transphobia
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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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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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Banning Nazi Symbols in Australia
Here’s an example of Nazi symbols on social media. The Online Hate Prevention Institute has made a written submission and will appear before the Senate’s inquiry into a bill to ban Nazi symbols.
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Tackling our extremism problem
The sight on the steps of the Victorian Parliament on Saturday, black clad neo-Nazis throwing Hitler salutes over and over for half an hour, as Victoria Police stop