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LGBT Tech, Internet Society Release New Encryption Infographic, Host Encryption Conversation
Today, LGBT Tech released a new informational resource on their website. "Encryption: Essential to the LGBTQ+ Community," a one-sheet...
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LGBT Tech
- Dec 14, 2020
- 1 min
LGBT Tech's Ellie Bessette Appointed to FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee
Earlier this month, LGBT Tech's PowerOn Program Manager Ellie Bessette was appointed to a two-year term on the Federal Communications...
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LGBT Tech
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
LGBT Tech's Carlos Gutierrez Speaks at Inaugural Digital Inclusion Summit
On December 3, the Hispanic Technology & Telecommunications Partnership (HTTP) hosted its inaugural Digital Inclusion Summit, a virtual...
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LGBT Tech
- Jul 8, 2020
- 2 min
LGBTQ+ Americans Need Universal Broadband
For LGBTQ+ individuals, the internet has always been a critically important tool that allows access to vital resources—from education to...
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LGBT Tech
- Jul 1, 2020
- 4 min
LGBT Tech is Proud to Work with Rep. Schneider (IL-10) on the Don't Block LGBTQ Act of 2020
LGBT Tech is proud to work with Rep. Schneider (IL-10) to re-introduce the Don't Block LGBTQ Act of 2020 along with 60 other...
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LGBT Tech
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
SCOTUS Rules LGBTQ+ Employees Protected in the Workplace
Carlos Gutierrez, Deputy Director of LGBT Tech, was quoted in Future of Privacy Forum's blog on Monday. FPF is a long-standing partner of...
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LGBT Tech
- Jun 12, 2020
- 1 min
ACDDE Releases Statement on Civil Rights Demonstrations, Racial Divide in America
On June 11, the Federal Communications Commission's Advisory Committee on Diversity and Digital Empowerment (ACDDE) released a public...
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LGBT Tech
- May 15, 2020
- 1 min
Washington Blade Publishes Op-Ed Co-Authored by LGBT Tech Dep. Director, Carlos Gutierrez
On Friday, May 15, 2020, the Washington Blade, America's oldest and third largest LGBTQ+ newspaper, published an op-ed titled "How...
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Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
LGBT Tech Statement on The State of Broadband Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Senate Hearing
Any discussion about expanded broadband must recognize that the trends of improved internet access and increased smartphone adoption have...
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LGBT Tech
- May 7, 2020
- 1 min
LGBT Tech Signs Letters Calling for Improved COVID-19 Demographic Data Collection
Earlier this week, the Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum (APIAHF) delivered letters to both Congressional Leaders and the...
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Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
LGBT Tech Statement on the Establishment of FCC Connected Care Pilot
The FCC last week voted to adopt a $200 million telehealth program to support healthcare providers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic....
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LGBT Tech
- Mar 9, 2020
- 3 min
LGBT Tech Signs Civil Society Coalition Letter Condemning the EARN IT Act
On March 6, 2020, the Civil Society Coalition delivered a letter denouncing the Eliminating Abuse and Rampant Neglect of Interactive...
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LGBT Tech
- Feb 17, 2020
- 2 min
LGBT Tech Files Comments on 988
On Friday, February 14, LGBT Tech submitted initial comments to the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Implementation of the...
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Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
- Jan 29, 2020
- 2 min
Op-ed Discussing Encryption and Online Privacy Published
On January 29, global tech company Morning Consult published an op-ed by Carlos Gutierrez, LGBT Tech's Deputy Director and General...
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Dee Williams
- Dec 17, 2019
- 2 min
Chris Wood Speaks On-Air About LGBTQ+ Issues and Technology
On October 17, 2019, Executive Director, Chris Wood spoke on DC radio station WJFK to discuss the work of LGBT Tech and PowerOn. In this...
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Carlos Gutierrez - Deputy Director & General
- Dec 10, 2019
- 3 min
Organizations Caution Policy Makers Against Encryption "Backdoors"
On Wednesday, December 4, 2019, LGBT Tech and a number of other organizations directed a joint letter at United States, United Kingdom,...
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Christopher Wood, Executive Director, LGBT Tech
- Nov 22, 2019
- 1 min
LGBT Tech Release Encryption One Sheet
Click here to download the one sheet.
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Dee Williams
- Nov 20, 2019
- 2 min
Mourn the Dead, Fight for the Living: What Transgender Day of Remembrance Means to Me
The Human Rights Campaign reports that “at least 22 transgender or gender non-conforming people” have been “fatally shot or killed by...
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Dee Williams
- Nov 19, 2019
- 3 min
FCC Chairman Pai Proposes 988 Code for National Suicide Prevention
For LGBTQ+ people living in the United States, suicide is nothing less than a pandemic. For the general population, suicide is one of the...
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Carlos Gutierrez - Deputy Director & General
- Oct 14, 2019
- 2 min
LGBT Tech Urges Facebook to Continue with End-to-End Encryption Plans
LGBT Tech has been tracking reports about a letter sent from the United States, United Kingdom, and Australian governments asking...
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