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LGBT Tech Files Comments to FCC Urging Preservation of E-Rate
LGBT Tech filed comments to the FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update the E-Rate program.
Shae Gardner
2 days ago1 min read


LGBT Tech and Partner Organizations Filed Amicus Brief Opposing Colorado Social Media Law
This month, LGBT Tech co-led an amicus brief, filed jointly with the Center for Democracy & Technology, The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, and The Trevor Project, opposing Colorado House Bill 24-1136, which requires social media platforms to display a warning to any user under the age of 18 who spends more than an hour on the platform in a day, or who is on the platform between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. The warning tells young users that youth who spend more than three h
Gautham Sharma
Jul 242 min read


New LGBT Tech Roadmap: Civil Rights Governance for Artificial Intelligence
LGBT Tech's new roadmap offers a public policy framework for federal and state policymakers working to ensure that AI systems are accountable, transparent, privacy-protective, and consistent with civil rights values.
Shae Gardner
Jul 202 min read


LGBT Tech Testifies in Opposition to Proposed California Youth Social Media Ban (AB 1709)
LGBT Tech’s Director of Policy and Research Shae Gardner testified before the California Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to AB 1709, a bill that would restrict users under 16 from creating or maintaining accounts on covered platforms that use certain personalized or “addictive” feed features.
Shae Gardner
Jul 63 min read


LGBT Tech Joins Amicus Briefs Challenging State Social Media Age Verification Laws
LGBT Tech has joined two amicus briefs opposing Louisiana’s SOCIAL Act (NetChoice v. Murrill) and Virginia’s SB 854 (NetChoice v. Jones).
Shae Gardner
Jun 221 min read


ctrl+alt+lgbt: New National Poll Explores LGBTQ+ Digital Life and Experiences
LGBT Tech is proud to release the third year of our national research initiative, ctrl+alt+lgbt, a landmark survey examining how LGBTQ+ adults in the United States access, navigate, and experience digital life.
Shae Gardner
Jun 114 min read


LGBT Tech Testifies in California Assembly Privacy & Consumer Protection Committee
In today’s tech policy environment, many lawmakers are presenting a binary choice: accepting today’s platform environment or cutting young people off from social media. LGBT Tech firmly believes there is a broad middle ground of serious and access-preserving safeguards. Ones that protect all internet users, especially youth and other vulnerable communities, while enabling community building, self-exploration, finding support, and access to positive representation.
Chris - LGBT Tech
May 142 min read


Documentation, Verification, & Surveillance: Transgender Identity in Digital Systems
A new LGBT Tech report examines how documentation, verification, and surveillance are converging to create new digital risks for transgender people.
Shae Gardner
Apr 201 min read


Rebutting House E&C's "Fact" Sheets on Kids Safety & Age Verification Legislation
LGBT Tech responds to claims made in House E&C resources.
Shae Gardner
Mar 41 min read


Revisiting Section 230: Protecting Freedom of Expression Online
Revisiting Section 230 on the 30th anniversary of the crucial legislation.
CJ Larkin
Feb 53 min read


New Report - Beyond Binary: LGBTQ+ Rights in the 2026 Digital Landscape
Our annual report examining how technology policy and digital systems are shaping the lives and rights of LGBTQ+ people in the U.S.
Shae Gardner
Jan 262 min read


Youth Online Safety: App Stores As Gatekeepers?
A look at the App Store Accountability Act & the Parents Over Platforms Act.
Shae Gardner
Dec 9, 20253 min read


Youth Online Safety: What The House's 19-Bill Hearing Means for the Road Ahead
A summary of the 19 bills discussed in this week's House E&C Subcommittee hearing.
Shae Gardner
Dec 4, 20259 min read


LGBT Tech Endorses AI Civil Rights Act (S.5152)
LGBT Tech proudly endorses the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Civil Rights Act (S.5152), introduced this week by Senator Ed Markey and Congresswoman Yvette Clarke.
Shae Gardner
Dec 3, 20251 min read


Intersectionality Online: Digital Life for Black & Latine LGBTQ+ Adults
For Black and Latine LGBTQ+ individuals, experiences online reflect the intersections of race, sexuality, gender identity, and the structural inequities they navigate.
Shae Gardner
Nov 20, 20252 min read


Harassment & Safety Online: LGBTQ+ Voices on Misinformation and Digital Harm
LGBTQ+ individuals navigate an increasingly complex online landscape: one where online connection can be life-affirming, but also deeply unsafe.
Shae Gardner
Nov 4, 20252 min read


LGBT Tech Submits Comments to OSTP regarding Regulatory Reform on Artificial Intelligence (AI)
LGBT Tech submitted comments in response to an OSTP RFI on AI.
Shae Gardner
Oct 28, 20252 min read


Living with Risk: LGBTQ+ Cybersecurity & Online Safety
As online harassment, doxxing, and misinformation campaigns grow more common, LGBTQ+ users remain uniquely vulnerable.
Shae Gardner
Oct 21, 20252 min read


LGBT Tech Joins Amicus Brief in CCIA v. Uthmeier
Last week, LGBT Tech joined an amicus brief to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit , challenging Florida House...
CJ Larkin
Sep 25, 20252 min read


Digital Equity: The New Civil Liberties Frontier
As online platforms become the primary public forum, digital spaces are emerging as the next battleground in the struggle for civil rights, equal protection, and freedom of expression.
Zane Zupan
Aug 22, 20253 min read
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