Censorship: What's happening, why, and how to fightback with Cat Hadley
The accelerating censorship of queer spaces — online and in person — is not accidental. From social media platforms demonetizing and removing queer content, to physical spaces being shut down or legislated out of existence, this episode will explore how censorship operates, who it targets, and what communities are doing to fight back. Key takeaways include understanding the mechanisms platforms use to suppress queer content, the real-world impact on community building and visibility, and what meaningful resistance looks like. Target audience: queer communities, digital rights advocates, organizers, and anyone paying attention to the current political moment. Join Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari (they/them) of the SRG Collective and Cat Hadley (she/they) for great time! Cat Hadley is a co-founder of RE/STRICT, a Detroit-based multimedia platform celebrating kink and queerness as political resistance. Through film festivals, magazines, and community events, RE/STRICT platforms work that has been censored or suppressed. In a moment when pleasure is criminalized and queer and trans bodies are under attack, RE/STRICT insists on the radical right to desire, autonomy, and existence on your own terms. Cat is a campaign strategist, Truman Scholar, New Leaders Council Fellow, and elected Ann Arbor District Library Board Trustee. RE/STRICT's Website: https://www.restrictfilm.com/https://www.restrictfilm.com/ Free Speech Coalition: https://www.freespeechcoalition.com/ Electronic Frontier Foundation: https://www.eff.org/ SRG's Website: https://srgcollective.com/ SRG on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/srgcollective.bsky.social Dr. Shanna Katz Kattari's Webpage: https://shannakattari.com/
