If you were to go onto the ‘faggots’ and ‘trannies’ forums on Reddit, you’d expect to find hate groups dedicated to attacking LGBTI people.

But instead, you’re now far more likely to see something like this:

Or this:

Or how about this:

Instead of about LGBTI people, the ‘faggots’ subreddit is now about bundles of sticks and the ‘trannies’ as well as the ‘trannys’ subrreddit is now focused on transmissions and transistors.

Depriving homophobes and transphobes of an opportunity to spout hatred online is Ianna Drew Urquhart, a 44-year-old asexual trans lesbian from Singapore and living in Los Angeles.

Urquhart is like the 40% of trans people who attempt suicide at least once (she attempted it twice) and sought solace online.

‘Reddit was what helped me stay sane,’ she told Gay Star News, subscribing to the Ask Transgender subreddit in 2011 and was provided with a lot of support. Now in 2016, she is a moderator.

She said: ‘Unfortunately, the posts haven’t really changed. The majority are by people who are still struggling with their gender dysphoria. We get at least one cry for help a day. We try our best, but we still lose quite a few to suicide.

Unfortunately two moderators, including military advocate Jess Schipps, also took their own life. One of them had been squatting on the ‘trannys’ subreddit to ensure it wasn’t taken over by transphobes.

And after they passed, Urquhart took on the responsibility.

When she heard gay right-wing professional troll and Brietbart journalist Milo Yiannopoulos requested the faggots subreddit, Urquhart also asked for it at the same time.

‘I told them that Milo was a festering boil on the rump of humanity and that he would only use it to further amplify his already despicable and deplorable agenda of trashing every queer person he came across just for the sake of bad taste,’ she said.

‘I told the admins that I would use my powers for good and bring back the original meaning and make it about bundles of sticks.

‘Lo and behold, the admins saw the inherent humor in changing what was a hate sub into a harmless one and granted me mod privileges.’

While there are still people who attempt to post homophobic and transphobic content, which is quickly removed, it is being widely well received by the LGBTI subreddits.

‘All of them thought that it was the funniest thing ever,’ Urquhart added. ‘Doubly so that I managed to take it away from Milo, whom they almost all hate with the passion of a thousand fiery suns.

‘The admins too, are tickled pink by the content, they rather enjoy clever content, and I’ve tried to word the posts in a way that echos their hateful origins but then plays and twists them into something completely different. Like “Children Playing With A Faggot” is simply a picture of some kids playing with a bundle of sticks.’

This isn’t the first time Gay Reddit has taken over a homophobic forum. In February, Faggot Watch was launched to send direct attack messages to young people posting in LGBT Teens. The admins stepped in and it’s now a place to post when ‘you see an especially nice picture or video featuring a gay or otherwise queer guy’.