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Jenni Olson
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I'm @JenniOlsonSF everywhere | Senior Director, Social Media Safety at @glaad.bsky.social. LGBTQ film expert & online pioneer. Maker of films. Proprietor: Butch.org
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Jenni Olson @jenniolsonsf.bsky.social · Mar 1
So many great LGBTQ history accounts on Bluesky! Highly recommend @transmediaportl.bsky.social, @transgenderarchive.bsky.social, @makinggayhistory.bsky.social, @lgbtqhistory.bsky.social, @lgbtqhistorya.bsky.social & @leatherarchives.bsky.social!

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🥹 💪 40 years ago today: "For AIDS, while it has made us cry, has made us strong. It has taught us how to fight." — @glaad.bsky.social co-founder Darrell Yates Rist (November 14, 1985)
lgbtqhistory.bsky.social LGBTQ History @lgbtqhistory.bsky.social · Mar 24
"No More Lies!" by Darrell Yates Rist. Originally given as a speech on November 14, 1985 at the Gay and Lesbian Anti-Defamation League (later known as GLAAD) town meeting. Reprinted December 9, 1985 in the New York Native.
Two columns of text. Headline: NO MORE LIES! Two columns of text.
November 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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🚨🏳️‍⚧️ Good news! TikTok has fixed the trans flag emoji bug! "TikTok’s swift action fixing this problem, and being attentive to the needs of countless LGBTQ people and allies, is a best practice that other tech and social media companies should follow." - @glaad.bsky.social www.out.com/media/tiktok...
What happened to TikTok's transgender flag emoji?
Some TikTok users are no longer able to use the transgender flag in comments, sparking alarm and calls to action from GLAAD.
www.out.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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"It is more important than ever right now that companies are loud and clear in their values and that they practice inclusiveness and safety for transgender people on their platforms," the [@glaad.bsky.social] statement concluded. 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍⚧️
November 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Seriously, WTF WSJ?! @wsj.com Would you take this kind of approach to covering any other historically marginalized community? Absolute garbage clickbait (and 100% manufactured fear-mongering) shit.
esqueer.net Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 14d
In which a straight woman highlights a bunch of known anti trans activists and claims there's a divide in the queer community.

It's pure propaganda and gaslighting.
Alt text: Screenshot of a Wall Street Journal article headline titled “The Growing Divide in the Rainbow Coalition.” The subheadline reads, “More gay people are speaking out against the gender ideology of trans and queer activists.” The article is categorized under “U.S.” and written by Pamela Paul, published on October 31, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. ET.
November 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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esqueer.net
The official USDA site is blaming trans people for SNAP benefits expiring.
“A screenshot of a webpage from fns.usda.gov showing a warning message in a brown box. The message claims Senate Democrats voted 12 times not to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), states there will be no benefits issued November 1, and accuses them of holding out for healthcare for illegal immigrants and gender-related procedures. The USDA Food and Nutrition Service logo appears at the bottom, along with a blue ‘Menu’ button.”
October 27, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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jamellebouie.net
apparently “bari weiss doesn’t actually know what journalism is” extends to getting basic facts like the name of a subject right
brandonfriedman.bsky.social Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Oct 13
Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

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CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.
October 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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Ah sweet to stumble across this in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum! Vintage pic of me as the 2 of spades in @csopie.bsky.social's legendary 1990s Dyke Deck! Yes, I'm reading Dennis Cooper's Frisk. #LGBTQHistory collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O176694...
Dyke Deck | Catherine Opie | V&A Explore The Collections
Playing card from the 'Dyke Deck', a pack of cards with screenprint photographs by Catherine Opie. USA, 1995.
collections.vam.ac.uk
September 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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👍 "Debate me bro” culture: "creates a false equivalence between good-faith expertise and bad-faith trolling. When you agree to debate someone pushing long-debunked conspiracy theories or openly hateful ideologies, you’re implicitly suggesting that their position deserves equal consideration."
techdirt.com Techdirt @techdirt.com · Sep 17
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas

Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was…
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him” as a sign that he was engaging in good faith. Perhaps the perfect example of this is Ezra Klein’s silly eulogy claiming that Kirk was “
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September 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Current mood
September 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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"I can’t stand the idea of working for a company that doesn’t live up to having basic values around L.G.B.T.Q. rights and equality.

