LGBTQ news and entertainment
Check out the White House Facebook page’s new avatar in honor of same-sex marriage ruling 🙂
And while we’re at it, watch President Obama’s heartfelt speech at the White House following the historic ruling today,
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…
BREAKING: Facebook suffers widespread outage affecting users in United States, Asia
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 27, 2015
MORE: Facebook, Instagram outage affecting users in U.S., Asia, Australia: http://t.co/GAHuxLOaqB
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 27, 2015
BREAKING: Facebook’s Instagram service says it is aware of outage and is working on a fix.
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 27, 2015
But finally, after what must have been the longest 40 minutes in some folks lives:
BREAKING: After roughly 40-minute outage, Facebook again accessible in U.S., Asia, other regions.
— The Associated Press (@AP) January 27, 2015
Facebook has about 1.35 billion active users and Instagram has approximately 300 million.
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2014 Year in Review from Facebook on Vimeo.
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Facebook has a strong history of supporting LGBT equality.
So, it was a bit confounding when news came to light that the company donated $10,000 to Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes’ re-election campaign.
Remember, this is the man who vowed to ‘spend whatever it takes’ to prevent gay couples from marrying in his state.
And this is the company that says it “values the impact that every individual can have. We are dedicated to creating an environment where people can be their authentic selves and share their diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and ideas.”
QSalt Lake reports:
When asked about the donation to the person who has arguably become the face of legal opposition to marriage equality in America, a Facebook spokesperson responded with:
“Facebook has a strong record on LGBT issues and that will not change, but we make decisions about which candidates to support based on the entire portfolio of issues important to our business, not just one. A contribution to a candidate does not mean that we agree with every policy or position that candidate takes. We made this donation for the same reason we’ve donated to Attorneys General on the opposite side of this issue – because they are committed to fostering innovation and an open Internet.”
Reyes recently appealed the 10th Circuit Court’s ruling against the Utah’s same-sex marriage ban directly to the U.S. Supreme Court.
My first seven years on Facebook – click here to watch my video produced by Facebook.
I actually love what they came up with. All the choices and pictures. Good job.
Thanks Facebook. Very cool.
The photo above was removed from the Have a Gay Day Facebook Page by the “FB powers that be” last week.
The two hirsute chins locking lips apparently got over 100 users banned for sharing it. Facebook claimed the photo was “offensive” and “violates community standards.”
Later, a spokesperson told PinkNews Thursday that the photo was removed in error and has since been restored, while disputing Have a Gay Day’s assertion that users had been banned.
I can’t imagine that the photo “violates” anything.
I rather like the photo. And since this is MY “kingdom” – I’m posting it myself.
So there.