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Facebook belatedly remove transphobic hate page

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Facebook belatedly remove transphobic hate page
by Jane Fae
3 June 2011, 11:37am

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2011/06/03/facebook-belatedly-remove-transphobic-hate-page/

Facebook came under fire yet again this week for what some are claiming is a pattern of failure to take seriously attacks on the LGBT community.

Following the launch – and removal – of homophobic Facebook group, The New Anti-Gay Movement, members of the trans community were enraged to learn of a page entitled 'im a women LOL JK i'm the guard from poundland' [sic], which appeared to have been created for the sole purpose of belittling and intimidating a security guard, working at discount shop Poundland, who also happens to be transgender.
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