Libs of TikTok
Libs of TikTok's Twitter avatar | |
| Formation | April 2021 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Chaya Raichik |
| Founded at | United States |
Publication | Twitter TikTok (suspended) Bluesky (suspended) Instagram (suspended) |
| Affiliations | Far-right politics, anti-LGBTQ rhetoric |
Libs of TikTok is the username of various American anti-LGBTQ and far-right social-media accounts operated by Chaya Raichik (/ˈxɑːjə ˈraɪtʃɪk/ KHAH-yə RY-chik), a former real estate agent. Raichik uses the accounts to repost content from left-wing and LGBTQ people on TikTok or other social-media platforms, often with mocking or derogatory commentary. With millions of followers on Twitter, Raichik is influential among American conservatives and the political right.
The accounts promote transphobia and other anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, like saying that transgender people are mentally ill and pretend to be of the gender they identity themselves as, and spread false claims, especially relating to medical care of transgender children. Raichik's posts regularly label LGBTQ people and mental-health providers "groomers". Her accounts have received several temporary suspensions and a permanent suspension from TikTok.
Raichik's posts have resulted in threats, harassment, and doxing perpetuated by her followers against teachers, medical providers, children's hospitals, libraries, LGBTQ venues, and educational facilities. At least 60 bomb threats have been linked to Libs of TikTok posts.