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Censorship

Just look at all the games queers have to play to express themselves on social media
The Xtra Long Read

Just look at all the games queers have to play to express themselves on social media

Sex workers, artists, models and even casual users are cropping, blurring and emoji-ing to avoid being shadow banned—or worse

By Paul Gallant
LGBTQ2S+ sex workers are calling out Mastercard’s adult content policies
Power

LGBTQ2S+ sex workers are calling out Mastercard’s adult content policies

Sex workers are calling on the payment provider to roll back planned changes to payments for online adult content

By Mel Woods
Topline: Things need to get better for everybody, not just some people
Xtra Weekly

Topline: Things need to get better for everybody, not just some people

It’s hard to watch crackdowns on LGBTQ+ people in China and other countries

By Paul Gallant
It’s queers versus TikTok moderation
Tik Talk

It’s queers versus TikTok moderation

LGBTQ2S+ people are being inexplicably censored on the platform—and they’re finding creative ways to get around it

By Mel Woods
The last straw: How gay bars and other LGBTQ2 businesses are facing disaster
Power

The last straw: How gay bars and other LGBTQ2 businesses are facing disaster

They’ve withstood the e-commerce boom and hookup apps, recession and gentrification. Can they survive this pandemic?

By Rob Csernyik
How Tumblr’s porn ban affects LGBTQ2 users
Analysis

How Tumblr’s porn ban affects LGBTQ2 users

‘Our digital lives are our real lives — when we lose that, we lose whole communities and cultures’

By Jake Pitre
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BC Liquor Stores blocks Daily Xtra for nudity
Power

BC Liquor Stores blocks Daily Xtra for nudity

Spokesperson blames third-party wifi provider

By Nathaniel Christopher
How trans people could help free the nipple
Power

How trans people could help free the nipple

As the battle over censoring boobs rages online, where do trans bodies fit in?

By Layla Cameron
What Toronto transit users really told the TTC about Squirt ads
Power

What Toronto transit users really told the TTC about Squirt ads

Daily Xtra files Freedom of Information request after TTC pulls ads for gay hookup site

By Nathaniel Christopher
Squirt ads censored by City of Miami
Culture

Squirt ads censored by City of Miami

‘We just want to have the same treatment as any straight sexy ad’: gay hookup site

By Natasha Barsotti
Woman removed from flight over Whitney Houston
Culture

Woman removed from flight over Whitney Houston

By Raziel Reid
Singapore: Protesters decry banning of gay-themed books
Power

Singapore: Protesters decry banning of gay-themed books

Several writers have pulled out of festivals supported by National Library Board

By Natasha Barsotti
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Bianca Del Rio’s razor-tongued free speech
Culture

Bianca Del Rio’s razor-tongued free speech

By Raziel Reid
Sailor Moon made me gay
Culture

Sailor Moon made me gay

Fighting evil by moonlight, censoring lesbian subplots by daylight

By Michael Lyons
Ohio university seizes copies of student publication
Power

Ohio university seizes copies of student publication

LGBT-friendly content, criticism of administration cited as reasons for censorship

By Natasha Barsotti
Jayne County: ‘The oppressed have become the oppressors’
Culture

Jayne County: ‘The oppressed have become the oppressors’

By Raziel Reid
Anti-gay activists arrested at University of Regina
Power

Anti-gay activists arrested at University of Regina

Police told Bill Whatcott and Peter LaBarbera they were trespassing

By Natasha Barsotti
Lesbian satire pulled after South Carolina lawmakers complain
Power

Lesbian satire pulled after South Carolina lawmakers complain

State senators interpret ‘How To Be a Lesbian in 10 Days or Less’ literally

By Natasha Barsotti
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