Censorship

2022 World Cup host Qatar censors LGBTQ news coverage

Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar where the government has the ability to revoke a publication’s license on a whim.

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A social media platform banned gay content. The backlash changed their mind.

Hundreds of thousands used the Chinese platform to protest its ban on gay content.

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A school slapped ‘censored’ stickers all over a student’s lesbian art

The school said it was worried about younger students seeing the painting. But what's under the stickers isn't very graphic.

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Malaysia theater to defy censors and show unedited ‘Beauty and the Beast’

After disappointing fans, Malaysia's largest theater operator decided to go ahead and show the full film despite orders to cut LeFou's kiss.

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YouTube sends ‘regrets’ to LGBTQ users for filtering videos, makes no change

The video sharing service stunned and angered users by turning content about same-sex relationships and gender identity invisible, and says it will "look into" concerns.

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China declines to censor gay kiss in ‘Beauty & the Beast’ despite objections

Though Chinese authorities have a reputation for censoring gay content, they left "Beauty and the Beast" alone.

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Far right bill would ban adult content on cell phones in South Carolina

Those who want to access the content on a laptop or cell phone would have to pay the state $20.

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Tennessee students win right to wear ‘Some People Are Gay’ T-shirts

“Our settlement reinforces that students do not shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gates."

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Delta Air Lines criticized for showing ‘Carol’ without lesbian kisses

"A bunch of queer girls responded that they watched CAROL on a plane and didn't know the character kiss. THEY KISS."

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Did the Vatican ban on ‘Weekend’ actually help the gay-themed film?

This past weekend, Andrew Haigh's 2011 film pulled the top per-screen average in Italy.

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