BarkBox CEO apologizes for leaked message exposing paused Pride ads — but they're still paused
BarkBox's CEO apologized for a leaked memo stopping paid ads for their Pride Collection, but they're still not advertising it.
June 05 2025 12:20 PM
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Here are 7 LGBTQ+ groups you can donate to as major companies quit sponsoring Pride events
These local LGBTQ+ groups still need help making their Pride celebrations a reality.
June 04 2025 5:15 PM
These 14 corporations have stopped or scaled back sponsorship of LGBTQ+ Pride events
Here are the companies that have walked back their support for Pride Month while axing DEI, some of them after decades of allyship.
June 02 2025 6:00 AM
D.C. police investigate suspected hate crime at bar for queer & trans people of color during WorldPride
As the city ramps up for the world's biggest LGBTQ+ celebration, somebody broke in and vandalized Saints and Sinners, a QTBIPOC space.
May 27 2025 11:11 AM
Most Americans support corporate LGBTQ+ Pride efforts despite pull-back by major brands: report
A new GLAAD report challenges the notion that Americans endorse a retreat from LGBTQ+ inclusion in commerce.
May 22 2025 4:11 PM
Corporate sponsors like Pepsi, Nissan, Mastercard, and more pull back from NYC Pride
Most blame the economic climate, but others point the finger at the anti-DEI policies and rhetoric of the Trump administration.
May 21 2025 6:01 PM
Apple's App Store removes queer cruising app Sniffies
The platform said the removal was temporary.
May 20 2025 5:07 PM
Apple fined by Russian court for extremist 'LGBT content'
This is not the first time Apple has run afoul of Russian authorities for refusing to censor content under Putin.
May 20 2025 11:59 AM
LGBTQ+ people’s safety has plummeted across social media platforms: report
The 2025 Social Media Safety Index from GLAAD reveals widespread failures by major tech platforms to protect LGBTQ+ users.
May 13 2025 9:00 AM
Project 2025 vowed to roll back LGBTQ+ rights. Here's everything Trump has done so far
Donald Trump claimed on the campaign trail that he had "nothing to do" with Project 2025 — but now that he's in office, he's implementing it.
May 06 2025 5:00 AM
'WWE in the West Wing:' Elon Musk got into a screaming match with Scott Bessent
Witnesses said Bessent criticized Musk's DOGE for failing to make good on its promised cuts, and Musk called Bessent a "Soros agent" who ran "a failed hedge fund."
April 23 2025 4:02 PM
Target foot traffic down for 10th consecutive week amid boycott over DEI abandonment
Meanwhile, Costco — which rejected calls to abandon its DEI efforts — marked its sixteenth straight week of increasing foot traffic.
April 23 2025 12:14 PM
JD Vance wants the UK to repeal its LGBTQ+ hate speech laws to secure a trade deal
An anonymous White House advisor said JD Vance is “obsessed by the fall of Western civilization."
April 17 2025 12:37 PM
Who is Scott Bessent? Here's the gay billionaire and treasury secretary backing Trump tariffs
Bessent's tenure has been defined by his compliance in dismantling government agencies and his unwillingness to recognize the impact of Trump's tariffs on Americans.
April 11 2025 7:06 AM
Advocates cry foul after YouTube quietly removes ‘gender identity’ from hate speech policy
The change happened after Donald Trump’s inauguration.
April 03 2025 5:30 PM
These 25 major companies still have DEI practices
While some large corporations are ending DEI programs due to conservative backlash, these companies are staying strong.
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April 02 2025 12:21 PM
A Mississippi cafe made a discount for straight couples only. Now, other restaurants are hitting back
Local restaurants are hosting drag shows and inclusive tours after Darwell’s Happiness Cafe claimed they "don’t do the trans or the lesbians or gays."
April 01 2025 12:13 PM
Federal student loan restrictions will disproportionately impact LGBTQ+ adults
LGBTQ+ people are more likely to have student loans and experience economic insecurity, poverty, and disabilities.
March 20 2025 11:54 AM
Multiple D.C. LGBTQ+ bars pull Jack Daniel's orders over distiller's retreat from diversity & inclusion
If you're looking for Jack Daniel's, you won't find it at these LGBTQ+ bars.
March 10 2025 3:20 PM
Target faces 40-day boycott for ending DEI programs as Trump tariffs take effect
A 40-day boycott against Target is beginning today.
March 05 2025 1:47 PM