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Candace Owens Takes Financial Hit Over Transphobic YouTube Videos

While her bigotry may be legal, Candace Owens learned it isn’t free.

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.

Bluesky May Be The Twitter Alternative LGBTQ+ Communities Need

The invite-only social media platform is free from Elon Musk's influence — and AOC endorsed.

Nancy Mace's transphobic, slur-filled video posts remain up on Instagram

LGBTQ+ groups say the Republican lawmaker's videos violate the social media company's community standards.

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.

Add Lambda Literary to Those Angry With Simon & Schuster Over Milo Yiannopoulos Book Deal

An imprint of the publisher is giving $250,000 to a man Lambda Literary calls a "white supremacist" in a statement issued today.

Irish Metal Band Denounces 'Vile' Anti-LGBT Video Game

Behind a tough-guy exterior, Cruachan lead singer Keith Fay has a soft-spot for the LGBT community, and has condemned the controversial game Kill the f****t as 'disgusting.'

Ashlee Marie Preston on What’s Next for Black Trans Americans

The activist and media personality is blazing a trail, and has no plans for slowing down.  

Radio Hosts Suspended Fired Following Transphobic Rant

Rochester, N.Y,. radio station 98.9 The Buzz takes swift action against the controversial hosts of The Breakfast Buzz following a segment that set off several corners of the Internet.

Missouri Republican's antigay slur-filled posts remain on Instagram despite violating Meta’s policies

The wannabe politician used slurs to describe LGBTQ+ people multiple times in videos on social media.

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J.K. Rowling Is No Transphobe, New York Times Columnist Writes

The column by Pamela Paul was published the day after activists and Times writers called the paper out for anti-trans bias.

Reddit Cracks Down on Hate Speech by Deleting TERF, Pro-Trump Forums

Nearly 2,000 communities were purged as the company attempts to clean itself of offensive and hateful content. 

Arabic Media Shows Anti-LGBT Bias — But That Could Change

After compiling a study on media in the Arab world, OutRight International is developing a training program to improve coverage of LGBT issues.

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.

Did This Man Publish the Most Transphobic Article Ever?

After publishing an absurdly transphobic missive, the question needs to be asked; at what point does an offensive opinion become hate speech?

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Spotify Removes Offensive Imagery But Keeps Transphobic Song Despite Outcry

GLAAD raised the alarm while Apple Music remains unchanged amid this hate speech controversy.

Could European Union Ban Antigay Speech?

The European Parliament pushes the EU to take action.

Facebook Boots Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, Other Haters

They and others violated the platform's policy against dangerous individuals and organizations, Facebook officials said.

Golden Globes Host Ricky Gervais Goes on Transphobic Tweetstorm

Gervais, who has a past of anti-trans jokes, attempted to veil his tweets in satire but he stirred up the hateful masses just the same.

Meta Oversight Board rules anti-transgender videos don't violate hate speech rules

Meta's Oversight Board allowed transphobic posts after executives warned they should be “treated carefully ... given the fraught political debate.”