“The way the emoji is appears is due to Unicode presentation on iOS, and on its own is not a violation of our rules,” a Twitter spokesperson told Paper. Twitter say they are aware of the issue and are taking steps to fix it. On the desktop version of Twitter the two emoji appear one after the other, but on the mobile Twitter app they merge together. Mangia Updates a Bullet Train February 19, 2019įortunately, it turns out it’s not an official emoji created by the Unicode Consortium (yes, that’s a real thing), rather it’s a glitch that merges the pride flag emoji and the “prohibited” emoji to create a bizarre crossover emoji. WHY IS THERE AN ANTI GAY FLAG EMOJI… IM SCREAMING 🏳️🌈⃠ 🏳️🌈⃠ 🏳️🌈⃠ ? /PikdyxJAvn While the majority of people using it are part of the LGBTQ community themselves, the potential for it to be used maliciously by homophobes and transphobes is a valid concern.
The emoji, which appears as a rainbow pride flag with a strikethrough on top of it, recently began circulating on Twitter and has seen increased usage since, with some christening it the “no homo” emoji. An anti-LGBTQ emoji has appeared on social media, and people aren’t happy.