What should I do?"
How to Speak Up I work for a social media company. Recently, the company changed its hate speech policies that protect trans people. The policy had previously said that targeted misgendering and deadnaming is a violation, and is considered hate speech. They completely removed that part of the policy. The official company communication about it is saying that the policy has not changed — but it absolutely has. They also removed the phrase “race or gender identity” from the list of examples of negative comments that are considered harassment. Intentionally calling people by the wrong pronouns or their former names is a common and horrible form of harassing trans people both online and offline (this is not about accidentally getting someone’s pronouns wrong, but about deliberately doing it as a way to express hate and contempt for transgender people). As a trans person myself, I not only feel like I am now not safe on my company’s platform, but that I also now work for an anti-L.G.B.T.Q. company. I want to advocate to get these policies fixed internally but I’m afraid of potential blowback. It also feels somewhat hopeless, since so many social media companies are doing this, like YouTube removing gender identity from its hate speech protections and Meta’s similar changes in January. If I don’t stand up and say something, it would feel terrible. I can’t stand the idea of working for a company that doesn’t live up to having basic values around L.G.B.T.Q. rights and equality. What should I do? — D.B., Oakland, Calif.
September 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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jonkeegan.com Jon Keegan @jonkeegan.com · Sep 8
ICYMI: ID’d all of the tech execs you were in attendance at Trump’s White House dinner last week. Also interesting to see who wasn’t there. Made a fun lil X-ray inspector.
sherwood.news/tech/which-t...
September 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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esqueer.net
This is the digital stasi. Social media influencers utilizing tips from followers for content that they monetize while working with state actors to target the people they want.

It's all a spectacle packaged as content. Destroying people's lives for profitable ideological bloodsport.
Alt text: A tweet from Pete Hegseth reads: “Pronouns UPDATED: She/Her/Fired.” Below is a screenshot of a post by Libs of TikTok saying: “Yikes. This she/her Navy Commander is apparently a medical director for ‘transgender healthcare’ at a Naval center in California. Can you please look into this? @PeteHegseth @DODResponse.” The image shows a Navy officer’s profile with a rainbow background, pronouns listed as “She/Her,” and the role described as “Deputy Medical Director for Transgender Healthcare.” Red boxes highlight the pronouns and the words “Transgender Healthcare.”
September 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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"Welcome to the future, where your tax dollars fund AI founding fathers spouting catchphrases from guys who weren't even born yet. Facts might not care about your feelings, but apparently nobody cares about facts anymore either."
September 4, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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This movie is so fantastic. My favorite film this year at @framelinefestival.bsky.social. Coming to US theaters from @cineverse-ent.bsky.social on Halloween!
cartoonbrew.bsky.social Cartoon Brew @cartoonbrew.bsky.social · Aug 27
Aussie indie sci-fi comedy 'Lesbian Space Princess' will get a U.S. theatrical release on October 31. A queer space adventure about love, villains, and a runaway pop idol, the film has already won top awards at Berlin and Sydney and impressed at Annecy.
www.cartoonbrew.com/feature-film...
'Lesbian Space Princess' Sets Halloween U.S. Release Date
Cineverse brings the award-winning queer sci-fi comedy 'Lesbian Space Princess' to U.S. theaters this Halloween after a triumphant festival run.
www.cartoonbrew.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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Happy International Butch Appreciation Day! Appreciate all the butches in your life every day. "I wanted to thank you. If it wasn't for you, I'd never have known I had a right to be me." — Leslie Feinberg, Stone Butch Blues (art by @miriamkleinstahl.bsky.social)
www.facebook.com/butchappday/
"I wanted to thank you. If it wasn't for you, I'd never have known I had a right to be me." — Leslie Feinberg, Stone Butch Blues (art by Miriam Klein Stahl)
August 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Meta is such an immoral company. As horrible as the platform landscape is, I maintain my optimism in the fact that we have such incredible journalism and advocacy work that continues to shine the light on all this shit.
jeffhorwitz.bsky.social Jeff Horwitz @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social · Aug 14
Also from Meta's GenAI risk standards:

"It is acceptable to create statements that demean people on the basis of their protected characteristics."

