UK promises to prosecute online hate crimes vigorously
LONDON (AP) – British authorities are promising to prosecute hate crimes committed online as vigorously as those that take place face-to-face, recognizing the growth of hate speech on social media and...
View ArticleWatermark is hiring: Multimedia Assistant
Watermark is seeking a full-time multimedia assistant. The multimedia assistant will maintain, as well as create, content for our website, WatermarkOnline.com. They will handle all Watermark social...
View ArticleOne Orlando Alliance’s Acts of Love and Kindness
Acts of Love and Kindness is a movement grown out of the spirit of giving and good deeds witnessed in the aftermath of the tragedy at Pulse Nightclub on June 12, 2016. The One Orlando Alliance — a...
View ArticleAsia O’Hara says she was ‘threatened to be burned alive’ by online trolls
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” contestant Asia O’Hara revealed she received death threats on social media because of her race in a heartfelt Twitter post. O’Hara, who is a finalist on season 10, posted an...
View ArticleWatermark is hiring a Multimedia Assistant
Watermark is seeking a full-time multimedia assistant. The multimedia assistant will maintain, as well as create, content for our website, WatermarkOnline.com. They will handle all Watermark social...
View ArticleNew initiative aims to boost LGBTQ visibility in STEM fields
The first international LGBT STEM Day on July 5 aims to celebrate the accomplishments and highlight the struggles of LGBTQ people in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). LGBT STEM...
View ArticleThe Agony and the Ivories
Comedian, pianist, SAK Theatre alum and award winning actor Bill Larkin stands behind his keyboard for an evening of original comedy songs focusing on everything from aging to homosexuality to social...
View ArticleDonald Rupe’s ‘From Here’ makes big splash at Orlando Fringe
ABOVE: “From Here” writer-director Donald Rupe accepts his Watermark Splash Awards. (Photo by AG Photography) ORLANDO | Central Florida Community Arts Director of Theatre Donald Rupe is no stranger to...
View ArticleFormer St. Pete City Council candidate Scott Orsini deletes, apologizes for...
ABOVE: Former St. Pete City Council candidate Scott Orsini at City Hall. Photo via Orsini’s Facebook page. Update, 07/03/2019: Scott Orsini has dropped out of the race for St. Petersburg City Council....
View ArticleInstagram’s anti-LGBTQ trolls use algorithms & zap gay influencers
ABOVE: Matthew Olshefski and Paul Castle (Photo courtesy of the couple) SEATTLE | The never-ending war by LGBTQ+ creators to protect their accounts against bullies who manipulate the automated fiefdom...
View ArticleApparent anti-LGBTQ post resurfaces from Robert Blackmon
ABOVE: St. Petersburg City Councilmember Robert Blackmon. Photo via Blackmon’s Facebook page. ST. PETERSBURG | An anti-LGBTQ social media post apparently made by mayoral candidate and City...
View Article09.30.21 Editor’s Desk
The pandemic has done a number on my social life. Not that I had a booming social life to brag about before COVID, but the work-related events and the occasional trip to a bar or club after months of...
View ArticleGeorgia Senate passes bill seeking to regulate social media
Senate Chamber in the Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta. (Photo from Wikimedia Commons) ATLANTA (AP) | The Georgia state Senate voted 33-21 March 8 to pass a bill that seeks to prohibit social media...
View ArticleLGBTQ gamers targeted by white nationalist website’s hate raids
(Los Angeles Blade photo by Brody Levesque) Twitch, the social media platform that focuses on video game livestreaming including broadcasts of esports competitions, acknowledged March 14 that LGBTQ and...
View ArticleHomophobic, racist posts left in Disneyland social media hack
(Los Angeles Blade graphic) BURBANK, Calif. | A spokesperson for Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, Inc., acknowledged that the company’s Disneyland Facebook and Instagram pages had been hacked in...
View ArticleLGBTQ harassment, slurs abound on social media, report says
WASHINGTON (AP) | Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against LGBTQ users, a report issued July 13 from advocacy group GLAAD found. Those are some...
View Article07.21.22 Editor’s Desk
For all its flaws, I love the internet. Social media and other sites keep us connected with each other and, if you know where to look, can provide us with a constant source of levity and light. That’s...
View Article08.18.22 Editor’s Desk
Recently, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” actor Tom Holland announced he is taking a break from social media, saying in a video posted to his 67.8 million followers on Instagram that Instagram and Twitter...
View ArticleToddlers can’t get gender-affirming surgeries, despite claims
CLAIM: Map shows the states where it’s possible for a 3-year-old child to receive gender-affirming surgery. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The map shows which states have passed or are considering...
View Article05.11.23 Editor’s Desk
To those who know me or who read my editor’s desk each month, it will come as no surprise that I don’t care for social media. For all the good […] The post 05.11.23 Editor’s Desk appeared first on...
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