The instance seems to be mostly right wing trolls. I know defederating is unpopular but I don't think much is to be lost in this case and it can save the mods some headaches.
Edit: the response on exploding-heads.com to my reporting of transphobia. Courtesy of the "second in command"
that's dumb just block the communities with a lot of subscribers - aka where all of the users/trolls are. if someone gives you grief about it, block them.