Prostasia Foundation @ProstasiaInc@qoto.org

"Like all moral panics, this one gets used to justify hatred against perceived outsiders, in this case immigrants and queer and trans people." https://www.vox.com/culture/23794355/sound-of-freedom-controversy-true-story-qanon

"Hungary's right-wing government has enacted a series of policies in recent years that critics and rights groups say are cracking down on the rights of sexual minorities in the Central European country." https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/embassies-urge-hungarys-government-retract-discriminatory-lgbtq-laws-101273052

"Stigma in the form of inequality can turn otherwise resourceful people into limited, narrow-minded individuals who either cannot find support or, worse, cannot afford support." https://prostasia.org/blog/impact-of-inequality/

"As both the court and the government interpret FOSTA, the law can’t be used to target those who simply advocate on behalf of sex workers, or who argue for the legalization of sex work" https://www.ynot.com/stuck-narrow-fosta/

"When we put other human beings into this environment where they struggle in a vulnerable position, we’re creating a situation where they can be exploited and harmed and may then exploit and harm others." https://prostasia.org/blog/impact-of-inequality/

"Nazi Germany didn’t start off with the mass murdering of Jews; it started with hateful propaganda blaming the Jews for social ills (and the bad ending to World War 1)." https://prostasia.org/blog/impact-of-inequality/

"Now old enough to speak out, kids whose photos, videos and stories were once used for posts on social media are raising concerns about all of this sharing and what it means for their privacy and mental health." https://www.npr.org/2023/07/06/1186221489/the-sunday-story-permission-to-share

"When people aren’t equal at a social or economic level, they don’t have the same opportunities or the same protections. That makes them vulnerable to mistreatment, misinformation, and that ugly word: Stigma, hostility, and malice." https://prostasia.org/blog/impact-of-inequality/

"Inequality isn’t just an observable statistical phenomenon; it’s also a belief system. It comes from the idea that one group of people is better than another and that you deserve better things than someone else." https://prostasia.org/blog/impact-of-inequality/

As we've long predicted, the misapplication of obscenity laws hasn't stopped with the most taboo content. Some states are now going after companies that support the LGBTQ community - and using these dangerous laws as justification.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/08/business/target-attorneys-general-pride-month/index.html

"Ballard, Caviezel, and others of their ilk had primed the public to accept Sound of Freedom as a documentary rather than delusion by fomenting moral panic for years over this grossly exaggerated “epidemic” of child sex-trafficking, much of it funneling people into conspiracist rabbit holes and QAnon communities." https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/sound-of-freedom-jim-caviezel-child-trafficking-qanon-movie-1234783837/

"According to documents that the Sheriff’s Office provided @EFF through a public records request, it has shared license plate reader data with law enforcement agencies in states that have passed laws banning abortion" https://news.yahoo.com/sacramento-sheriff-sharing-license-plate-133000119.html?soc_src=social-sh&soc_trk=tw&tsrc=twtr

"People who have volunteered for OUR have raised concerns that it could actually have been creating demand for trafficking victims" https://www.vice.com/en/article/4a3apm/anti-trafficking-group-with-long-history-of-false-claims-gets-its-hollywood-moment

"Though deeply disturbing, Shiny Happy People casts a light on what happens when religion attempts to control people’s sexuality. The result is widespread emotional, psychological and physical abuse resulting in molestation, rape and domestic violence." https://www.ynot.com/duggars-documentary-reminds-america-fundamentalism-problem-not-porn/

"The problem stems back to the 2018 passage of the FOSTA-SESTA laws, which wrongfully equated sex work with sex trafficking." https://www.fastcompany.com/90920031/sex-workers-worry-that-threads-could-kill-their-business

"Stabile said these regulations are also dangerous because they are 'just the beginning of the speech the government is hoping to limit, which is why it's so important to fight it now.'" https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/free-speech-group-backs-pornhub-in-fight-against-state-age-verification-laws/

"the Meloni government further establishes itself as a new force for anti-LGBTQ+ politics in Europe, alongside the governments of Poland and Hungary." https://theconversation.com/lgbtq-parents-are-being-removed-from-their-childrens-birth-certificates-in-italy-heres-whats-behind-this-disturbing-trend-208241

"Are you passionate about keeping kids safe? What about defending digital privacy? Or standing up for the rights of minorities? You can do all of the above when you volunteer for the Prostasia Foundation." https://forum.prostasia.org/t/prostasia-foundation-role-documentation/2350

"LGBTQ+ researchers and advocates have also noted an increase in threats of violence and hate speech targeted at LGBTQ+ individuals and communities, ever increasingly with the intention of stifling trans rights and canceling drag events." https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/06/around-world-threats-lgbtq-speech-deepen