similar incident took place in 2018 when the society was promoting an event. Also in 2018, a photo posted to highlight transgender activism was also flagged.
The latest incident was the first instance of censorship that did not involve an advertisement."We're up against a culture that is still relentlessly anti-LGBTQ, and social-media platforms that wield enormous power over the images, news and politics we consume," Beswick said. "When they make people invisible, it becomes easier to spread the fear and misinformation that quickly and frequently turn into violence."The historical society is not alone in alleging that Facebook is discriminatory toward LGBTQ content.