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Becca Branum @beccabranum.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
On the law: @lgbttech.bsky.social, @publicknowledge.bsky.social & partners show the FCC has no authority to do this, and that singling out a class of people as "meriting a warning" is both stigmatizing and unconstitutional. www.lgbttech.org/post/lgbt-te...
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LGBT Tech & Civil Society Groups File FCC Comments in Staunch Opposition to Identity-Based TV Ratings
The filing urges the FCC to reject any framework that treats transgender identity or LGBTQ+ representation as a warning category rather than ordinary human presence.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Join us for the PATHS Forward Summit: Community IRL, a dynamic, community-centered event bringing together students, professionals, advocates, and innovators at the intersection of STEAM and equity. And it's completely FREE! See you soon! 🗓️ June 25, 2026 ⌚️ 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
New from LGBT Tech: our roadmap, “Data Privacy Principles for Federal & State Policymakers.” We outline 7 core principles for modern privacy laws. Dive into the roadmap here: www.lgbttech.org/post/new-roa...
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New Roadmap: Data Privacy Principles for Federal & State Policymakers
LGBT Tech's new roadmap outlines seven core principles for stronger privacy legislation.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Yesterday we co-hosted our 2026 #Tech & #Telecom Policy Outlook in Washington, D.C. panelist covered #AI, #Spectrum #Affordability #Media and #DataCenters. Check out the full event video: @http_online @mmtconline @ocanational
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2026 Tech & Telecom Policy Outlook | March 25, 2026
@lgbttech , @hispanictechandtelecompart9237 , @mmtconline and @OCANational bring together experts to talk about the 2026 Tech & Telecom Outlook. March 25, 2026
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Join us on 3/25 in D.C. for an event on Advocating For Underserved Communities with discussions focused on #AI, #datacenters, #spectrum, #broadband affordability, and broadcast media in 2026. Engage with leaders shaping tech policy for underserved communities. buff.ly/mfnmdO1
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
🎥 A look #BTS with the PATHS Forward team - setting up, breaking down, and everything in between. Catch the latest PATHS Forward episodes on YouTube (www.youtube.com/@lgbttech) or listen on your favorite podcast platform. #PATHS #LGBTTech #STEAM #STEM
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
#BTS with Claudia Hernandez and the PATHS Forward crew 📸 Great conversations, great people, and even better energy. ➡️ Watch her PATHS Forward episode here: www.youtube.com/@lgbttech. You can also find all episodes on your favorite podcast platform. #PATHS #STEM #STEAM #ComputerScience
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Spectrum opened applications for its sixth class of Spectrum Scholars, the Company’s annual scholarship and career-development program for students with financial need.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
📍 Creating Change 2026 is officially here! We’re excited to share that LGBT Tech's Executive Director, Chris Wood, will be taking the stage for: ✨ Cyber Security as Community Care 📅 Thursday, January 22 ⏰ 3:30 PM Be sure to register and add this session to your schedule in the conference app.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
CTIA Wireless Foundation is seeking driven social entrepreneurs, who are leveraging mobile-first solutions, to apply for Catalyst 2026 by the February 24th application deadline. The Foundation welcomes applications from founders who have personal experience with the problem they are trying to solve.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
From unforgettable moments at past receptions to what’s next, join us tomorrow for the LGBTQ+ & Allies Reception at CES 2026 in Las Vegas! Interested in attending? DM us for the registration link and code. #LGBTTech #CES #CES2026 #CTA 📆 January 7th ⏰ 4:30–6:30 PM P.T. 📍 Innovation For All Suite
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Wishing everyone a joyful and safe holiday season from all of us at LGBT Tech! 🩷 💙
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
Heading to #CES 2026 in Las Vegas? Join us for the 🌈 LGBTQ+ & Allies Reception, hosted by CTA & LGBT Tech! Connect, unwind, and build community in the Innovation For All Hospitality Suite on Jan 7, from 4:30- 6:30 PM. 👉 DM us for the link and registration code! #LGBTTech #CES #CES2026 #CTA
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Happy Pansexual & Panromantic Pride Day! 💛💗💙 Today, we celebrate everyone whose attraction expands beyond gender, a reminder that love, connection, and identity are beautifully diverse. Your identity is valid. Your experiences matter. And your presence strengthens our community. #LGBTTech #PanPride
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
🕯️ Today, we honor Transgender Day of Remembrance, a solemn occasion to reflect on the lives lost to anti-transgender violence and discrimination. Let us commit to creating a world where transgender voices are celebrated, transgender lives are valued, and hate has no place. 🏳️‍⚧️
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Don't forget! Register today to join @publicknowledge.bsky.social for our in-person panel event "The People’s Oversight Hearing," featuring former agency officials, seasoned practitioners & civil society leaders. Sign up at the link below: publicknowledge.org/oversight
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
Coming out isn’t one moment, it’s a journey, a process, and sometimes, a quiet act of courage that happens again and again. 🌈 Happy National Coming Out Day! #NationalComingOutDay #LGBTTech #VisibilityMatters #community #joy
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
⏰ ONE HOUR AWAY! The PATHS Forward Summit is about to kick off, don’t miss the conversations shaping the future of work, tech, and community. 🌈 Register now pathslgbtq.org/events #PATHSForward #LGBTTech #PFS
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
Final call! Online registration closes Oct. 8th. Don’t miss Shae Gardner, LGBT Tech’s Director of Policy & Research, in the Policy & Advocacy breakout session at the 2025 Maryland Digital Opportunity Summit! For more info and registration: marylandersonline.umd.edu/events/2025-...
