Emoji as a Tool to Promote LGBTQIA Rights
The new Pregnant Man Emoji in the new Apple iOS update.
When the first story of a pregnant man came out in 2008, people asked how could that be?
Is it clickbait?
The answer is no.
There was a pregnant man in 2008 and since then there are other stories of trans men becoming pregnant. But while we have gone far, there is still a lot of room for growth in the conversation surrounding the LGBTQIA community.
Across the world, trans people are subjected to different rules and scrutiny, today there is a big controversy about trans people in sports.
And in some countries in the Middle East, it is still not safe to be gay, enough for gay people living in those countries to erase apps every day, as part of their digital hygiene.
We live in a fast-paced society brought to us by the changing technology. The phones of today are multi-functioning gadgets. They allow us to see, hear, and talk to each other.
