Tag: LGBT

Facebook users will soon be able to characterize their relationship statuses with a bit more precision, now that the social network has begun rolling out two new options: 'in a civil union' and 'in a domestic partnership.' The company made the move after consulting its Network of Support, which includes LGBT advocacy groups like the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, and the Gay, ...

In response to the recent spate of suicides by LGBT youth, Internet users and companies have begun a series of outreach initiatives for kids being bullied because of their sexual orientation. The 'It Gets Better' campaign, begun after a Seattle couple posted a video on YouTube about how life becomes easier for gay people when they reach adulthood, has spawned hundreds of similar videos from ...

Google announced yesterday that it would be "grossing-up imputed taxes on health insurance benefits for all same-sex domestic partners in the United States." Basically, the Google Gays (or 'Gayglers,' as the company calls them) who happen to live outside of Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Washington, D.C., and who list a domestic partner on their insurance plans will ...

After banning an Xbox Live user for identifying herself as a lesbian on her profile, Microsoft, a year later, has apparently changed its asexual stance, and has opened its doors to diversity. As Arstechnica reports, Xbox Live users can now choose from a list of preapproved adjectives to describe their sexual preference or relationship, including Gay, Bi, Straight, Transgender or Lesbian. In a ...