Called Q Chat Space, the platform is advertised on the CDC’s LGBT Health Youth Resources page, archived here. The chat service, which describes itself as “a community for LGBTQ+ teens,” is available for those ages 13-19, can be hidden from parents and concentrates on several mature themes.
Q Chat hosts conversations on several different mature and sexual topics, including “Drag Culture 101,” “Sex and Relationships,” and “Having Multiple Genders,” rather than ‘Bi/Pan Youth.”
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One chat celebrates Ru Paul’s Drag Race, while another is called “Queer Youth Activism,” which is intended for “youth of color.”
Q Chat further features conversations on “Gender Affirmation Surgeries,” as well as on hormone replacement therapy. The chats are used partly to tell children “where you can find resources” related to their transition.
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There are also chats on astrology, including “self-discovery in astrology” and one titled “Queering Tarot,” a reference to tarot cards commonly used in occult practices.
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The sexually, politically, and even spiritually charged material is intermixed with content that appeals to young children, like conversations on video games, Pokemon, and StarWars.
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One meme posted on Q Chat’s Instagram page displays a Trojan horse, explaining that children may realize they’re queer after “learning about queerness” from their friends.
The chat appears to be concealed from parents and family members. Each section of the website has a large button on the screen that states “Click/Tap here for a quick escape …” and shows a stick figure running towards an exit. The button takes users to the Google homepage, hiding the site when clicked.
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The site further states that users can get reminders that obscure the name of the chat, clarifying, “There are 2 text message reminder options: Discreet or Detailed,” going on to explain that “Discreet text reminders are private, they do not include ‘Q Chat Space’ or the name of the chat.”
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One of the rules of Q Chat is to “Keep confidentiality” and agree that “what’s shared here, stays here.”
An academic article about Q Chat, published on the National Library of Medicine website, praised the service for its ability to be hidden from parents, stating that “The platform’s chat-based nature likely helps youth avoid concerns about family members accidentally overhearing their conversations.”
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