Maybelline has recently been on the receiving end of a major internet backlash after it faced an unprecedented amount of opposition from conservative citizens for its portrayal of an LGBTQ+ influencer in a makeup ad.
The financial woes for Twitter appear to be continuing as owner Elon Musk announced the platform is experiencing a nearly 50 percent drop in advertising revenue as it struggles with a heavy debt load.
When the Supreme Court ruled on June 30 in favor of a Colorado web designer who sought to refuse to make wedding websites for (theoretical) gay couples, activists and legal experts warned it would open the door to all kinds of businesses discriminating against LGBTQ+ Americans.
Republican attorneys general from seven states have signed a letter to Target, insinuating that the retailer’s LGBTQ+ youth content and merchandise may be considered obscene and in violation of the law.
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) announced that over 75 large businesses and dozens of small businesses have signed on to its Count Us In pledge.
Workers at dozens of U.S. Starbucks locations held strikes on Sunday to express their outrage over accusations by the baristas’ union that managers at several U.S. cafes removed rainbow flags and decorations supporting LGBTQ+ Pride month.
Twitter’s executive chair Elon Musk said late Tuesday the words “cisgender” and “cis” are considered “slurs” under the social media platform’s content policy, the latest policy change implemented by the billionaire who has previously made controversial remarks on gender identity.
Recent research by GLAAD found that Twitter was the most dangerous platform for LGBTQ+ people. The organization has released its third annual Social Media Safety Index.
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer, LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, and SHOWTIME, announced the fourth consecutive year of “QUEER TO STAY: An LGBTQ+ Business Preservation Initiative”
Anheuser Busch InBev’s Bud Light has lost its top spot in the US beer market to Constellation Brands’ Modelo Especial, a Mexican Beer, after a backlash from conservatives over a social media promotion with the transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.
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