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​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.

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.

No, Canada hasn’t launched a suicide prevention hotline for LGBTQ+ Americans

The internet rumor is false, but there are still resources available for people in crisis.

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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Elon Musk and Sam Altman are fighting — The billionaire beef explained, plus the funniest moments

Musk and Altman, former colleagues turned bitter rivals, are taking public shots at each other as they threaten to buy each other's companies.

BREAKING: Karla SofĂ­a GascĂłn's X/Twitter page deactivated

The Academy Award nominee and star of Emilia Pérez was caught in controversy after problematic X posts shared by her came to the surface.

'Emilia Pérez' star Karla Sofía Gascón faces backlash for old X posts

Karla SofĂ­a GascĂłn is the first out trans woman to be nominated for a Best Actress Oscar.

Billionaires Trump, Zuckerberg, and Musk join forces to crush America's enduring decency

Mark Zuckerberg brazenly mimics Elon Musk, ditching safety on its platforms, and putting Trump sycophant Dana White on its board, writes John Casey.


Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook & Instagram will be more like X in second Trump term

Meta will no longer have independent fact-checkers and less content moderation, the CEO announced.

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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.

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.

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."

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.