Censorship

“It used to be a parent had learned about a given book and had an issue with it. Now we see campaigns.”

Saying the state has transformed “into a juggernaut of right-wing conservatism,” Bob McCranie is helping LGBTQ people get out.

He hasn’t even read the 50 books he wants banned, but he’s sure that reading Allison Bechdel’s books is the same as having sex in front of kids.

“There’s really only a couple of reasons why [such vandalism] could happen: One is straight-up hate, LGBT hate.”

Students said that the district allowed pictures from a gun violence protest. The LGBTQ rights protest had pride flags.

The school district demanded the teachers stop saying that their classrooms are safe spaces for LGBTQ students.

“Based upon this review, we do not feel that this content is appropriate for young children even though it does not rise to the level of a crime.” The group complaining about the books also wanted to ban a book about the civil rights movement.

In 98 percent of cases, the school districts didn’t follow First Amendment protections to ensure that government officials don’t ban or punish free speech.

In 2016, the Chinese government issued guidelines saying TV shows should not air storylines that “exaggerate the dark side of society.”

“As I was saying…”

The flying of Pride flags at worldwide U.S. embassies have become an understated way to oppose the current administration’s relentless attacks on the LGBTQ community.

People in anti-gay countries across the Middle East and Asia will never see the film’s groundbreaking same-sex smooch.

The world’s most popular video sharing app is bowing to authoritarian censorship in the Middle East.

But one company for disabled, non-binary and queer women of color is fighting back… and winning!

“To hide my struggles and sacrifices is to be ashamed of them,” the censored speaker said.

He warned Stanford University students of surveillance and an unethical tech industry that claims “credit without accepting responsibility.”

YouTube is doing a horrible job supporting LGBTQ content creators while claiming that they’re an ally. Now Google employees are reportedly demanding the company remove pride branding from their social media accounts.

It’s especially troubling because many of its users live in China, a country with a bad LGBTQ rights record.

Similar laws have passed in 11 other states, but do they really help prevent human sex trafficking?

Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram and Scruff have all taken moves recently to censor gay men’s bodies.