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Meta mishandled lesbian content on Instagram

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Meta’s independent Oversight Board has overturned the removal of an Instagram post celebrating lesbian relationships, issuing a pointed rebuke of the company’shandling of LGBTQ+ content and warning that Meta continues to make “repeated errors” when moderating queer self-expression online. The Tuesday ruling centers on a Brazilian Portuguese Instagram carousel posted by a page focused on lesbian visibility and culture. The post featured photographs of older lesbian couples alongside text reflecting on how generations of queer women had their relationships minimized, hidden, or dismissed as “just friendships” rather than openly recognized as romantic partnerships. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox […]

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BOYCOTT: Grindr’s surprising ties to the Republican Party, explained

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If there was one place that was free of MAGA politics, you’d think it would be a gay hookup app, but you’d be wrong. Not only are there frequent reports that spikes in Grindr usage during large conservative events like the Republican National Convention cause the app to crash, but Grindr now has a Republican in a major leadership role and has been wading into politics more and more during President Donald Trump’s second term. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. When gay businessman and investor George Arison took over […]

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New York Times defends coverage after mum of trans teen demands accountability

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A.G. Sulzberger was challenged at The New York Times’ annual shareholders meeting after a parent of a transgender teenager asked what responsibility the paper holds when its reporting is cited to justify laws and policies targeting trans people, and what it is doing to be accountable. The parent told the meeting: “This reporting is deeply concerning to me as the mom of a trans teen,” before asking: “What steps are you taking to be accountable to concerns of the trans community, readers, and shareholders?” Sulzberger defended the paper’s journalism, describing the reporting as “incredibly rigorously reported and edited” and saying […]

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Palantir Employees Lament “Descent Into Fascism”

Ars Technica reports: It took just a few months of President Donald Trump’s second term for Palantir employees to question their company’s commitments to civil liberties. Last fall, Palantir seemed to become the technological backbone of Trump’s immigration enforcement machinery, providing software identifying, tracking, and helping deport immigrants on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security, when current and former employees started ringing the alarm. Around that time, two former employees reconnected by phone. Right as they picked up the call, one of them asked, “Are you tracking Palantir’s descent into fascism?” “That was their greeting,” the other former employee says. […]

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NYT: Google Co-Founder Sergey Brin Is Now MAGA

The New York Times reports: Sergey Brin, a Google co-founder and one of the world’s richest people, is a longtime friend of Mr. Newsom, the California governor. But now, like so many other leaders in the traditionally liberal bastion of Silicon Valley, Mr. Brin has shifted to the right. With his outspokenly conservative girlfriend by his side, he has joined the ranks of tech executives courting Mr. Trump in his second term. Last May, he attended a fund-raiser featuring Vice President JD Vance and donated nearly half a million dollars to the Republican National Committee. In September, he told the president at […]

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Connor Ives and MAC team up to re-release the iconic ‘Protect The Dolls’ t-shirt

The ‘Protect The Dolls’ tee became an overnight fashion sensation, with A-listers from Pedro Pascal to Charli XCX proudly wearing the top.  Now, fashion designer Connor Ives and Mac Cosmetics have teamed up to re-release the beloved ‘Protect the Dolls’ shirt. Ives debuted the t-shirt as he took a bow at his Fall/Winter 2025 show at London Fashion Week. Due to high demand, the t-shirt was put on sale, with all proceeds going to Trans Lifeline, a peer support and crisis hotline supporting trans people in the United States and Canada. The new campaign re-established support for the ‘dolls’, the term an informal descriptor for trans women or transfeminine non-binary people. […]

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Man sentenced after defrauding gay men on dating apps for over £28,000

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A man who coerced gay men on dating apps and defrauded them for a total of £28,488 has been sentenced to three years in prison. Between July 2022 and November 2024, 26-year-old Thomas Godden was found to have tricked three men into thinking they were in romantic relationships with him. He then exploited them to send him money for what they thought were day-to-day costs, travel expenses and more, and ensured them that he would repay them. One of the men he victimised sent him more than £26,000. An investigation carried out by the City of London Police found that […]

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Want to support LGBTQ+ businesses? There’s an app for that

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Colored glass and antique tins line the walls of Again Vintage, each ware reflecting gentle window light. Here, the hustle of New York City finds calm, and by design. Co-owners Ryann Holmes and Sara Elise wanted to run a business but also cultivate a sense of relaxation. Some visitors tell them coming inside feels like an exhale, Holmes says. The tense political moment has made inclusivity in their business approach feel more urgent. Last year, the store joined Everywhere Is Queer, an app that maps out LGBTQ+ businesses globally. Holmes says the platform has united LGBTQ+ business owners and creatives […]

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AI Porn Isn’t Regulated. What Does That Mean for Depictions of Queer Bodies?

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When Pornhub released its most-watched categories of 2025, queer-themed content held the top two spots: “Lesbian” was the most viewed category and “Transgender” was the second most viewed, up five spots from 2024. The global appetite for LGBTQ adult content is increasing in tandem with the explosion of AI porn. Over the last year, Google searches for “AI porn generators” have steadily climbed, with one site receiving 8.57 million visitors in January. But unlike porn made up of real people, AI porn is largely unregulated, opening the door for the exploitation of queer bodies. “More often than not, AI-generated pornography falls under this umbrella of […]

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Trans editor sues DreamWorks over harassment on Bad Guys 2

An editor who worked on the animated film The Bad Guys 2 is suing two major entertainment companies behind the project — DreamWorks Animation and NBCUniversal Media — alleging anti-trans discrimination during the film’s production. Parker Goldsmith, who is transgender, filed a lawsuit against the companies in California state court last week, alongside several people who worked on the film, including former editor John Venzon. Goldsmith alleges that throughout production, Venzon repeatedly subjected them to harassment related to their gender identity. According to the complaint, Venzon used Goldsmith’s deadname, sent them unsolicited memes about transgender people, asked invasive questions about their medical transition and personal life, and made sexually […]

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