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Netflix Quietly Drops LGBTQ Tag From Jeffrey Dahmer Series After Backlash

The serial killer murdered 17 people during a nightmarish 13-year crime spree.

Netflix has removed an LGBTQ tag from its controversial series about Milwaukee serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer after complaints about the categorization online. The show titled Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, originally featured in the category alongside the likes of Sex Education and Heartstopper before the tag was dropped. “'Hey hi @netflix I IMPLORE you please reconsider having Dahmer with the LGBTQ tag, especially as one of its tags right when you open the app,” one social media user wrote. Another asked: “If I need to stay in my lane absolutely tell me but anyone else think it's pretty gross of @netflix to list Dahmer under #LGBTQ, especially when the True Crime tag would have worked?” One TikTok user said: “I know it’s technically true,” because Dahmer was gay, “But this is not… This is not the representation we are looking for.”