The Draft2Digital Warning: Why Technical Impartiality is a Myth for Gay Authors: A literature Review For LGBT+ Authors When Choosing A Publishing Platform

This report examines the critical intersection of platform law, algorithmic design, and commercial discrimination within digital publishing aggregators. It argues that the "neutral" architecture of platforms such as Draft2Digital (D2D) facilitates systemic attrition of LGBTQ+ content through biased metadata routing, heteronormative taxonomical structures, and opaque enforcement loops.