The anti-LGBTQ+ social media account Libs of TikTok, run by Chaya Raichik, has allegedly been banned from the microblogging platform Bluesky. The account which has inspired death threats against children, educators, and medical professionals is just one of several anti-LGBTQ+ accounts that have found themselves unwelcome on Bluesky. Progressive social media users have increasingly flocked to it as an escape from the increasingly right-wing site X, owned by transphobic Republican billionaire Elon Musk. Related Libs of TikTok and its dark influence on LGBTQ+ hate A complete history of the most infamous anti-LGBTQ+ social media account of all time. The Libs of TikTok account which whips up outrage against LGBTQ+ adults and queer-inclusive school and health policies by accusing them of grooming, sexualizing, or indoctrinating children reportedly had a Bluesky account for nine days before becoming the second most blocked account on the platform, according to Jewel City Times. Stay connected to your community Connect with the issues and events that impact your community at home and beyond by subscribing to our newsletter. Subscribe to our Newsletter today The account was reportedly suspended from Bluesky on December 2. Its removal sparked celebration from numerous Bluesky users, including out Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA).This is why bluesky is going to be a success, Garcia wrote in a December 2 post. Real moderation. Libsoftiktok is racist, homophobic, and actually causes harm to others. They can keep their bulls**t elsewhere. This is why bluesky is going to be a success. Real moderation. Libsoftiktok is racist, homophobic, and actually causes harm to others. They can keep their bullshit elsewhere.[image or embed] Robert Garcia (@robertgarcia.bsky.social) December 2, 2024 at 7:33 PMThe satirical right-leaning fake news parody website The Babylon Bee has also experienced blowback on Bluesky after its November 19 post claiming that Admiral Rachel Levine, the out trans assistant secretary of health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), won the websites Man of the Year award.The post crudely misgendered the trailblazing doctor and professor who is also the first woman to become a four-star admiral in theU.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. As a result, the post received a label stating that it violated Blueskys intolerance policy encouraging discrimination against protected groups.One Bluesky user commented on the post, Suicide rates in the trans community are high because of bigoted s**t like this. Stop it. Babylon Bee managing editor Joel Berry said he received abusive comments on Bluesky, including posts telling him, Step into traffic, and Your mother should have aborted you. They said this competing platform to X would be a kinder, less hateful, less toxic alternative but Im really not feeling it, he wrote on X alongside screenshots of the comments. They said this competing platform to X would be a kinder, less hateful, less toxic alternative but Im really not feeling it pic.twitter.com/5utG0PqNwO Joel Berry (@JoelWBerry) November 20, 2024During the end of November, nearly one million new users signed up for accounts on Bluesky each day, company CEO Jay Grabersaid. Additionally, Blueskys Trust & Safety teamrecently announced that it quadrupled its moderation team. Weve already always focused a lot on trust and safety, making sure that users have ability to have an experience thats free from bots and harassment and spam, Graber said. We want a place where people can express their creativity, and so they can come on and explore making sure that its an environment where discussions can happen and people can have different opinions, but people arent getting harassed.In its annual Social Media Safety Index report,GLAAD just awarded X an F, the lowest out of any social media site accorded a grade, for allowing the proliferation of anti-LGBTQ+ hate speech without enforcing its own policies against harassment and discrimination.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.