New KOSA bill still threatens LGBTQ access to Internet
For generations, LGBTQ people have been forced to overcome discrimination, harassment, and violence just to find support networks and build community.
Sadly, that remains true today. Anti-LGBTQ hate crimes are on the rise, and the Human Rights Campaign declared a state of emergency in response to the wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation passed in states across the country last year.
That is why it’s deeply troubling to see U.S. senators — including some Democrats who are historically allies of the LGBTQ community — still support a bill that could cut off LGBTQ people from the online resources, communities, and information they depend on, and give partisan anti-LGBTQ politicians one more avenue to persecute gay people and further their hateful agenda.
The Kids Online Safety Act, also known as KOSA, has an alluring name and earnest intentions. We all want to support protecting kids online, but the unintended consequences would be devastating for the LGBTQ+ community and have serious implications for everyone else.
