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Every day more and more creators on YouTube get demonetised for using the word 'gay' or 'lesbian' or 'lgbt' in their titles, descriptions and tags. Not only that, their videos are getting pushed out to less and less people.
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It's pushing smaller creators away, it's creating a stigma and it's also making people who are still in the closet question whether they should come out because it's helping to promote hate towards the LGBTQ+ community. (
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Not only that, creators who have been uploading to the platform for years are having to consider other career paths because of
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So some of you may be wondering why I've started being so much more open about my sexuality online & why I've begun posting a more LGBT content. It's because in order to fight this oppression we have to stand up and be proud. (
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I'm sick and tired of feeling like I'm not welcome. I'm sick and tired of seeing people worry day and night because of their sexuality. I'm sick and tired of people questioning whether they should be themselves online. (
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YOUTUBE SORT IT OUT. NOW.
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