Editing Transphobia (section)

===Online===
[[File:Chaya Raichik and MTG.jpg|thumb|Georgia U.S. Representative [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] (left) and [[Libs of TikTok]] creator Chaya Raichik (right) holding a sign claiming there are exactly two genders. Greene posted this image to [[Twitter]] with the caption "@libsoftiktok knows the truth!"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Greene |first=Marjorie Taylor |author-link=Marjorie Taylor Greene |date=23 March 2023 |title=.@libsoftiktok knows the truth! |url=https://twitter.com/RepMTG/status/1639053582522544128 |access-date=3 December 2023 |website=X (formerly Twitter) |language=en}}</ref>]]
Online transphobia remains a growing problem across various online spaces. A study by [[Brandwatch]] analyzing over ten million posts in transgender-related discussions on various [[social media platforms]] between 2015 and 2019 found over 1.5 million transphobic posts. These posts varied from promoting transphobic sentiment to advocating for [[Violence against transgender people|anti-transgender violence]] and [[Transgender genocide|genocide]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Scale of Transphobia Online |url=https://www.brandwatch.com/reports/transphobia/ |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=Brandwatch |language=en-US}}</ref>

Transgender people are often victims of [[online harassment]] and experience higher reported levels of online harassment compared to their cisgender heterosexual counterparts.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 October 2019 |title=Transgender people treated 'inhumanely' online |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50166900}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Powell |first1=Anastasia |last2=Scott |first2=Adrian J |last3=Henry |first3=Nicola |date=March 2020 |title=Digital harassment and abuse: Experiences of sexuality and gender minority adults |journal=European Journal of Criminology |language=en |volume=17 |issue=2 |pages=199–223 |doi=10.1177/1477370818788006 |s2cid=149537486 |issn=1477-3708|doi-access=free }}</ref> One study on transphobic cyberbullying by Evelyn et al. found that participants most frequently reported being bullied on social media platforms, alongside frequently reporting bullying in [[online video game]]s and [[dating app]]s. Most of the bullying was found to be from anonymous users or people unknown to the participants, and often in the form of transphobic insults, intersectional sexist, homophobic and/or racist insults, [[Outing|outing their identity]], threats of harm, and sexual harassment. Participants even reported transphobic cyberbullying from other transgender individuals, usually by [[Gender policing|policing]] or outing their identity.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Evelyn |first=Sophie |title=A Phenomenological Investigation into Cyberbullying as Experienced by People Identifying as Transgender or Gender Diverse |journal=International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health|year=2022 |volume=19 |issue=11 |page=6560 |doi=10.3390/ijerph19116560 |pmid=35682144 |pmc=9180504 |doi-access=free }}</ref>

Online transphobia has potential to lead to real-world violence and threats. An example of this is when far-right Twitter account [[Libs of TikTok]] made a series of posts spreading misinformation that [[Boston Children's Hospital]] was performing [[Hysterectomy|hysterectomies]] on minors. This led to a series of death threats and bomb threats being made against the hospital and individual physicians, and individual physicians being [[Doxing|doxxed]] and harassed in person.<ref>{{cite web |last=Human Rights Campaign Foundation |date=8 December 2022 |title=ONLINE HARASSMENT, OFFLINE VIOLENCE: UNCHECKED HARASSMENT OF GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE PROVIDERS AND CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ITS OFFLINE VIOLENT CONSEQUENCES |url=https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/HRCF-OnlineHarassmentOfflineViolence.pdf }}</ref> Libs of TikTok has similarly posted about several other LGBT-themed events, such as [[Drag Queen Story Hour]]s, often leading to said events receiving mass threats of violence and being canceled or postponed by organizers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is "Grooming?" The Truth Behind the Dangerous, Bigoted Lie Targeting the LGBTQ+ Community {{!}} ADL |url=https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/what-grooming-truth-behind-dangerous-bigoted-lie-targeting-lgbtq-community |access-date=3 September 2023 |website=www.adl.org |language=en}}</ref>

