Dylan Mulvaney and scores of celebrities including Amy Schumer and Alyssa Milano call for social media giants to CENSOR ‘malicious lies’ about ‘medically necessary’ gender transition therapy for kids in letter organized by LGBT group GLAAD
- The group of more than 250 famous faces have called for Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok to censor the ‘disinformation’ surrounding trans healthcare
- Dakota Fanning, Dylan Mulvaney, Gabrielle Union-Wade, Haley Baldwin Bieber, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jonathan Van Ness have also signed the letter
Dylan Mulvaney has joined scores of celebrities and influencers calling for social media giants to censor ‘malicious lies’ about ‘medically necessary’ gender transition therapy for children.
The letter, organized by the LGBT group Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), claims that ‘online extremists’ are proactively coordinating ‘campaigns of hate and lies about gender affirming healthcare for trans youth.’
Gender transition surgeries for children under the age of 18 is outlawed in a number of states across America – banning puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
Now the group of more than 250 famous faces have called for Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok to censor the ‘disinformation’ surrounding trans healthcare.
Dylan Mulvaney has joined scores of celebrities and influencers calling for social media giants to censor ‘malicious lies’ about ‘medically necessary’ gender transition therapy for children
The letter was addressed to CEOs of the biggest social media platforms – Mark Zuckerberg of Meta Platforms, Neal Mohan of YouTube and Alphabet, Shou Zi Chew of TikTok, and Linda Yaccarino and Elon Musk of Twitter.
It states that: ‘Dangerous posts (both content and ads) created and circulated by high-follower anti-LGBTQ hate accounts targeting transgender, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming people are thriving across your platforms, directly resulting in terrifying real-life harm including bomb threats targeting children’s hospitals that offer healthcare for trans youth, and death threats targeting care providers.’
And speaking directly to the CEOs, the letter said: ‘Your policies and corresponding enforcement are inadequate when it comes to mitigating harmful and dangerous anti-LGBTQ content.’
Alyssa Milano, Amy Schumer and Ariana Grande are among dozens of celebrities and influencers who have signed the letter.
They join Camila Cabello, Cynthia Nixon, Liza Koshy, Marc Jacobs, Shawn Mendes, Zooey Deschanel and Demi Lovato as signatories.
Dakota Fanning, Dylan Mulvaney, Gabrielle Union-Wade, Haley Baldwin Bieber, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jonathan Van Ness have also signed the letter urging the tech CEOs to change their ways.
Hailey Bieber and Amy Schumer are among the signatories
Musical couple Camila Cabello and Shawn Mendes have also signed the letter – as well as actress Alyssa Milano
Gabrielle Union-Wade and Ariana Grande also signed the letter
Mulvaney – a transgender influencer with millions of followers on her platforms – has come under scrutiny in recent months for her collaboration with Bud Light. It was a business deal that cost the once-beloved beer brand millions in sales.
They have called for the tech companies to address four main points, including content that ‘spreads malicious lies and disinformation about medically necessary healthcare for transgender youth.’
The signatories also want the firms to tackle ‘accounts and postings that perpetuate anti-LGBTQ extremist hate,’ ‘dehumanizing, hateful attacks on prominent transgender public figures and influencers,’ and ‘anti-transgender hate speech, including targeted misgendering, deadnaming, and hate-driven tropes.’
GLAAD President and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis
The letter was signed off: ‘We speak together with one voice to demand that your companies create and enforce stronger content and ad policies to directly confront the content that is causing online and offline harm to transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming people.’
GLAAD President and CEO, Sarah Kate Ellis, said: ‘It’s about time that social media CEOs hear from leaders on their platforms whose content and creativity drive profits and revenue for them.
‘It’s clear these creators and celebrities recognize that social media companies should be taking urgent action to address the pervasiveness and severity of viral hate and misinformation about LGBTQ, trans and gender nonconforming users, but instead such anti-LGBTQ content drives profits for the companies and is too often met with inaction.
‘You can draw a direct line from online hate and misinformation about trans people to the hundreds of anti-trans bills across the U.S. as well as the rise in violence against LGBTQ people.
‘Until social media platforms take real action, our community continues to be at risk.’
The above map shows the 20 states where restrictions on transgender care for minors have been brought in. Three of the states that have had their care bans suspended are Oklahoma, Arkansas and Alabama
Earlier this month, Texas became the 17th state to outlaw gender-affirming care for teenagers.
Republican Governor Greg Abbot signed a bill banning puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgery for under-18s wishing to transition.
Medical providers who violate the law — set to come into force from September 1 — could have their licenses revoked.
Texas is the largest state to bring in the restrictions to date, being the second largest nationwide and has a large transgender community. Opposition groups have already blasted the law as ‘jeopardizing’ healthcare and vowed to file a lawsuit.
The move comes barely two weeks after Nebraska also restricted transgender care for minors as more Republican states seek to block the treatments.
State governor Jim Pillen signed into law a ban on hormone therapy, puberty blockers and surgery for under-19s wishing to change their sex. In Nebraska, someone is defined as a minor until they turn 19 years old.
