Neowin News Feed for: Lgbt

Amazon introduces $150 million Catalytic Capital to help fund entrepreneurs

Paul Hill — Wed, 05 Oct 2022 17:16:01 +0000

Amazon has begun funnelling $150 million through venture capital funds to businesses run by under-represented people. It hopes the effort will help grow these businesses and provide new jobs. Read more...

Snapchat adds Pride Lenses, stickers, and printable custom flags

Paul Hill — Tue, 22 Jun 2021 16:50:01 +0000

Snapchat has launched new Lenses and stickers to celebrate Pride Month. It has also partnered with Pride Basics to let people buy custom flags with a portion of the sale going to InterPride. Read more...

YouTube apologizes for blocking LGBTQ+ videos, but offers no solution [Update]

Gabriel Nunes — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 01:58:02 +0000

A few days ago, YouTubers noticed that the service was classifying some LGBTQ+ videos as "sensitive content" under the site's Restricted Mode. YouTube has now apologized, but has not clarified why. Read more...

Google apologizes for homophobic slurs in its translator

Andy Weir — Tue, 27 Jan 2015 15:46:01 +0000

Google has apologized after tens of thousands of users signed a petition complaining that the company's translator software was spitting out offensive and inappropriate terms to describe gay people. Read more...

Apple CEO Tim Cook: "I'm proud to be gay"

Andy Weir — Thu, 30 Oct 2014 13:56:01 +0000

Apple's chief executive has long been assumed to be gay, but today Tim Cook publicly came out, saying that he is "proud to be gay", and that he hopes his decision to speak up will help others. Read more...

'GayStation 4' auction raises thousands for LGBT charity

Andy Weir — Tue, 05 Aug 2014 08:55:42 +0000

A PS4 featuring a striking rainbow paint-job - nicknamed the 'GayStation 4' - has been sold at auction, raising thousands of dollars for a charity that helps LGBT persons who have fled persecution. Read more...

Nintendo apologizes for excluding same-sex relationships from Tomodachi Life

Jake Schenberg — Sun, 11 May 2014 01:07:36 +0000

Nintendo apologized for excluding same-sex relationship options from Tomodachi Life, but refused to update the life simulator to make gameplay LGBT-friendly Read more...

The Sims 4 rated Adults Only in Russia because of "same-sex relationships"

Jett Goldsmith — Sat, 10 May 2014 23:07:36 +0000

Russia has listed 'The Sims 4' as Adults Only in adherence with a controversial law prohibiting the promotion of same-sex relationships to minors. Read more...

Mozilla employees call for their new CEO to step down

Andy Weir — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:51:38 +0000

Staff at the Mozilla Foundation have called upon their new CEO, Brendan Eich, to resign - just days after his appointment - amid controversy surrounding his donations to anti-gay marriage campaigners. Read more...

Google puts gay rights front-and-center with Olympic homepage doodle

Andy Weir — Fri, 07 Feb 2014 08:01:46 +0000

A rainbow-coloured doodle adorns Google's homepage today with an excerpt from the Olympic Charter that forbids "discrimination of any kind", ahead of the opening of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Russia. Read more...