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US: Jade Fox reflects on race in the lesbian YouTubing community

Jade fox

Lesbian vlogger Jade Fox reflects on the race divide between lesbian YouTubers:

“You all get Pride campaigns every year. I get Pride campaigns every year, but you have to understand it’s backwards, when you, a white queer person, who’s made a career out of being a white queer person, gets paid twice as much for these pride campaigns, for a movement that your people didn’t even start. Yet fast forward time, here we are and y’all are reaping the benefits of work that you didn’t do. You can do the work now.”

“I get asked this question a lot. A LOT! Monthly, by multiple people. ‘Jade, why is there such a clear divide between the white gays and the black ones. Specifically within the lesbian community on YouTube?’

“I’ve never had this conversation on YouTube, so we’re going to have this conversation.”

Watch Jade Fox at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXytT8-Xws0 (Source)

 

 

France: death threats against lesbian columnist

Emilia Lopez

Sale putain de sales gouines!! = dirty fucking dirty dykes!!

On April 13, Emilie Lopez went to the police station again to file a complaint for death threats and homophobia: “Again this morning, I had to file a complaint, for death threat this time. Just because I’m in love with the most wonderful woman in the world. That’s France, today. And it does not have to last anymore, “she wrote with a screenshot of the message received, filled with insults: ” We’re going to kill you and all your family (…) your days are counted “, among others.
(Translated)

Le 13 avril dernier, Emilie Lopez s’est de nouveau rendue au commissariat pour porter plainte pour menaces de mort et homophobie: “À nouveau ce matin, j’ai dû porter plainte, pour menace de mort cette fois. Simplement parce que je suis amoureuse de la plus merveilleuse femme du monde. C’est ça, la France, aujourd’hui. Et il ne faut plus que ça dure”, a-t-elle écrit avec une capture d’écran du message reçu, rempli d’insultes : “On va te crever toi et toute ta famille (…) tes jours sont comptés”, entre autres.
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Continue reading at: https://www.femmeactuelle.fr/actu/news-actu/une-chroniqueuse-de-cyril-hanouna-menacee-de-mort-2077377 (Source)

Report released into new sexual coercion of lesbians

By Angela C Wild
Get the L Out UK

Lesbians at Ground Zero

“The consequence of systematic lesbian erasure, combined with the male centred politics of the LGBT, is a constant invasion: invasion of lesbian spaces and invasion of the lesbian body as the ultimate women-only space, leading to the destruction of those spaces and the consequent destruction of lesbianism.

While experiences of sexual violence were reported by women from every age group, the younger 18-24 age group seemed to be particularly targeted. The sexual violence experiences reported by respondents range from coercion, online grooming, sexual harassment and assault to rape by deception or with physical force. Perpetrators have used queer theory mixed with guilt-tripping to pressure, justify or excuse sexual violence.”

Continue reading at: Lesbians at Ground Zero link  (Source)

Lesbians: victims of censorship of the giants of the web

Lesbian google search

The experience is striking. Type the word “lesbian” on Google and see how the overwhelming majority of the results are pornographic content. However, this term is only defined by the “Larousse” as “relating to female homosexuality”. “With the Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Journalists, we’ve started discussions with Google, they know there’s a problem,” journalist Alice Coffin reports. Spokesperson of the European Lesbian * Conference (EL * C), she explains having already had unpleasant surprises:”We have observed that mail filters of our recipients, including those who have Gmail, classify many e- emails from the EL * C, lambdas and newsletters, in spam … ”
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L’expérience est saisissante. Tapez le mot “lesbienne” sur Google et observez combien l’écrasante majorité des résultats se compose de contenus pornographiques. Pourtant, ce terme est seulement défini par le “Larousse”comme “relatif à l’homosexualité féminine”. “Avec l’Association des journalistes lesbiennes, gays, bi(e)s, trans et intersexes, nous avons entamé des discussions avec Google. Ils savent qu’il y a un problème”, rapporte la journaliste Alice Coffin. Porte-parole de l’European Lesbian* Conference (EL*C), elle explique avoir déjà eu de mauvaises surprises :”Nous avons observé que les filtres de messagerie de nos destinataires, notamment ceux qui ont Gmail, classent beaucoup d’e-mails de l’EL*C, lambdas et newsletters, dans les spams…”
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Continue reading at: https://o.nouvelobs.com/lifestyle/20190304.OBS1156/gouine-plutot-que-lesbienne-les-lgbt-victimes-de-la-censure-des-geants-du-web.html (Source)

West Sumatra, Indonesia: 10 women arrested for ‘being lesbians’

West Sumatra Lesbian persecution

Police said the women were arrested on Sunday (November 4) on suspicion of “lesbian deviant behaviour.” In a statement, head of police Pol Yadrison explained that intelligence authorities had been monitoring the women’s activities on social media.

Yadrison said that one of the women’s Facebook account showed her “kissing and cuddling” with another woman, as if they were “men and women.” “From this discovery the officer finally conducted a search and managed to find the identity and whereabouts of the photo uploader,” said Yadrison.

Continue reading at: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/11/06/indonesia-women-arrested-lesbians/ (Source)

Facebook community standards under scrutiny as out and proud ‘dykes’ banned

Secret guidelines used by social media giant Facebook to censor hate speech are resulting in lesbians being blocked and banned for referring to themselves as “dykes”, with one expert suggesting early adoption of artificial intelligence software may be to blame.

Liz Waterhouse, who runs the blog listening2lesbians with her partner Lisa Mallett, said they noticed women started being banned this year, with a sharp escalation in June.

Continue reading at: Facebook community standards under scrutiny as out and proud ‘dykes’ banned – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) (Source)

As Taiwan legalized gay marriage, China shut down its most iconic lesbian social media platform

Homosexuality has been legal in China since 1997, and the first proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in the country was submitted to the National People’s Congress meeting in 2003. Even though the proposal failed to pass on three occasions, the fight for marriage equality continues to be carried out by other activists.

While many were still rejoicing about the news from across the Taiwan Strait, the country’s most iconic lesbian social media platform Rela (热拉) was shut down on May 26. No official explanation for the shutdown has been given by Chinese authorities.

Continue reading at: China has shut down one of its most iconic LGBTQ social media platforms — Quartz (Source)

Lesbian rocker leaves social media after being taunted by this hateful meme

This slap in the face came shortly after Beeching says she received a 7-page handwritten letter telling her she’s “headed to hell” and that she must make a U-turn to get off “the path of wrath” and “repent from the sin of lesbianism.”

Continue reading at: Lesbian rocker leaves social media after being taunted by this hateful meme / LGBTQ Nation (Source)