Full list of signatories calling for Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Twitter to ‘stop the flow of anti-trans hate and malicious disinformation About trans healthcare’
Abby Wambach
Adam Eli
Aitch Alberto
AJ Shively
Alan Cumming
Alejandra Caraballo
Alejandra Ghersi
Alex Clark
Alexandra Gutierrez
Alisa Ramirez
Allie Leonard
Allison Goldfrapp
ALOK Vaid-Menon
Alyssa May Gold
Alyssa Milano
Amber Ruffin
Amber Tamblyn
Amy Schumer
Amy Landecker
Andrew Polk
Angelica Ross
Annaleigh Ashford
Antoni Porowski
Aparna Brielle
Arden Myrin
Ariana Grande
Arisce Wanzer
Avan Jogia
Barbie Ferreira
Bebe Rexha
Bella Ramsey
Ben Barnes
Benito Skinner
Benj Pasek
Bethany Cosentino
Bethany Leavel
Billy Eichner
Billy Porter
Bob the Drag Queen
Bobby Berk
Bonnie Milligan
Brad Oscar
Bradley Whitford
Brandon Matthews
Brendan Hines
Bretman Rock
Brian Smith
Brigette Lundy-Paine
Brittany Tomlinson
Busy Philipps
Caesar Samoya
Camila Cabello
Camille A Brown
Cara Delevingne
Chani Nicholas
Chella Man
Chelsea Handler
Cheyenne Jackson
Chris Perfetti
Christa Miller
Cleo Wade
Colton Haynes
Corey Jantzen
Cynthia Erivo
Cynthia McWilliams
Cynthia Nixon
Cyrus Veyssi
D’Arcy Carden
Dakota Fanning
Dan Levy
Darren Criss
David Shatraw
David Oulton
Debra Messing
Deepica Mutyala
Demi Lovato
Des McAnuff
Devery Jacobs
Diana Maria Riva
Diane Guerrero
Dylan Mulvaney
Ed Droste
Eddie Ndopu
EJ Marcus
Elegance Bratton
Eliot Rahal
Elle Fanning
Elliot Page
Emily Hampshire
Emily V. Gordon
Emma Hunton
Erin Reed
Estefania Pessoa
FLETCHER
Freddy Thomas
Gabrielle Union-Wade
Gigi Gorgeous
Glennon Doyle
Gottmik
Grace Kuhlenschmidt
Griffin Dunne
Haley Baldwin Bieber
Hannah Gadsby
Harry Lambert
Hayley Kiyoko
Hilary Montez
Ilana Glazer
Indya Moore
Isaac Mizrahi
Jackie Bazan
Jacob Tierney
Jai Rodriguez
Jameela Jamil
James Blake
James Scully
Jaymes Vaughan
Jamie Lee Curtis
Janaya Khan
Janelle Monáe
Janet Hubert
Jazz Jennings
Jenna Lyons
Jennifer Kerr
Jeremy Fall
Jessica Betts
Jillian Mercado
Jinkx Monsoon
Joe DiPietro
Jonathan Van Ness
Jonathan Bennett
Jonny Pierce
Jordan Stenmark
Jordan Firstman
Jordan Roth
JP Saxe
Judd Apatow
Justin Baldoni
Justin Tranter
Kal Penn
Kamar de los Reyes
Karamo Brown
Kate Reinders
Katherine LaNasa
Kathryn Grody
Kellie Overbey
Kelly Devine
Kendrick Sampson
Kevin Harrington
Kevin Cahoon
Ki Griffin
Kimber Elayne Sprawl
Kimberly Drew
Kristin Chenoweth
Lachlan Watson
Laith De La Cruz
Laura Terruso
Lauren Jauregui
Laverne Cox
Lena Dunham
Lena Waithe
Lena Hall
Lilly Singh
Lily Rabe
Liv Hewson
Liza Koshy
Lola Tung
Lorin Latarro
Lovell Adams-Gray
Lucky Bromhead
Mae Martin
Mae Whitman
Maggie Boccella
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
Mandy Patinkin
Marc Jacobs
Marc Kudisch
Marieme Diop
Martha Plimpton
Matt Bernstein
Matt McGorry
Matt Walton
Medalion Rahimi
Meena Harris
Megan Crabbe
Michael D. Cohen
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
Michelle Buteau
Midori Francis
Miriam Silverman
Moj Mahdara
Mona Chalabi
Montego Glover
Munroe Bergdorf
Nate Wonder
Nats Getty
Neila Karassik
Nicholas Ferroni
Nico Carney
Nico Santos
Nico Tortorella
Nicole Maines
Niecy Nash-Betts
Nik Dodani
Ocean Vuong
Olly Alexander
Our Lady J
Padma Lakshmi
Patrick Stewart
Patti LuPone
Peppermint
Phillip Picardi
Phoebe Robinson
Poorna Jagannathan
Rachel Cargle
Rafael Silva
Ramy Youssef
Randy Shulman
Raquel Willis
Richa Moorjani
Rob Holysz
Robert Horn
Rory Dahl
Rosario Dawson
Rupi Kaur
Sam Smith
Sander Jennings
Sandy Rustin
Sara Bareilles
Sara Ramirez
Sarah Ramos
Sasha Velour
Scott Turner Schofield
Shawn Mendes
Shea Couleé
Shea Diamond
Sherri Saum
Sinead Burke
Solomon Hughes
Stephen Kunken
Susie Park
T. Oliver Reid
Taika Waititi
Tan France
Tatiana Maslany
Tess Holliday
Tiffany Namtu
Tommy Dorfman
Tracee Ellis Ross
Travis Alabanza
Tunde Adebimpe
Vivek Shraya
Wanda Sykes
Warren Carlyle
Wayne Cilento
Wilson Cruz
Yves Mathieu East
Zoë Chao
Zooey Deschanel
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