LGBTQ Community Says Twitter Has Become More Toxic Under Elon Musk

Since Elon Musk bought Twitter a year ago, many LGBTQ people say the platform has become more toxic, undoing progress made under previous leadership.

Musk has mocked pronoun usage, shared anti-LGBTQ content, and rolled back bans on hate speech like misgendering and deadnaming transgender people.

Prominent LGBTQ figures like Elton John and Ellen DeGeneres have abandoned Twitter due to the changes under Musk.

Advocacy groups report a sharp rise in anti-LGBTQ hate on Twitter, though Musk has made it harder to study trends on the platform.

Some LGBTQ advocates remain on Twitter to monitor dangerous anti-LGBTQ campaigns emerging there, though many others have left due to the increasingly hostile environment.