Can This Site Help Battle Homophobia On Twitter?

Twitter is a great place to read up on the latest news, network with like-minded people and follow the topics that are trending in real time. But it can also be a place of hateful speech – sometimes said in ignorance of how hateful it can be.

The University of Alberta’s Institute for Sexual Minority Studies and Services has created the website NoHomophobes.com to identify how often certain homophobic phrases are used on Twitter. The site’s tagline explains its purpose: “Homophobic language isn’t always meant to be hurtful, but how often do we use it without thinking?”