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
🤖 As artificial intelligence (AI) rapidly expands its role in online spaces, the LGBTQ+ community is paying close attention. From facial recognition to content moderation and algorithmic curation, the implications of AI are deeply personal and political.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Happy Bi Visibility Day! 💜🩷💙 Today’s about celebrating love, identity, and the beautiful diversity within our communities. To everyone who identifies as bi, thank you for showing up, for sharing your stories, and for reminding us all that love and identity are wonderfully diverse. #BiVisibilityDay
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
We had the privilege of joining Kindness in Action: A Convening on Youth Mental Health, Community Care, and Local Solutions, hosted by Born This Way Foundation with support from Cotton On Foundation. We’re honored that LGBT Tech was included in the resource guide shared during the event 🙌
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
🌐 WIRED en Español highlights LGBT Tech’s work to ensure AI systems recognize and respect LGBTQ+ experiences. Our mission: making sure emerging technologies fight bias, not reinforce it. Read here www.lgbttech.org/post/lgbt-te...
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
📈 Did you know, 94% of transgender adults say online platforms had an impact on discovering their identity? ➡️ 83% of transgender adults joined social media platforms before the age of 18. ➡️ 83% joined to escape negative offline environments.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Are you just starting or wanting to pursue a career in a STEAM field? Are you looking to build your professional network? Our PATHS STEAM Educational Grant and Mentorship Applications are now open! Apply today for up to $2,500 to use toward your education. ➡️ Apply here: www.pathslgbtq.org/grants
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
🔊 LGBT Tech stands for a free and open internet. That’s why we joined an amicus brief challenging Texas’s HB 18, an unconstitutional law that forces ID checks, chills expression, and cuts off vulnerable communities from support. Read why we’re fighting back: www.lgbttech.org/post/lgbt-te...
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LGBT Tech Joins Amicus Brief Against HB 18’s Harmful Internet Censorship
This month, LGBT Tech joined a civil liberties amicus brief to the Fifth Circuit in CCIA v. Paxton, a case challenging Texas’s “Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment Act” (HB 18).…
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
This week, LGBT Tech, with McDermott Will & Emery serving as legal counsel, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court requesting the Court reinstate a preliminary injunction blocking Mississippi’s House Bill 1126.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
📈 We've launched the second annual iteration of our ctrl+alt+lgbt polling, a landmark national survey on the digital usage, access, and experiences of LGBTQ+ adults. ➡️ View our key findings infographic and the full polling report here www.lgbttech.org/research-and...
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
💻 OpenTools recently featured LGBT Tech in its article, “AI and the LGBTQ+ Community: Navigating Challenges & Calls for Change”, spotlighting E.D. Chris Wood for his leadership in pushing for more inclusive & equitable AI systems. Read the full article here: opentools.ai/news/ai-and-...
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AI and the LGBTQ+ Community: Navigating Challenges and Calls for Change
Dive into the complexities of AI's impact on the LGBTQ+ community, from algorithmic bias to online censorship. Uncover the ongoing challenges and calls for transparency and inclusivity in the digital…
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
We’re taking a moment to look back at our incredible LGBTQ+ & Allies event at @CES 2025! Are you planning on heading to #CES2026? LGBT Tech will be back to host another LGBTQ+ & Allies Event at CES. Interested in getting involved? Send us a message. We hope to see you there! #LGBTTech #CES #CES2026
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
📶 CODI recently featured LGBT Tech in its “Pride in Tech: How Universal Acceptance Can Empower the LGBTQ+ Community” article, highlighting our role as a founding member in the new Coalition on Digital Impact (CODI). You can read the full article here: www.codi.global/newsroom/pri... #lgbttech #CODI
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
We’re wrapping up an incredible Pride Month by highlighting the unforgettable events we were a part of. 🗽 NYC showed up & showed OUT! Our booth at PrideFest was buzzing w/ love, tech talk, & plenty of swag. Oh, our GAYTM made their debut appearance 💅 Thanks for making NYC Pride unforgettable!
