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Laugh Reacts to Law and Order: Trans Exclusion in the Online Public Sphere
The following briefing looks at how people talk about transgender-related content on social media, specifically on X (formerly Twitter) and TikTok. We examined approximately 100 public comments reacting […]
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Slam Dunks to Slurs: Anti-LGBTQ+ hate in NBA Online Culture
Recently we’ve noticed a normalised level of homophobia in online spaces related to the NBA. This isn’t surprising – historically the league, and professional sports in general, has […]
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Fighting Talk: Online Hate-Speech in Mixed Martial Arts
In my spare time I do a martial art called Jiu Jitsu. Jiu Jitsu is a kind of grappling which was propelled into notoriety when Royce Gracie won […]
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Anti “Woke” Discourse and Online Hate Speech
Woke – it’s a word that we can’t seem to escape. The comments section on news websites are littered with people being accused of “woke” behaviour for having […]
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“Transvestigation” and Online Hate
“Transvestigation” is transphobic, and also leans into other forms of hate, such as homophobia, misogyny and antisemitism.
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X does not enforce its policy on hate-speech
A few days ago, at the start of September 2024, Brazil banned X (Twitter) following Elon Musk’s refusal to suspend what Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes […]
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The Olympic Boxing controversy and online hate
In this briefing we deconstruct the online hate following the Paris 2024 Olympics Boxing controversy.
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Vilification and demonisation of trans people on social media
In this briefing we look at transphobia and explain and deconstruct six examples of anti-trans hate on social media.
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Anti-LGBTIQ+ Hate on X (Twitter) During Pride Month
The month of June is internationally recognised as Pride Month. We have documented some of the anti-LGBTIQ+ hate we have found on X (Twitter) during this month.
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Homophobic Backlash to United Methodist Church
On May 1st, the General Conference of the United Methodist Church made changes to their rules relating to the LGBTQ community. They now allow LBGTQ clergy, and have a new, LGBTQ-inclusive definition of marriage. News of these changes sparked significant debate on X (Twitter)