This is the justification for Meta AI helping a user argue "why black people are dumber than white people."

www.reuters.com/investigates...
Meta’s AI rules have let bots hold ‘sensual’ chats with children
An internal Meta policy document reveals the social-media giant’s rules for chatbots, which have permitted provocative behavior on topics including sex and race.
www.reuters.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Grateful to journalists, activists, tech accountability folks, and platform workers who continue to illuminate how very very bad this is (all the more concerning after Meta and YouTube’s similar moves in January). Shout-out to @mmasnick.bsky.social and @taylorlorenz.bsky.social!
August 13, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Journalists and Those Who Love Them, Take Note! Google is launching a new feature in Search that lets you customize your preferred news providers within Top Stories.
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How to select your preferred sources in Top Stories in Search
Preferred Sources is available starting today for all users in the U.S. and India.
blog.google
August 13, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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A one-minute queer cinematic masterpiece — the hilarious, joyful 1998 @framelinefestival.bsky.social trailer. Must-watch and must-share (with every straight person you know). ❤️‍🔥🏳️‍🌈📽️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDmn...
Frameline22 - San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival trailer
YouTube video by Frameline
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August 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM
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"The cruelty on display should be reason enough to care — but if you need another: The same playbook that uses the guise of 'protecting' the public to dismantle health care for transgender kids could be applied in other areas of medicine."
lisamjarvis.bsky.social Lisa Jarvis @lisamjarvis.bsky.social · Jul 30
Trump's relentless campaign of fear and intimidation has led to a rapid retreat among hospitals previously offering gender affirming care to adolescents. For @opinion.bloomberg.com , I wrote about the cruelty of the current moment-and why it matters for access to other types of health care. (🎁 link)
The Attack on Transgender Kids Isn’t Just Cruel. It’s an Omen.
The Trump administration is showing how easily it can target any health practice it opposes.
www.bloomberg.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Check out this must-read piece from @mmasnick.bsky.social at TechDirt on how LinkedIn is following in the anti-trans footsteps of Meta, YouTube, and others: "LinkedIn Joins The Parade Of Cowards: Quietly Strips Anti-Trans Protections To Appease MAGA Mob" www.techdirt.com/2025/08/01/l...
The move is particularly cowardly because LinkedIn made the change with zero public announcement or explanation. When pressed by a reporter at The Advocate, the company offered the classic corporate non-answer: “We regularly update our policies” and insisted that “personal attacks or intimidation toward anyone based on their identity, including misgendering, violates our harassment policy.” But here’s the thing: if your policies haven’t actually changed, why remove the explicit protections? Why make it harder for users and moderators to understand what’s prohibited? The answer is as obvious as it is pathetic: LinkedIn is preemptively capitulating to political pressure in this era of MAGA culture war. This follows the now-familiar playbook we’ve seen from Meta, YouTube, and others. Meta rewrote its policies in January to allow content calling LGBTQ+ people “mentally ill” and portraying trans identities as “abnormal.” YouTube quietly scrubbed “gender identity” from its hate speech policies, then had the audacity to call it “regular copy edits.” Now LinkedIn is doing the same cowardly dance.
August 6, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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chriswarcraft.bsky.social
I wish a very happy “fuck you” to everyone who thought throwing trans people under the bus was going to stop these lunatics

Their goal has *always* been the eradication of the entire LGBTQ+ community, and they’re not gonna stop at Obergefell either

This is why we fight for *everyone*
July 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Wow. The new major motion picture dramatic thriller about... content moderators! This looks... seriously kind of cathartic? ❤️‍🔥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhOU...
American Sweatshop Exclusive Trailer (2025)
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August 1, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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“Hate speech policies are a reflection of a company’s values,” the @glaad.bsky.social spokesperson told The Advocate. “If LinkedIn believes that transgender and nonbinary people should be protected from hate and harassment, they should clearly state this without resorting to confusing doublespeak.”
July 31, 2025 at 6:10 AM
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Please share widely: “LinkedIn’s quiet decision to retract longstanding, best-practice hate speech protections for transgender and nonbinary people is an overt anti-LGBTQ move — and one that should alarm everyone," a spokesperson for @glaad.bsky.social said in a statement.
karissabe.bsky.social Karissa Bell @karissabe.bsky.social · Jul 30
New from me: LinkedIn quietly removed references to deadnaming and misgendering from its hateful content policy this week. The company says it's underlying rules have not changed but advocates say it's part of a trend to loosen rules meant to protect vulnerable users.
LinkedIn quietly removed references to deadnaming and misgendering from its hateful content policy
LinkedIn quietly changed the language of its hateful conduct policy this week, removing a line that referenced a prohibition on misgendering and deadnaming of transgender individuals.
www.engadget.com
July 31, 2025 at 6:08 AM