On August 29, 1968, IBM’s CEO fired computer scientist and transgender pioneer Lynn Conway to avoid the public embarrassment of employing a transwoman. Nearly 52 years later, in an act that defines its present-day culture, IBM is apologizing and seeking forgiveness. Jeremy Alicandri writes via Forbes reports: On January 2, 1938, Lynn Conway’s life began in Mount Vernon, NY. With a…
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TikTok is censoring videos with LGBTQ+ hashtags in Russian and Arabic
Social media site TikTok is censoring videos uploaded with LGBTQ+ hashtags in eight different languages, including Russian and Arabic Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2254122-tiktok-is-censoring-videos-with-lgbtq-hashtags-in-russian-and-arabic/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Wikipedia Plans New Rule To Combat ‘Toxic Behavior’
Wikipedia is taking steps to fight what it’s calling “toxic behavior” which will be finalized by the end of this year, reports the BBC (in an article shared by Charlotte Web): “We must work together to create a safe, inclusive culture, where everyone feels welcome, that their contributions are valued, and that their perspective matters,” said Katherine Maher, the chief executive…
Stack Exchange Apologizes, Offers ‘Possible Reinstatement’ To Moderator Removed Over Pronouns Policy
In October the Register reported that 20 Stack Exchange moderators had distanced themselves from the geeky Q&A site to protest policy changes and the removal of moderator Monica Cellio “over alleged violations of as-yet unpublished Code of Conduct changes.” Cellio just posted an update to the GoFundMe page where she’d raised $25,314 for legal action — a new announcement from Stack…
What’s new on Coursera for Business – October 2019
By Kyle Clark, Senior Skills Transformation Consultant Coursera released 50+ courses on our platform in October. This month brings a number of new courses focused on innovation and disruption, from developing a systems mindset to digital transformation, AI workflows, and futures thinking. Here are our top picks for enterprise for this past month: October 2019’s […]
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New LGBTQ+ Courses: Free, High-Quality Resources for Allyship and Awareness
By Kyle Shiells, Data Science Manager & Queersera Co-Lead Queersera, Coursera’s LGBTQ+ employee resource group, celebrated its fourth anniversary at San Francisco Pride in June of this year. In the last four years, we’ve had the opportunity to not just march in Pride parades, but also host community events for Coursera employees, connect our team […]
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Comics Writer Sina Grace Talks the Lack of Support He Received From Marvel While Writing Iceman
In 2017, writer and artist Sina Grace had a historically significant run on Iceman, a book we covered as it came out, in which the powerful mutant struggled as much with superheroic shenanigans as he did with the lived experience of life as a gay man, work for which he was nominated for a GLAAD award. According to its…Read more…Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/comics-writer-sina-grace-talks-the-lack-of-support-he-r-1835973365…
A Group of Microsoft Employees Is Fighting the Company’s Political Action Committee
A group of more than 30 Microsoft employees is lobbying coworkers to stop donating to the company’s political action committee in an effort to starve the PAC of funds, multiple Microsoft workers with knowledge of the efforts told OneZero. From a report: While Microsoft pitches itself as an inclusive and progressive company — especially during Pride Month, with tweets and donations…
White identity politics is about more than racism
Source: https://www.vox.com/2019/4/26/18306125/white-identity-politics-trump-racism-ashley-jardina…
How Queer Is Star Trek?
Star Trek is not just one of the longest-running sci-fi franchises ever, it is also the most hopeful. The Federation represents the pinnacle of humanity: the idea that we can and will make a better life for each other. Yet, despite Trek’s message of a better future for all, LGBTQ+ characters are few and far between,…Read more…Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-queer-is-star-trek-1834241022…