It Gets Better Steps Back From Twitter/X Over Hate Speech Concerns
It's become almost impossible to block hate speech on the platform, It Gets Better officials say.
August 15, 2023
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Another LGBTQ+ Rights Group Leaves X/Twitter Over Transphobic Content
The education advocacy group GLSEN cited a report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate that identified deficiencies in monitoring hateful content.
December 22, 2023
'Don't Say Gay' Law Fuels Anti-LGBTQ+ Bigotry Online: Report
Social media platforms like Twitter and Facebook stood idly by and allowed right-wing users to attack LGBTQ+ people as "groomers."
August 10, 2022
Hate Speech Dramatically Surges on Twitter After Elon Musk's Takeover
Hate speech against LGBTQ+ people has risen more than 50 percent, according to two watchdog groups.
December 2, 2022
Elon Musk Threatens Lawsuit Against Firm that Monitors Hate Speech
The billionaire seems to be morphing into a cartoon villain.
July 31, 2023
Elon Musk Called Out as Anti-LGBTQ+ Slurs Rise on Twitter
U.S. Reps. Mark Takano and Adam Schiff cite a report that use of the "groomer" narrative has risen 119 percent since Musk took over Twitter last fall.
March 28, 2023
Meta Under Fire After Suspending & Reinstating ‘Gays Against Groomers’ on Instagram
Instagram had suspended the anti-transgender far-right group, but reinstated it only hours later.
October 25, 2023
Spotify Removes Offensive Imagery But Keeps Transphobic Song Despite Outcry
GLAAD raised the alarm while Apple Music remains unchanged amid this hate speech controversy.
October 24, 2023
9 of Lauren Boebert's Most Ridiculous, Hateful Tweets
This gallery is a collection of anti-LGBTQ+ GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert's worst tweets. We rounded them up so you didn't have to.
August 22, 2022
Instagram Suspends 'Gays Against Groomers' Amid Scrutiny of Meta’s Moderation Policies
The suspension follows a report criticizing Meta’s handling of hateful anti-LGBTQ+ content on Instagram.
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October 25, 2023
Nearly All LGBTQ+ Youth Exposed to Online Bullying: HRC Report
Only about 4 percent of LGBTQ+ youth said they hadn't encountered online bullying or hate.
November 6, 2023
Elon Musk Slammed for Sharing Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Feminist Meme
The image posted on Musk's Twitter account makes fun of several social justice causes from queer rights to reproductive rights and Black Lives Matter.
December 28, 2022
Streaming Giants Spotify and Apple Music Under Fire for Hosting Child's Transphobic Track
GLAAD condemned major music platforms for featuring a controversial song, spotlighting broader digital content moderation issues amid a surge in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric.
October 10, 2023
YouTube Offers Platform to Anti-Trans Hate, Says New Report
The social media platform has featured right-wing talkers misgendering and deadnaming trans people, calling them "perverts," and more, says Media Matters for America.
August 12, 2021
Twitter May Be Restricting Visibility of LGBTQ+ Content in Direct Messages
The Elon Musk-owned social media platform has once again found itself in hot water.
April 5, 2023
Medical Associations Request Probe Into Gender-Affirming Care Threats
After far-right online influencers aimed their thinly veiled bigotry at hospitals across the country, trolls directed attacks at those facilities.
October 4, 2022
Elon Musk's X Sues Watchdog Group Media Matters Over Damning Report
The lawsuit comes as Musk publicly endorsed the anti-Semitic claim that Jewish communities push “hatred against Whites.”
November 21, 2023
How to Help Prevent Suicide Among LGBTQ+ Youth
"LGBTQ youth are placed at a higher risk because of how they are mistreated and stigmatized in society."
September 7, 2022
Making Peace With an Internet Overrun With Trolls
Seemingly more than ever, hate breeds online like rabbits. Joe Jervis of JoeMyGod has seen his fair share of trolls, and he tells us how he finds pleasure among all the digital perils.
September 16, 2016
Companies Pull Ads From Facebook to Combat Racist, Homophobic Speech
After years of anti-queer, anti-trans, and racist rhetoric, companies are placing billions of their ad dollars elsewhere. But will it last?
June 30, 2020
Possible Hate Crime in Boston
Boston police are investigating the alleged attack of a man at an MBTA station as a possible hate crime.
February 24, 2012