Pride in the Metaverse: Blockchain tech creates new opportunities for LGBTQ+ ...
The Metaverse and NFTs are allowing people across the world to celebrate Pride Month in various ways. A number of social gatherings have started to take place in the Metaverse as companies across the globe begin to understand the value that virtual interactive environments can have for consumers. It shouldn’t come as a surprise then that Pride Month — a month-long celebration held in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots — will be celebrated in various metaverse environments this year. Pride in the Metaverse creates open accessAkbar Hamid, co-founder of People of Crypto Lab (POC) —....
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Avatars in the Metaverse are slowly becoming queer-friendly as adoption grows and more projects cater to people with gender dysphoria. In the wake of the rising popularity of games like Fortnite, Roblox and Minecraft and the concept of the Metaverse, the ability of “avatars” to escape unpleasant realities, or simply have fun, is emphatically relevant. It warrants a discussion on digital citizenship and the “inclusivity” of individuals and their identities in the virtual realm, and it provides new meaning for those with gender dysphoria or who identify as genderqueer.In the real world,....
A new NFT collection called “This Other Eden” will be launched to support the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered, and Questioning (LGBTQ+) community in the United Kingdom. According to a press release shared with Bitcoinist, the collection is the brainchild of creative studio Temporal Shift and Palm NFT Studio with digital marketplace Nifty’s. Related Reading | NFTs […]
As a women-led organization in the Web3 space, UnicornDAO has been shaking barriers and was able to raise a staggering $4.5 million in support of women and/or LGBTQ artists. The feminist movement called UnicornDAO led by Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot together with Rebecca Lamis and John Caldwell was launched in March 2022 rallies for […]
HSBC, the British banking giant, makes its foray into the metaverse in a cutting-edge partnership with The Sandbox. With little to no favorable remarks or mindsets toward the cryptocurrency field until lately, the financial behemoth has become the first global lender to enter The Sandbox metaverse, the blockchain gaming firm announced Wednesday. The alliance creates […]
Black and LBGTQ Americans are more than twice as likely to invest in crypto than White Americans. A survey provided to USA Today by Harris Poll has found that Black, Hispanic, and LGBTQ Americans are significantly more likely to own crypto assets.According to surveys of 2,010 and 2,003 U.S adults conducted during June and July, 23% of Black Americans and 17% of Hispanic Americans indicated they are currently invested in digital assets, compared to only 11% of white Americans, and 13% of the general public. 25% of LGBTQ respondents also said they hold crypto.Cryptocurrency awareness is also....