell speech
Biden warned of the dangers of oligarchy and a new "tech-industrial complex," while urging Americans to stand guard.
January 15, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg continues MAGA metamorphosis on Joe Rogan’s podcast
The billionaire tech CEO is doubling down on Meta’s sharp turn on content moderation and fact-checking.
January 10, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg’s new Meta policies okay using dehumanizing slurs toward LGBTQ+ people
Instagram, Facebook, and Threads are now unsafe for many users, advocates say.
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January 10, 2025
V Spehar reflects on 4 years of ‘Under the Desk News,’ the TikTok ban & tension with traditional media
The journalist and content creator sat down with The Advocate on the anniversary of creating their popular social media account.
January 8, 2025
Gay CEOs Tim Cook and Sam Altman look to be already cozying up to Donald Trump
While neither Altman nor Cook have spoken publicly on their communications with the president-elect, both stand to gain tremendously from maintaining a positive relationship with him.
December 16, 2024
Rep. Ro Khanna and transgender activist put Nancy Mace on blast at tech summit
The confrontation came at the end of a week when Mace introduced measures in Congress targeting transgender people.
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December 1, 2024
Spate of racist text messages goes out after Trump's election
"You have been selected to pick cotton at the nearest plantation," says a racist message circulating in several states.
November 7, 2024
JD Vance wants gay tech billionaire Peter Thiel to fund Trump-Vance campaign
Thiel, who supported Trump in 2016, has said he wouldn't donate to any campaign this year, although he could change his mind.
August 30, 2024
On the failed X chat with Musk, Trump let slip that Harris is as beautiful as…Melania?
The conversation between the two rich, bigoted, and idiotic white men was everything you can imagine it would be, writes John Casey. Well, with a couple of surprises.
August 13, 2024
Pete Buttigieg roasts JD Vance and his gay tech bro billionaire
He called out the Trump VP pick’s ever-changing point of view and explained why some Silicon Valley billionaires support Republicans.
July 22, 2024
Gay activist and philanthropist Bruce Bastian dies at 76
Bastian, cofounder of WordPerfect, left the Mormon Church as a young adult and dedicated himself to LGBTQ+ causes.
June 26, 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
George Santos's latest money-making plot? Reviving his drag persona, Kitara Ravache
The lying gay former congressman from New York has a new way to make a buck by turning into the drag queen he previously denied being.
April 29, 2024
After alleged neo-Nazi named, X updates doxxing policy; now many Libs of TikTok posts violate it
A quiet update to the company's prohibition on releasing people's private information without their permission appears to complicate things for the account that constantly targets people.
March 21, 2024
The House voted to ban TikTok. Here's what that could mean for you.
The bill now heads to the Senate, where it faces steep hurdles to getting passed.
March 13, 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