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
📚 The Washington Blade wrote a feature on LGBT Tech's new LGBTQ+ Archive, launched last month to house the thousands of deleted federal resources about the LGBTQ+ community. You can read the full article: www.lgbttech.org/post/lgbt-te... #lgbttech #lgbtqarchive #lgbttechinthepress #lgbtqcommunity
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LGBT Tech Featured in Washington Blade Article on The LGBTQ+ Archive
The Washington Blade wrote a feature on LGBT Tech's new LGBTQ+ Archive, launched last month to house the thousands of deleted federal resources about the LGBTQ+ community. The Blade interviewed…
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
We’re wrapping up an incredible Pride Month by highlighting the unforgettable events we were proud to be part of. We partnered with Wilkinson Barker Knauer for a powerful day of data, discussion, and celebration in Washington, D.C. ✨ A special thank you WBK and to everyone who joined us!
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
The FTC is holding a workshop targeting transgender youth & their families Today, July 9. We’re answering with facts, families, & experts. [Tomorrow] July 10 | 9 AM ET Livestream on YouTube Panelists & speakers include privacy experts, doctors, parents of transgender youth & former FTC officials.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
🌈 We’re wrapping up an incredible Pride Month by highlighting the unforgettable events we were proud to be part of. Thank you to everyone who showed up, supported, & celebrated with us. We kicked off Pride Month at LA Pride Village! Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by, you truly made it amazing!
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The FTC is holding a workshop targeting transgender youth and their families on July 9. We’re answering with facts, families, and experts. July 10 | 9 AM ET Livestream on YouTube Panelists and speakers include privacy experts, doctors, parents of transgender youth & former FTC officials.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
🏳️‍⚧️ Read our new blog on last week's devastating Supreme Court decision to uphold Tennessee's ban on gender affirming care for minors, which sets a dangerous precedent for transgender autonomy and privacy in physical and digital spaces alike. Read more at the 🔗 in bio
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
🪩✨ NYC, get ready to dance for a cause! ✨🪩 Join us at Joyface this Thursday, June 26 at 8PM for a Pride celebration like no other, featuring music by VOSTERS, hosted by the fabulous Airica Prange, and powered by YOU, the beautiful queer community. 🌈 📍 104 Ave C, New York, NY 🎟️ Tickets at the door
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
📣 Individual Tech Grant Applications are Now Open! Apply through July 10th. 🔗 Application link: www.poweronlgbt.org/individual-g... #poweron #lgbttech #digitaldivide #itg #techforall #lgbtqcommuity #lgbtq #lgbt #access #technology
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
🌈 Happy Pride Month Pride isn’t just a celebration, it’s a reminder that our community builds the future.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
We are excited to join the Coalition on Digital Impact (#CODI) @@codiglobal.bsky.social , a new coalition dedicated to addressing technological barriers to ensure that everyone benefits from the opportunities offered by the digital world. Learn more now: codi.global #Internet4All
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Today we celebrate Agender Pride Day! 🖤🤍💚 Honoring those who live beyond the binary and recognize those whose experience of self goes beyond the concept of gender. To our agender community: we see you, we support you, and we’re proud to stand with you. #AgenderPride #AgenderVisibility #LGBTTech
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 18/05/2025
While KOSA aims to protect minors from online harms, advocates, including LGBT Tech, express concerns that the bill could inadvertently lead to the censorship of LGBTQ+ content. Read more here ➡️ www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/05/kids... #KOSA #LGBTTech #KidsOnlineSafetyAct
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Kids Online Safety Act reintroduced in Senate. Advocates fear it’ll block LGBTQ+ content online.
However, many other groups have nonetheless opposed the bill, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the Woodhull Freedom Foundation, the LGBT Technology Partnership, as well as LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations in six states.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 17/05/2025
🏳️‍🌈 Today is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, a powerful reminder that everyone deserves to live freely, safely, and without fear. At LGBT Tech, we’re committed to pushing back against hate, especially in digital spaces where LGBTQ+ voices are often targeted.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Dallas Voice recently spotlighted LGBT Tech's groundbreaking initiative, AllyAI, which aims to ensure LGBTQ+ inclusivity in artificial intelligence systems. Read more here ➡️ dallasvoice.com/allyai-creat...
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Finding an ally in AI
LGBT Tech is creating AllyAI to mitigate bias against LGBTQ individuals in AI systems
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
📣 Attention LGBTQ+ Centers and Orgs! Our FREE cybersafety guidebook is now available for pre-order! This first addition of our new resource is created through our Digital Navigator Program and is designed to help
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
LGBT Tech’s Arin Rook will be presenting during the Net Inclusion Lightning Rounds for the second year. This year, we’ll be sharing our analysis of LGBTQ+ inclusion across all 55 State and Territory Digital Equity Plans.
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Today we launch The LGBTQ+ Archive, preserving vital federal resources that have disappeared from government websites. Our history will not be erased. ➡️ Join us: thelgbtqarchive.org #TheLGBTQArchive
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lgbttech.bsky.social @lgbttech.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
The recently introduced App Store Accountability Act’s age verification and parental consent requirements risk doing more harm than good, particularly for LGBTQ+ youth who may lose access to affirming and essential digital resources.
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