Anti-LGBTQ+ ‘groomer’ slur banned under Reddit hate speech rules (Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Reddit has banned the anti-LGBTQ+ slur “groomer” under its hate speech policy, as well as any other reference to LGBTQ+ people as “paedophiles”. The vile slur, which conflates LGBTQ+ identities with paedophilia, has been increasing in use online, and has
A wedding cake featuring two gay couples. (Getty) A Reddit user came out to his homophobic family at his sister’s wedding and the internet has nothing but love and support for him. The 29-year-old man, u/UserMempsh, got candid on the popular subreddit r/AmITheA**hole and asked if he should have come out at his sister’s wedding,
The Reddit user’s Thanksgiving coming out moment didn’t quite go to plan. (Envato) Spending time with family during the holiday season can be difficult as a queer person, especially if you’re still closeted, but one Reddit user has told a Thanksgiving coming out story with a surprising twist. Reddit user MysteriousR551 shared a post to
Steven was struggling to figure out if he was “the a**hole”. (Envato) A man who donated sperm to his lesbian best friend to help her start a family with her wife, says his girlfriend is now inexplicably jealous. The sperm donor, Steven, posted his dilemma on the sub-Reddit “Am I the A*shole?” which describes itself
A woman in an open relationship has opened up about her husband’s terrible reaction when she got a girlfriend. Writing anonymously on Reddit, the woman said she is “confused and hurt” by her husband’s hostile response to her new partner. She explained that she has been with her husband for seven years. For around six
A lesbian teen fought against her mildly homophobic stepdad and she is the new Supreme. (Stock photo via Elements Envato) After her homophobic stepdad wouldn’t let his lesbian daughter driver her car, she did what anybody would and hot-wired it and snuck it to her girlfriend’s family. And the internet had no legal choice but
Homie love is real love. That’s it. That’s the tweet. (Stock photo via Elements Envato) We regret to inform you that the straights are back at it again with their fragile shenanigans and this time they’re asking the crucial question: Fellas, is it gay to kiss your homies goodnight? In everyone’s favourite subreddit, Am I
Sadly, queer people all over the world are bullied at school because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. But what is the right thing to do if your teenage bully later comes out as bisexual? That was exactly the situation that one Reddit user found himself in recently. The 27-year-old gay man asked Reddit
An anonymous Redditor has questioned whether he can ask his brother not to bring his boyfriend to his wedding – but the story’s not what you think. The question was posed in Reddit’s ‘Am I The Asshole” (AITA) subreddit, in which 1.2 million followers discuss ethical and social dilemmas. Like many posts in the subreddit,