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Instagram Removes MAGA Republican Who Spent Months Violating Company Policy Posting Homophobic Slurs

Valentina Gomez's campaign slogan, "Don't be weak and gay," is featured on merchandise she wears in many of her videos. (Credit: @ValentinaForUSA / X)

Meta has removed the Instagram account of a former far-right Missouri political candidate whose content featured hate speech and violent rhetoric against the LBBTQ+ community.

The former Republican candidate for Missouri Secretary of State, Victoria Gomez, had amassed roughly 90,000 Instagram followers with content that was repeatedly reported by LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations before Meta disabled her account.

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