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Identity.vc is bringing capital and community to Europe’s LGBTQ+ venture ecosystem
Identity.vc writes checks that range from €250,000 to €1.5 million into companies from the pre-seed to Series A stages.
Match-owned Archer hits over half a million installs amid dating app slump
With Match and other online dating companies facing a downturn, Archer’s growth is certainly notable.
This week we look at Queerie, a dating app aimed specifically at LGBTQIA+ folks. It’s a very early-stage company that’s raising just $300,000.
LGBTQ suicide prevention org the Trevor Project is leaving Elon Musk’s X for good
One of the most prominent LGBTQ organizations in the U.S. will close its account on X, formerly Twitter. The Trevor Project announced Thursday that it has decided to end its…
TikTok is where young LGBTQ people of color feel the safest online
While the relationship between all young people and social media is complex, yielding both positive social effects and posing unique risks to mental health, queer teens spend even more time…
Elon Musk triples down on making Twitter terrible for trans people
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and ostensible champion of free speech, took to Twitter late Tuesday to stoop to a fresh low. Responding to a tweet complaining about being…
The ‘AI arms race’ is about more than who will lead the industry
How Gaingels’ investor Lorenzo Thione is navigating the latest Golden Age of artificial intelligence.
Crunchbase will begin tracking venture dollars allocated to LGBTQ+ founders
It is estimated that less than 1% of all VC dollars are raised by companies with founders openly within the LGBTQ+ community.
Match Group debuts Archer, a new face-first gay dating app for men
Online dating behemoth Match Group is introducing a new gay dating app, just in time for Pride. The company, which owns the lion’s share of the global dating market, is…
Missouri trans ‘snitch form’ down after people spammed it with the ‘Bee Movie’ script
A Missouri government tip site for submitting complaints and concerns about gender-affirming care is down after people flooded it with fanfiction, rambling anecdotes and the “Bee Movie” script. The Missouri…
VC Office Hours: Exploring 5 ideas with the founders of LGBT+ VC
Silicon Valley’s full of people from all walks of life, but very little of its wealth is distributed evenly, especially so when it concerns the LGBTQ+ community.
Twitter is still in the early days of its Elon Musk era, but the company’s new owner hasn’t hesitated in leaving his mark on the social network. According to a…
Daylight, the LGBTQ+ neobank, raises cash to launch subscription plan for family planning
Just days after a bill that would codify same-sex marriage in the U.S. cleared a key hurdle in the Senate, Daylight, a digital bank that pitches itself as LGBTQIA+-friendly, announced…
Elon Musk’s Twitter already looks grim for the LGBTQ community
He’s only owned Twitter for a couple of days, but Elon Musk has already undermined his credibility on some of social media’s most vexing problems, all while displaying a disturbing…
FOLX powers LGBTQ+ telehealth support groups with $30M round
FOLX Health, a telehealth company catering to the LGBTQIA+ community, closed a fresh $30 million round of funding, which it will use to expand its new support groups feature. The…
This is a pressing time to support trans founders and their products as the community faces continuous targeted persecution from state legislation and federal court decisions.
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How compassion and inclusivity are helping Kindbody change the fertility industry
When the topic of fertility comes up, we often hear hushed tones discussing someone else’s or their own journey through infertility.
Jiko announces partnership to launch a banking app for the transgender community
Jiko, a fintech startup that uses customer deposits to purchase short-term treasury bills, announced its first banking-as-a-service (BaaS) client today. It will partner with Euphoria, a technology suite for the…
Beyond Pride: The fight against tech’s brogrammer culture
Companies that jump on the rainbow bandwagon without fully living those values aren’t only hypocritical — they’re also doing themselves a disservice.
Daylight raises millions to build a digital banking platform ‘designed for and by’ the LGBTQ+ community
Over the past year, there has been a surge of newly formed digital banks aimed at specific demographics. The banks in nearly all cases are trying to meet the needs…
‘Conscience laws’ endanger patients and contradict health tech’s core values
The Arkansas “conscience law” — and others like it — place the burden of finding appropriate care on the patient instead of on the medical community, where it belongs. These…
Tech companies should oppose the new wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation
The tech industry should be more vigilant than ever in opposing discriminatory state-level anti-LGBTQ legislation that would target workers and their families.
China’s gay dating app Blued eyes Nasdaq IPO to expand overseas
It was around 20 years ago when Baoli Ma hid in his bedroom feeling helpless and lonely for being a gay man in China. Life has changed dramatically for Ma…
As Taiwan prepares to vote on LGBTQ issues, a homophobic group is running ads before kids videos on YouTube
This Saturday, several issues related to LGBTQ equality, including marriage, are up for referendum in Taiwan’s mid-term elections. A little more than a year after the country’s top court ruled…
Tinder rolls out expanded set of gender options in India
Tinder is rolling out more gender options in its app in India. The company has announced that users will be able to edit their profiles in order to choose a…
Trulia adds an LGBTQ section with local non-discrimination laws to its home listings
Homebuying ain’t easy. And if you’re a member of the LGBTQ community relocating from an area you know well, you’ve got a whole other set of concerns to worry about.…
Grindr updates its app to be more inclusive of transgender and non-binary users
Grindr is updating its popular queer dating app to be more inclusive of transgender and non-binary users. In an announcement timed to mark the end of Transgender Awareness Week, Grindr…
Twitter says it will fix bug after search results for terms like “bisexual” were blocked
Earlier this week, Twitter users complained after discovering that photo and news search results were blocked for terms like “bisexual.” Twitter apologized for what it said was an error and…
Twitter says it removed a search for “bisexual” in photos and news in error
Quite a few people were upset upon discovering Twitter had blocked the search for the word “bisexual” in photos and news earlier today. However, Twitter says the removal of search results…
Apple, Salesforce and PayPal join LGBT cause in Supreme Court wedding cake case
A handful of tech companies have signed onto a friend of the court brief in the case of the Colorado baker who refused to make a wedding cake for a…
