This is no accident. The groups behind age-verification laws have been explicit that they regard "gender ideology" and nearly any representation of LGBTQ+ existence as pornography
AV is government censorship. Platforms are either designating LGBTQ+ content NSFW or removing it all together.
Mike Stabile
the UK’s Internet age verification law has led to the effective censorship of all LGBT content on Reddit
what a shocking and unexpected turn of events!