LGBT Tech & PowerOn Host Webinar on Emergency Broadband Benefit: How to Get LGBTQ+ Clients Online
On June 8th, LGBT Tech held the webinar “How to Get Our Community Members Online with a $50 Credit Towards Internet Service” featuring...
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Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Feb 9, 20213 min read
Internet Access Must Be a Cornerstone of the Biden Technology Agenda in 2021
In just a few short months in 2020, daily life for all Americans underwent a profound transformation. Today, as a result, we live in a...
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Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Oct 13, 20203 min read
Staying the Course on 5G Development and Deployment
LGBT Tech has long supported efforts at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to bring 5G technology to the market as efficiently...
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Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Sep 16, 20202 min read
All Communities Deserve the Benefits of Connectivity: The Ball is in Congress’ Court
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear how important access to high-speed internet is everyone in America. However, it has also exposed...
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Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Apr 14, 20202 min read
LGBT Tech Statement on the Establishment of FCC Connected Care Pilot
The FCC last week voted to adopt a $200 million telehealth program to support healthcare providers responding to the COVID-19 pandemic....
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Carlos Gutierrez, Dep. Director & General Counsel
Jan 27, 20202 min read
The potential of 5G to reduce the digital divide
There have been a slew of stories coming out of the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this year about new and advanced cutting-edge...
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Dee Williams
Dec 17, 20192 min read
Chris Wood Speaks On-Air About LGBTQ+ Issues and Technology
On October 17, 2019, Executive Director, Chris Wood spoke on DC radio station WJFK to discuss the work of LGBT Tech and PowerOn. In this...
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Carlos Gutierrez - Deputy Director &
Apr 18, 20193 min read
5G Deployment and the LGBTQ Community
At a White House event on Friday, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai announced that the FCC is auctioning off more 5G spectrum than ever. ...
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Christopher Wood, Executive Director, LGBT Tech
Sep 20, 20182 min read
The Role of 5G in Closing the Digital Divide
At an event held recently at the Indiana Statehouse, Commissioner Brendan Carr announced the FCC’s next 5G order and unveiled a proposal...
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Carlos Gutierrez - Deputy Director & General
Jun 29, 20181 min read
5G Technologies Crucial to Closing the Digital Divide
Yesterday Sen. John Thune, R-S.D. and chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, introduced the STREAMLINE Small Cell Deployment Act with...
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LGBT Tech Team
Mar 21, 20182 min read
Let’s Keep Up the 5G Momentum
As the nation’s leading organization advocating for LGBTQ interests in the technology sector, the LGBT Technology Partnership believes...
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LGBT Tech
Nov 1, 20177 min read
5G and the Technology Needed to Deploy It
As we kick off the discussion around 5G and Small Cells in the final 2017 Moving The Conversation Forward Event - No Community Left...
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LGBT Tech
Jul 7, 20162 min read
For Homeless LGBTQ Youth, Simply Having A Phone Can Be Life-Changing.
ThinkProgress has published a fascinating series on the state of homelessness in Washington, D.C. According to ThinkProgress there are...
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LGBT Tech
May 4, 20163 min read
Broadband Plans Provided by Some of the Country’s Major Carriers May Provide Affordable Internet to
It is a common myth that LGBT individuals are more affluent than the general population at large. In fact, rural gays and lesbians often...
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Chris Wood
Jan 26, 20163 min read
Life-saving Healthcare for LGBT People — Telehealth
We can do an extraordinary number of things with our phones. They are lifelines that serve as our emergency contacts, maps, planners,...
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Andrea Hackl, Research Fellow,
Jun 11, 20143 min read
Joint Report by CenterLink and MAP Highlights the Importance of LGBT Community Centers
Yesterday, CenterLink and the Movement Advancement Project (MAP), released the joint project 2014 LGBT Community Center Survey Report:...
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LGBT Tech
Sep 18, 20133 min read
Broadband Delivers Benefits and Poses Challenges to LGBT Communities
The early Internet was characterized by the screechy sounds of dial-up modems and archaic websites that took minutes — not seconds — to...
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LGBT Tech
Feb 14, 20132 min read
Why Technology is Important to LGBT Technology Partnership
As a young gay teenager, LGBT Technology Partnership co-founder Christopher Wood learned firsthand just how quickly the safety and...
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LGBT Tech
Jan 23, 20132 min read
Landlines Disappearing from American Homes
It seems as if landline phones, yes, remember those things, may be going the way of the dinosaurs similar to pay phones. Remember those?...
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