Queer Clicks: April 13 | Social Media Platforms and App Stores Are Quick To Clamp Down On LGBT Sexuality, Meet The WeedTuber Filling The Void YouTube Created Through Censorship, & Other News

Social Media Platforms and App Stores Are Quick To Clamp Down On LGBT Sexuality

“With increasingly conservative guidelines for photos on social media platforms and apps, the LGBT community is feeling a little less free online these days, according to Squirt.org. The gay hook-up site has launched the #CensorshipSucks campaign to raise awareness about this trend” Cultmtl

Meet The WeedTuber Filling The Void YouTube Created Through Censorship

“Everything Arend Richard has ever done in his life has been out of necessity. At 16, he was kicked out of his home for being gay. Never wanting to be homeless again, he became a self-sufficient entrepreneur.” Civilized

Under the Cover of Night: 10 of America’s Most Famous Gay Cruising Spots, Past and Present

“Not long ago, queer people had vanishingly few options for meeting up, finding romance and enjoying pleasures of the flesh. So it’s no surprise that cities around the country developed gay cruising spots, areas where men could congregate to meet and experience a little physical contact.” Hornet

Cut! Is this the death of sex in cinema?

“The number of films classified 18 for sex has plummeted. We explore how studio pressure, #MeToo nerves and the proliferation of porn created a new puritanism ” The Guardian