9 Best Articles in 2022
Longreads
Finding a Path in a Broken System
Longreads
20+ min read · · Thailand is a top destination for gender confirmation surgery. Its success is a symptom of Western failure. · Shared by 299, including Matthew Turland
Guardian Tech
This algorithm can tell whether you're gay or straight, from a photograph
Guardian Tech
6 min read · · An artificial intelligence guessed the sexuality of people on a dating site with up to 91% accuracy, raising tricky ethical questions · Shared by 169, including jean marc manach, Florian Hanke 🍎, Manos Hatzimalonas, Simon Wüthrich, Jakub Ferenc, Alexandra Wong, { Monah } 💡, Flavio Rump, Merkstatt, Thomas Power, Chris Messina, Rick Powell, Markus Maurer, Kim Dik
Variety
Disney Censors Same-Sex Affection in Pixar Films, According to Letter From Employees
Variety
6 min read · · In a statement attributed to “the LGBTQIA+ employees of Pixar, and their allies” obtained by Variety, employees of the animation studio allege that Disney corporate executives have dema… · Shared by 38, including Steve Silberman, Michelle Garrett (she/her), Alex B., Liliane Ferrari ™
Cloudflare
The Mistake that Caused 1.1.1.3 to Block LGBTQIA+ Sites Today
Cloudflare
3 min read · · 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… · Shared by 11, including Dan Gillmor, tenty
WIRED
Twitch Sues Users Over Alleged ‘Hate Raids’ Against Streamers
WIRED
3 min read · · 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. · Shared by 32, including CyberCodeTwins.eth 👾// NINER FURY TANGO, Amber Mac, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA
shonda rhimes
From the Closet to the Spotlight, LGBTQ+ Life Isn’t Easy on Our Health
shonda rhimes
6 min read · · In this essay, professor and neuroscientist Dr. Sara C. Mednick discusses her firsthand knowledge of how harmful hiding LGBTQ+ identity can be. · Shared by 102
edutopia
Supporting LGBTQIA+ Students During Distance Learning
edutopia
3 min read · · 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. · Shared by 20, including Monica Burns, Ed.D. #EdTech
Variety
How Hollywood Is (and Isn't) Getting Better at LGBTQ Inclusion
Variety
7 min read · · 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,… · Shared by 55
Buffer
50+ Resources For LGBTQIA Allies
Buffer
3 min read · · A resource list for learning more about LGBTQIA allyship: links, books, blogs, videos, and movies; plus thoughtful social media voices to learn from. · Shared by 10, including Carolyn Kopprasch, Mathias Böhm
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Vox
The rise of anti-trans “radical” feminists, explained
Vox
20+ min read · · Known as TERFs, trans-exclusionary radical feminist groups are working with conservatives to push their anti-trans agenda. · Shared by 36, including jender fight at the O.K. corral, Jonathan Ichikawa, Kat, Helen Lewis, Kate Manne, Riley Black 🦕🏳️⚧️
Guardian Books
Subversive, queer and terrifyingly relevant: six reasons why Moby-Dick is the novel for our times
Guardian Books
8 min read · · 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 · Shared by 34, including Jane, Austin Kleon, 𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚛
It's Nice That
Explore queer design history through Days of Rage, a new online exhibition documenting LGBTQIA+ activist posters
It's Nice That
· We speak to the One Archives Foundation and Studio Lutalica about the intentions behind the online exhibition, and its clean and minimalist web design approach. · Shared by 12
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Black Lives Matter CSS
bonfire.com
· 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... · Shared by 9, including Karl Groves (he/him), Scott Hanselman, Aaron Gustafson
The New York Times
The Trans Actors Challenging Outmoded Ideas of Masculinity
The New York Times
10 min read · · 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. · Shared by 17, including Rachel Perrone, Ayala Sherbow, Human Rights Campaign
MIT Press
How the Internet Became Straight
MIT Press
10 min read · · Alexander Monea, author of "The Digital Closet," argues that the internet became straight by suppressing everything that is not, forcing LGBTQIA+ content into increasingly narrow channels. · Shared by 39
NBC News
LGBTQ advocates tracking over 200 'harmful' state bills
NBC News
5 min read · · 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. · Shared by 13, including Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈, Human Rights Campaign, Rachel Perrone
Guardian US
California pardoned a gay civil rights leader. Activists want clemency for more LGBTQ+ prisoners
Guardian US
4 min read · · 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 · Shared by 12
The Washington Post
CDC gets list of forbidden words: fetus, transgender, diversity
The Washington Post
4 min read · · Agency analysts are told to avoid these 7 banned words and phrases in budget documents · Shared by 144, including Charlie O'Keefe, Merkstatt, Mayhem, Just Mayhem., Brian D. Earp, Ph.D., Florian Hanke 🍎, 🟣 Antonio Vieira Santos #FutureOfWork #InnoTrans2, Marcus Raitner, slumos, Bjorn Larsen, Carly, John Battelle
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