The Anti-Defamation League and GLAAD documented 356 anti-LGBTQ+ nationwide incidents motivated by hate between June 2022 and April 2023, with over one-third of them targeting drag shows and performers, according to a new study.
The Anti-Defamation League and GLAAD documented 356 anti-LGBTQ+ nationwide incidents motivated by hate between June 2022 and April 2023, with over one-third of them targeting drag shows and performers, according to aThe first-of-its-kind study offers new numbers amid a familiar backdrop in American culture and politics, as the nation confronts a yearslong wave of biased-driven hate, while falling short of assessing its full toll.
A Pride flag is seen held up in a crowd during preparation for a Queer March to the Texas State Capitol on April 15, 2023 in Austin, Texas.The report indicates conspiracy theories involving"grooming" ranked first among cited anti-LGBTQ+ tropes, with at least 191 anti-LGBTQ+ incidents of harassment, vandalism and assault making explicit references to"grooming" or"pedophilia.
According to the report, at least two bomb threats in the following months specifically cited the hospital's Gender Multispecialty Service program, with protests featuring a range of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, including signs reading,"gender clinics harm children." Thursday's report comes amid a surge of legislation aimed at curbing the rights of gay and trans youth, whichhas now surpassed 400 proposed bills seeking to restrict the rights, freedom and fair treatment of LGBTQ+ people.
Anti-LGBTQ+ incidents were defined by researchers as"vandalism of property or as harassment or assault on individuals, groups and/or institutions, where either 1) circumstances indicate anti-LGBTQ+ animus on the part of the perpetrator or 2) a reasonable person could plausibly conclude they were being victimized due to their real or perceived LGBTQ+ identity or affiliation."
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