2020 Gift Guide: For the Techies
iPhone 12 Pro 5G goes Pro. A14 Bionic rockets past every other smartphone chip. The Pro camera system takes low-light photography to the next level — with an even bigger jump on iPhone 12 Pro Max. And Ceramic S...
The Birth of LGBTQ Social Media Platform Molly Tommy
I recently launched Molly Tommy as a new social media platform for the LGBTQ community. Everyone’s ambition at some point in their lives should be to make a difference in other people’s lives. An idea can co...
Broadway Murder Mysteries Debuts New Virtual Game
Monica Hammond is well known in Broadway circles, serving as the Director of Marketing for Davenport Theatrical Enterprises and handling campaigns for such shows as the Tony Award-winning revival of “Once On Th...
Instagram and Facebook Ban Promotion of Conversion Therapy
Facebook and Instagram have banned all posts that promote the dangerous and debunked practice of conversion therapy, reported CNN. On Thursday (July 9), a spokesperson for Facebook confirmed the company’s ha...
8 out of 10 Gen Z Trans People Are Only Out Online, Study from Tinder Finds
A large majority of Gen Z transgender people are only out online, according to a report conducted by Tinder. A year after the dating app’s decision to introduce its orientation feature, which allows users to...
Reddit Removes Subreddits Spreading Hate Speech, Including TERF and Pro-Trump Communities
In a move to curtail hate speech on the platform, Reddit has shut down upwards of 2,000 subreddits that have a history of hate speech. The company introduced their newly revised content policy on Monday (Jun...
Virtual Pride Comes to Animal Crossing: New Horizons
As part of Global Pride, LGBTQ Pride is coming to one of today’s most popular games, Animal Crossing, in the form of a rainbow island, reported Forbes. Creative agency We Are Social is bringing the virtual P...
Covid-Related Business Innovations
The Cheapest Ventilator Ever Made The “Vermontilator” is likely the simplest, and cheapest, ventilator ever made for mass production, costing only “a few hundred dollars per unit in parts and materials” acco...
Netflix Defends LGBTQ Representation in Response to Controversial Tweet
Netflix defended its LGBTQ inclusion on social media in response to a controversial meme posted about “unnecessary gay characters.” One Twitter user posted a meme showing Netflix shoving “an unnecessary gay ...
Technology’s Reshaping of Normalcy
My psychotherapist followed up on my assessment results through a Zoom meeting. This appointment was my third one using a video chat since the city shut down. My doctor thanked me, hoping that this wouldn’t be ...
New Text Service Sends Trans and Non-binary People Validation During Coronavirus Lockdown
Transgender and non-binary people experiencing loneliness and isolation during the coronavirus pandemic can register for a new free text service that sends daily text validations. The service, called Validat...