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r/LGBTnews↗

r/LGBTnews is for sharing links to recent news articles about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and all queer issues from a variety of sources, locales, and perspectives; along with comments and discussions about the posts.

91k subscribers221 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~10% by known bots)68 authors / mosince 2009

r/LGBTnews has 91k members (+4.3% over the last 12 months). It gets about 221 posts a month from 68 people. Top topics: Transgender Restroom Rights, School Transgender Issues and LGBTQ Rights and Pride Events.

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How r/LGBTnews has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+4.3%in 12 months · +0.8% in 3 months · +0.2% in 1 month
Oct 202691k
Growing91k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/LGBTnews

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−37%vs Sep 2025 · −17% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026221
QuieterPeaked at 825 in Mar 2023
Sep 2026: incl. ~10% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/LGBTnews

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Transgender Restroom Rights0.4%
  2. School Transgender Issues0.4%
  3. LGBTQ Rights and Pride Events0.3%
  4. Same-Sex Marriage Legalities0.3%
  5. LGBTQ+ Rights and Legislation0.2%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Advocate
  2. Substack
  3. OutSports
  4. Comic Sands
  5. Bored Panda

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