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    LGBT Tech's Ellie Bessette Appointed to FCC's Consumer Advisory Committee
    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 Com...
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    LGBT Tech's Carlos Gutierrez Speaks at Inaugural Digital Inclusion Summit
    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 e...
    18 views0 comments
    LGBTQ+ Americans Need Universal Broadband
    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 ...
    66 views0 comments
    LGBT Tech is Proud to Work with Rep. Schneider (IL-10) on the Don't Block LGBTQ Act of 2020
    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 organization...
    36 views0 comments
    SCOTUS Rules LGBTQ+ Employees Protected in the Workplace
    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...
    19 views0 comments
    ACDDE Releases Statement on Civil Rights Demonstrations, Racial Divide in America
    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 sta...
    15 views0 comments
    Washington Blade Publishes Op-Ed Co-Authored by LGBT Tech Dep. Director, Carlos Gutierrez
    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 techno...
    47 views0 comments
    LGBT Tech Statement on The State of Broadband Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Senate Hearing
    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...
    57 views0 comments
    LGBT Tech Signs Letters Calling for Improved COVID-19 Demographic Data Collection
    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 De...
    16 views0 comments
    LGBT Tech Statement on the Establishment of FCC Connected Care Pilot
    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. A...
    35 views0 comments
    LGBT Tech Signs Civil Society Coalition Letter Condemning the EARN IT Act
    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 Tech...
    98 views0 comments
    LGBT Tech Files Comments on 988
    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 Natio...
    35 views0 comments
    Op-ed Discussing Encryption and Online Privacy Published
    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 Counse...
    81 views0 comments
    Chris Wood Speaks On-Air About LGBTQ+ Issues and Technology
    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 ...
    75 views0 comments
    Organizations Caution Policy Makers Against Encryption "Backdoors"
    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, ...
    51 views0 comments
    LGBT Tech Release Encryption One Sheet
    Christopher Wood, Executive Director, LGBT Tech
    • Nov 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    LGBT Tech Release Encryption One Sheet

    Click here to download the one sheet.
    114 views0 comments
    Mourn the Dead, Fight for the Living: What Transgender Day of Remembrance Means to Me
    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 oth...
    70 views0 comments
    FCC Chairman Pai Proposes 988 Code for National Suicide Prevention
    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...
    55 views0 comments
    LGBT Tech Urges Facebook to Continue with End-to-End Encryption Plans
    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 Faceboo...
    79 views0 comments
    FCC Recommends Designating 988 As The 3-Digit Number For A National Suicide Prevention Hotline
    Carlos Gutierrez - Deputy Director & General
    • Aug 15, 2019
    • 3 min

    FCC Recommends Designating 988 As The 3-Digit Number For A National Suicide Prevention Hotline

    The FCC sent a report to Congress today which recommends that the Commission consider designating 988 as the 3-digit dialing code to be u...
    57 views0 comments
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