The [[LGBT grooming conspiracy theory]]- claiming that LGBTQ people and allies are systematically grooming children- has been promoted online by both users and mainstream politicians such as [[Marjorie Taylor Greene]] and [[Lauren Boebert]]. Former US President [[Donald Trump]] claimed in a video posted to [[Truth Social]] on 31 January 2023, that "the left-wing gender insanity being pushed at our children is an act of child abuse" and that if re-elected, he would pass numerous laws significantly limiting gender-affirming care for minors.<ref>{{Cite web |date=31 January 2023 |title=Trump vows to 'stop' gender-affirming care for minors if re-elected president |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-vows-stop-gender-affirming-care-minors-re-elected-president-rcna68461 |access-date=2 September 2023 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref> One study on Twitter found that use of the term "[[Groomer (pejorative)|groomer]]" in tweets spiked on multiple occasions, including the passing of the [[Florida Parental Rights in Education Act]], the signing into law of said act, and Twitter posting a statement that tweets calling transgender or nonbinary people "groomers" violates its hate speech policy.<ref name="HRC-2022">{{Cite web |last=Human Rights Campaign Foundation |title=DIGITAL HATE: Social Media's Role In Amplifying Dangerous Lies About LGBTQ+ People. |url=https://hrc-prod-requests.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/CCDH-HRC-Digital-Hate-Report-2022-single-pages.pdf}}</ref>

Despite Twitter's prior public stance against transphobia and homophobia on its platform, the company was criticized by organizations such as the [[Human Rights Campaign]] for being inefficient. One audit by the organization found that Twitter failed to act on 99 out of 100 of the most viewed anti-LGBT tweets between January and July 2022.<ref name="HRC-2022" /> The [[acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk]] has led to a significant [[Twitter under Elon Musk#Increase in hate speech|increase in hate speech]], especially in terms of anti-LGBTQ content. Following Musk's takeover, tweets linking LGBT people to grooming rose by 119%, and retweets and mentions of right-wing figures' anti-LGBT tweets increased by over 1200%.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gogarty |first=Kayla |title=Anti-LGBTQ hate has increased on Twitter since Elon Musk officially acquired the company |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/twitter/anti-lgbtq-hate-has-increased-twitter-elon-musk-officially-acquired-company |access-date=11 May 2023 |website=Media Matters for America |date=13 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Muldowney |first=Decca |date=28 March 2023 |title=Elon Musk's Twitter Makes Millions Off Anti-LGBT 'Groomer' Tweets: Report |language=en |work=The Daily Beast |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-twitter-makes-millions-off-anti-lgbt-groomer-tweets-report |access-date=3 September 2023}}</ref> [[Twitter under Elon Musk|Under Elon Musk]], Twitter has also relaxed [[Twitter under Elon Musk#Transgender hateful conduct and slurs|transgender hate speech policies]], such as misgendering.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Urquhart |first=Evan |date=1 November 2022 |title=One of the Biggest Red Flags of Elon Musk's Twitter Takeover |language=en-US |work=Slate |url=https://slate.com/technology/2022/11/elon-music-twitter-transgender-harassment-misinformation.html |access-date=2 December 2023 |issn=1091-2339}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |date=21 November 2022 |title=We're Officially in the Elon Musk Era of Content Moderation |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/11/elon-musk-twitter-content-moderation |access-date=2 December 2023 |magazine=Vanity Fair |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[GLAAD]]'' described Twitter as "the most dangerous platform for [[LGBTQ|LGBTQ people]]", ranking the lowest on its Social Media Safety Index.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 June 2023 |title=Twitter is the 'most dangerous' major social media platform for LGBTQ users, GLAAD says |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/twitter-dangerous-social-media-platform-lgbtq-users-glaad-says-rcna89530 |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Gomez |first=Brandon |date=15 June 2023 |title=Twitter is a more dangerous platform for the LGBTQ community now than it was a year ago, GLAAD finds |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/15/twitter-more-dangerous-for-the-lgbtq-community-now-vs-year-ago-glaad.html |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=CNBC |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last1=Yurcaba |first1=Jo |last2=Ingram |first2=David |date=27 October 2023 |title=A year after Elon Musk bought Twitter, LGBTQ people say it has become toxic |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/year-elon-musk-bought-twitter-lgbtq-people-say-become-toxic-rcna122154 |access-date=2 December 2023 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>

Similarly, a 2020 study on [[Facebook]] by [[Media Matters for America]] found that right-leaning sources took up a vast majority of interactions in transgender topics compared to left-leaning or queer sources, with anti-LGBT outlets such as [[The Daily Wire]] and [[LifeSiteNews]] earning the highest engagements out of any source analyzed in the study.<ref>{{Cite web |date=20 July 2020 |title=The right is dominating Facebook engagement on content about trans issues |url=https://www.mediamatters.org/facebook/right-dominating-facebook-engagement-content-about-trans-issues |access-date=10 June 2023 |website=Media Matters for America |language=en}}</ref>