{"id":337100,"date":"2019-08-18T04:59:39","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T04:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/?p=337100"},"modified":"2019-08-18T05:38:11","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T05:38:11","slug":"gay-porn-star-tyler-rush-lgbtq-youtubers-sue-google-youtube-discrimination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/gay-porn-star-tyler-rush-lgbtq-youtubers-sue-google-youtube-discrimination\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Gay Porn Star Tyler Rush And Many LGBTQ+ YouTubers Are Suing Google \/ YouTube For Discrimination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Tyler-Rush-Amp-Somers-LGBTQ-YouTubers-Suing-Google-YouTube-Discrimination.jpg\" alt=\"Tyler Rush Amp Somers LGBTQ YouTubers Suing Google YouTube Discrimination\" width=\"700\" height=\"407\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-337267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Tyler-Rush-Amp-Somers-LGBTQ-YouTubers-Suing-Google-YouTube-Discrimination.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Tyler-Rush-Amp-Somers-LGBTQ-YouTubers-Suing-Google-YouTube-Discrimination-260x151.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Tyler-Rush-Amp-Somers-LGBTQ-YouTubers-Suing-Google-YouTube-Discrimination-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Tyler-Rush-Amp-Somers-LGBTQ-YouTubers-Suing-Google-YouTube-Discrimination-200x116.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.queermenow.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Tyler-Rush-Amp-Somers-LGBTQ-YouTubers-Suing-Google-YouTube-Discrimination-560x326.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/join.queermetv.com\/track\/MTAwODE3LjQ0LjE3LjkxLjAuMC4wLjAuMA\/stars\/109657\/tyler-rush\">Tyler Rush<\/a> is a former gay porn star who now runs a YouTube channel with more than 190,000 subscribers called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCokRyLsHxh-NykvT4uA6n2g\">Watts The Safeword<\/a>. He and four other YouTube channels are filing a class action lawsuit against YouTube and its parent company Google for allegedly discriminating against LGBTQ+ content creators.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_jOqBm-e7Ns\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>LGBTQ+ creators in the community have many claims where we have experienced discrimination, unfair and deceptive business practices, restraint of speech and are finally speaking up for themselves and the entire LGBTQ+ community.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>More On: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-49343823\">BBC<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2019\/aug\/14\/youtube-bria-kam-chrissy-chambers-lesbian-vloggers-lgbtq-discrimination\">The Guardian<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=upNgmcT-t2E\">Philip DeFranco<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.advocate.com\/business\/2019\/8\/14\/eight-youtube-creators-sue-google-bias-against-lgbtq-content\">Advocate<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinknews.co.uk\/2019\/08\/14\/youtube-sued-lgbt-discrminiation\/\">Pink News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tyler Rush is a former gay porn star who now runs a YouTube channel with more than 190,000 subscribers called Watts The Safeword. 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