Iquiyi bans LGBT content?

i think we're so very close to the time such a move would cause a storm not just from the LGBT community and 'the trendy lefties', but with a large percentage of the average citizens.  (Or maybe that's just wishful thinking, because we're so much closer than when I first came out many years ago.) If it does cause that reaction, it will indeed prove culture-changing.

If they have done / are doing that, I'm not sure whether to scream at them or (if it comes back to bite them) to thank them for testing the water ... and getting burned!

 mjf314:

If you mean hidden by default, then no, it shouldn't be hidden.

However, they can give users an option to specify their favorite and least favorite genres, so they can better personalize what gets shown.  If they do something like that, I wouldn't have a problem with it.

It might be that they banned LGBT content in Singapore because of the law.  I don't know, I'm not really familiar with Singapore laws.

The Singapore government announced a while ago it will be repealing the law that makes homosexual acts illegal. It probably hasn't actually happened yet though. The law was, of course, entirely the fault of the British. We have SO much to apologise for!

 Stuffed Cat:

i think we're so very close to the time such a move would cause a storm not just from the LGBT community and 'the trendy lefties', but with a large percentage of the average citizens.  (Or maybe that's just wishful thinking, because we're so much closer than when I first came out many years ago.) If it does cause that reaction, it will indeed prove culture-changing.

If they have done / are doing that, I'm not sure whether to scream at them or (if it comes back to bite them) to thank them for testing the water ... and getting burned!

This is an interesting take... but I think you'd be surprised as to how minority the vocal are.

As a straight person, I have no interest in LGBT content, so if it were hidden by default, I certainly wouldn't seek it out.  Also, if there were an option to filter LGBT content out of recommended content, I'd probably opt for it.

The main problem we're facing is - as in my opening post - what counts as LGBT content?  I mean: Game of Thrones features gay and bi characters (as well as the incest - YUCK!), but is not an LGBT programme... so would it be hidden?

I'll also point out how I know people who have met producers ,whom have secretly whispered that Netflix has an LGBT clause in the contract when commissioning!  That means that there must be an LGBT-promoting aspect to the commissioned programme!  The amount of gay/lesbian/bi/trans bit characters in Netflix stuff is clear and this is likely the reason. 

I remember watching, Penny Dreadful, and then suddenly, a gay kiss and sex scene came completely out of nowhere!  The show quickly became gay erotica and I stopped watching, but an LGBT tag should - in my opinion - be added, even if the content is not banned and/or hidden.  After all, we get swearing, violence, sex and even horror tags/warnings, but nothing to separate LGBT.

Like I wrote above: this will be worth following.

@Over 9000: I understand what you mean and there's a good reason for the term 'the silent majority'. However, there's a huge difference as a principle between 'the state' censoring things and individuals being able to filter out content based on personal beliefs and preferences. There was a time, not all that long ago, when the majority would have stayed silent because LGBT lifestyles were considered the wrong side of acceptable. I believe we're (nearly?) at a point where they've moved to the right side for the majority, even if as individuals they've no vested interest either way. The groundswell I hope one day to see is not necessarily in support of gay rights per se but against unnecessary state censorship in principle.

 Over 9000:

It's plain wrong to teach/indoctrinate children in schools LGBT, but it's also wrong for government to tell people how to live... so what's the answer?

Probably less government!

What do you mean by "...to teach/indoctrinate children in schools LGBT"?

 Over 9000:

Children shouldn't be taught about homosexuality

mate what

 Over 9000:

Clearly you're not a parent.

And clearly you're wrong on so many different levels, there's no point in trying to have a rational discussion ... which here isn't the right place for anyway. *Hangs his head as he leaves, appalled at how awful it would be to have a parent like that.*