Hacker News with Generative AI: LGBTQ+

Russia fines Apple two seconds of profit over promoting LGBTQ+ rights (appleinsider.com)
Apple has been fined $131,000 by a Russian court that found it guilty of breaking the country's laws on what it describes as LGBT propaganda.

Russia, Apple, Law, LGBTQ+, Censorship

6 points by docdeek 3 days ago | 1 comments

Henry James's family tried to keep him in the closet (2016) (theguardian.com)
After Henry James’s death 100 years ago, his relatives were at pains to remove any hints of his sexuality from his letters and biography

LGBTQ+, Literature, Biography, History, Family

16 points by benbreen 13 days ago | 24 comments

Arkansas Bill Targets "Gender Non-Conforming" Haircuts for Kids (newsweek.com)
Republican lawmakers in Arkansas have introduced a bill that would allow lawsuits against anyone who facilitates a minor's social transition — including hairdressers and barbers who give gender-nonconforming haircuts, teachers who use a student's chosen name that is different from their birth name and nonprofit organizations that offer support.

Politics, LGBTQ+, Education, Arkansas

11 points by apsec112 50 days ago | 2 comments

'A camp environment': why Alan Turing fatefully told police he was gay (theguardian.com)
For decades, it has puzzled historians. Why, in the course of reporting a burglary to the police in 1952, did the maths genius Alan Turing volunteer that he was in an illegal homosexual relationship?

History, LGBTQ+, Alan Turing, Crime

12 points by ndsipa_pomu 76 days ago | 7 comments

Is nearly a quarter of Gen Z queer – or is something else going on? (thehill.com)
According to a new Gallup report, nearly one in four Gen Z Americans identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer. That’s more than just a statistic — it’s a statement, and a troubling one, for reasons that will become clearer.

Gen Z, LGBTQ+, Social Trends, Statistics, Identity

9 points by koolba 84 days ago | 3 comments

US Park Service erases ‘transgender’ from website commemorating Stonewall riot (apnews.com)
References to transgender people were removed Thursday from a National Park Service website for the Stonewall National Monument, a park and visitor center in New York that commemorates a 1969 riot that became a pivotal moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement.

LGBTQ+, History, Politics, Government, US

75 points by impish9208 98 days ago | 24 comments

Marsha P Johnson: A Chrome extension to highlight trans erasure (github.com/HamptonMakes)
A web extension that highlights trans erasure by replacing "LGB" with "LGBTQ+🧱".

LGBTQ+, Activism, Chrome Extensions, Web Development, Social Justice

96 points by earthboundkid 98 days ago | 45 comments

PBS Removes LGBTQ Teaching Resources in Response to Trump's Executive Orders (hellgatenyc.com)
In response to President Donald Trump's executive orders, the Public Broadcasting Service has removed a resource for LGBTQ teaching materials from the internet.

LGBTQ+, Education, Politics, Media

17 points by rob 99 days ago | 15 comments

CDC Removes Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Pages (newsweek.com)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) started to remove language related to gender identity and sexual orientation in accordance with an executive order that President Donald Trump signed on Inauguration Day.

Politics, Government, Health, LGBTQ+

15 points by saguntum 112 days ago | 1 comments

Pianist David Kadouch probes gay composers' hidden loves, through music (npr.org)
Where words fail, music speaks.

Classical Music, LGBTQ+, Biography

5 points by rossant 112 days ago | 0 comments

Dungeons, Dragons and shoulder pads: Why I loved D&D as a closeted teen (npr.org)

Nostalgia, LGBTQ+, Teenagers, Identity

14 points by sabrina_ramonov 270 days ago | 0 comments

High school shuts down its library because of book-banning state law (lgbtqnation.com)

Education, Censorship, LGBTQ+, Law

17 points by hn_acker 276 days ago | 13 comments

Decriminalizing Homosexuality: A Global Overview Since the 18th Century (2022) (hal.science)