9 Best Articles in 2021
Guardian Tech
This algorithm can tell whether you're gay or straight, from a photograph
Guardian Tech
6 min read · From 2017 · An artificial intelligence guessed the sexuality of people on a dating site with up to 91% accuracy, raising tricky ethical questions
Cloudflare
The Mistake that Caused 1.1.1.3 to Block LGBTQIA+ Sites Today
Cloudflare
3 min read · 2020-04-02 · Today we made a mistake. The mistake caused a number of LGBTQIA+ sites to inadvertently be blocked by the new 1.1.1.1 for Families service. I wanted to walk through what happened, why, and what we've…
WIRED
Twitch Sues Users Over Alleged ‘Hate Raids’ Against Streamers
WIRED
3 min read · Sep 10th · The lawsuit accuses two anonymous users of “targeting black and LGBTQIA+ streamers with racist, homophobic, sexist and other harassing content” in violation of its terms of service.
edutopia
Supporting LGBTQIA+ Students During Distance Learning
edutopia
3 min read · 2020-05-11 · Being separated from trusted peers and teachers can be particularly challenging for these students, but educators can take steps to help them feel cared for and safe.
Variety
How Hollywood Is (and Isn't) Getting Better at LGBTQ Inclusion
Variety
7 min read · 2020-03-12 · Brandon Flynn, one of the breakout actors from Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why,” has spent the last two years fielding questions about his personal life. In 2017, he wrote a passionate post on Instagram,…
Buffer
50+ Resources For LGBTQIA Allies
Buffer
3 min read · From 2019 · A resource list for learning more about LGBTQIA allyship: links, books, blogs, videos, and movies; plus thoughtful social media voices to learn from.
Vox
The rise of anti-trans “radical” feminists, explained
Vox
20+ min read · From 2019 · Known as TERFs, trans-exclusionary radical feminist groups are working with conservatives to push their anti-trans agenda.
Guardian Books
Subversive, queer and terrifyingly relevant: six reasons why Moby-Dick is the novel for our times
Guardian Books
8 min read · From 2019 · The book features gay marriage, hits out at slavery and imperialism and predicts the climate crisis – 200 years after the birth of its author, Herman Melville, it has never been more important
bonfire.com
Black Lives Matter CSS
bonfire.com
2020-07-13 · All profits directly benefit Black LGBTQIA+ folks. Designed and initially produced by James T. Green in support of several Black Lives Matter initiatives. This fundraiser...
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The New York Times
The Trans Actors Challenging Outmoded Ideas of Masculinity
The New York Times
10 min read · 2020-02-04 · Despite years of progress, trans male representation in film and television has remained all but nonexistent. Now, there’s a new group of rising stars.
NBC News
LGBTQ advocates tracking over 200 'harmful' state bills
NBC News
5 min read · 2020-02-04 · Not since 2016 has the start of a legislative session seen such a quick introduction of state bills targeting gay and transgender people, advocates say.
Guardian US
California pardoned a gay civil rights leader. Activists want clemency for more LGBTQ+ prisoners
Guardian US
4 min read · 2020-02-05 · Bayard Rustin, who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr and died in 1987, was arrested in 1953 under a law used to prosecute LGBTQ+ people
The New York Times
The Power and Hurt of Growing Up Young, Black and Gay
The New York Times
5 min read · From 2019 · In “How We Fight for Our Lives,” the poet Saeed Jones recalls a coming-of-age marked by sexual violence and bigotry as well as tenderness.
The Washington Post
CDC gets list of forbidden words: fetus, transgender, diversity
The Washington Post
4 min read · From 2017 · Agency analysts are told to avoid these 7 banned words and phrases in budget documents
The New York Times
‘Transgender’ Could Be Defined Out of Existence Under Trump Administration
The New York Times
7 min read · From 2018 · The Trump administration is considering a legal definition of gender as immutable and fixed at birth, the most drastic in a series of moves against transgender people.
Longreads
Woodstock: My Queer Love Story
Longreads
7 min read · From 2019 · Kate Walter went to Woodstock in 1969 with her boyfriend. She went back in 1994 with her girlfriend. She’s not going back again.
The Guardian
‘Gay gene’ theories belong in the past
The Guardian
2 min read · From 2019 · Gender norms imprison us all – and that extends to who we sleep or fall in love with, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
Jezebel
Happy Pride From AT&T and the $1.8 Million It Gave to Anti-LGBTQ+ and Republican Candidates
Jezebel
5 min read · From 2019 · Pride is a time to celebrate and honor the LGBTQIA+ people who have fought for equal rights before the law—sometimes literally, like the crowds at Stonewall, who defended themselves against cops…
