It has come to my attention that a transgender cosplayer with the username u/AlsoAshley has been banned from r/Cosplay. The subreddit claims they banned her for NSFW content, despite her claiming to have never posted a NSFW picture on the subreddit, and the picture that they seemingly used to justify the ban appears to be a SFW picture of Ashley dressed as Nurse Joy from Pokémon.

https://x.com/alsoashleyb/status/1715069085216845986?s=46&t=3BvBmi8-3QwhwgyE9IUp2g

It is possible that the subreddit moderators feared that underaged users would see the post, and that would lead them to discover Ashley’s other, NSFW content.

However, a quick search will show a number of instances of NSFW performers who have posted cosplays to this subreddit, and have not faced any bans, such as Lana Rain, a cosplayer who I have worked with in the past and have great respect for.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cosplay/s/9hpMFiqQxW

Ashley has suggested that the reason for the ban is because she is transgender. I really hope this is not the case.

Either way, I feel as though the moderators should address this issue, especially if there are cases of other transgender individuals who have been removed from their subreddit.