A group of prominent LGBTQ YouTubers are taking the video platform to task with a federal lawsuit alleging discrimination.

As The Washington Post reports, the plaintiffs filed suit against YouTube and its parent company Google this Tuesday, August 12. The group's attorneys argue that YouTube has unfairly policed content uploaded to the platform by queer creators, resulting in the restricted viewerships, demonetization, and a direct loss of profit for YouTubers whose content addresses or even mentions LGBTQ issues.

"By controlling an estimated 95% of the public video communications that occur in the world, Google and YouTube wield unparalleled power and unfettered discretion to apply viewpoint-based content policies in a way that permits them to pick winners and losers," Peter Obstler, the group's lead attorney, told The Post.

Two of the plaintiffs, wives Chrissy Chambers and Bria Kam of the popular BriaAndChrissy YouTube channel, claim their monthly ad revenue from monetized videos dropped from $3,500 to about $500 due to YouTube's harsh policies.

Other plaintiffs include Lindsay Amer of Queer Kid Stuff and Bret Somers of Watts the Safeword, who both claim they've experienced steep dips in view counts after YouTube severely restricted which users could see their content.

"YouTube is supposed to be a safe place for [LGBTQ people]," Chase Ross, another plaintiff, told his fans in a video about the lawsuit uploaded to Kam and Chambers' channel. "I don't feel safe at all. Things need to change. The algorithm needs to change. We need to stand together because we're more powerful in numbers."

Chase Ross from uppercaseCHASE1.

According to NBC News, the lawsuit calls for monetary compensation for the plaintiffs and a court-ordered injunction that would bar YouTube from "censoring, restricting, restraining, or regulating speech based on the discretionary use or application of discriminatory, animus-based, arbitrary, capricious, vague, unspecified, or subjective criteria, rules, guidelines, and/or practices."

It's far from the first time LGBTQ content creators have raised serious concerns about YouTube censoring or restricting their videos. Popular queer YouTubers like Stef Sanjati, Stevie Boebi, Ash Hardell, and Steph Frosch (ElloSteph) have all gone public about their struggles to amass and retain a viewership—and bring in any substantial revenue—on the website.

These allegations span as far back as 2017, too, and although reps from Google and YouTube claim to have updated the platform's algorithm to not restrict LGBTQ content across the board, YouTubers tell a different tale.

Last June, the platform even came under fire for displaying anti-LGBTQ ads alongside videos by queer people about queer issues.

Meanwhile, anti-gay and overtly racist YouTubers like Steven Crowder continue to upload inflammatory content and perpetuate harmful rhetoric with few repercussions.