“July 2024 saw at least three Black transgender women murdered in the U.S., continuing what the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has described as an epidemic of fatal violence against transgender and gender expansive Americans.” Full article ➡️ @lgbtqnation https://t.co/sP6pcXwsSN
— Movement 4 Black Lives (@Mvmnt4BlkLives) August 5, 2024
In 2023, more than 500 anti-LGBTQ+ laws were introduced, including anti-LGBTQ+ book bans, drag bans and other weaponized legislation.
— Southern Poverty Law Center (@splcenter) December 28, 2023
We vow to continue speaking out against hate and violence and taking a stand against legislating anti-LGBTQ hate. #LGBTQRights pic.twitter.com/igU9gCv4iw
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How Canada’s Conservative Party Is Targeting Trans Youth ⬇️ https://t.co/QQqzSiF8F0
— Teen Vogue (@TeenVogue) January 5, 2024
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Major news.
— Erin Reed (@ErinInTheMorn) January 5, 2024
New Hampshire’s house just passed two anti-trans bills, and they are rushing them through the senate.
– A school bathroom, sports, and prison trans ban.
– A ban on trans surgery for under 18
They passed only because enough Dems voted yes or did not vote. pic.twitter.com/ueWCAT1Zwp
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The attack on queer and trans rights were felt across the country in 2023, but as more than 80 anti-LGBTQ+ laws go into effect this year, we take a look at some of the worst legislation. https://t.co/WDXGgKJXak
— Matthew Shepard Foundation (@MattShepardFDN) January 5, 2024
Transgender and Non-Binary Homeless Face ‘Significant’ Barriers to Shelter https://t.co/hIc9GB9ojU
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) October 8, 2023
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At chaotic meeting, Sunol Glen school board says Pride, Inclusivity flags won’t fly – KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco https://t.co/MyWYzgd2CB via @GoogleNews
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) September 14, 2023
Hospital officials have confirmed that Vanderbilt University Medical Center is facing a federal civil rights investigation after turning the medical records of transgender patients over to Tennessee’s attorney general. https://t.co/simBj4bk1a
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 11, 2023
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Georgia school board fires teacher for reading a book to students about gender identity https://t.co/Y6wPa3xPck
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) August 18, 2023
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Horrific. A mother of 9, killed for displaying a pride flag outside her store.
— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) August 21, 2023
It hasn’t even been a month since a young man in Brooklyn was shot for voguing at a gas station.
Make no mistake: hate speech by the @GOP fans the flames of this extremist violence. Homophobia kills. https://t.co/cEFX7cqqS7
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(warning: distressing)
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) August 21, 2023
A store owner and mother of 9 died in an August 18 shooting that followed a dispute over a Pride flag hanging at her Cedar Glen, California, clothing shop
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This cannot be swept under the rug.
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) August 22, 2023
We took a deep dive into the social media activity of the shooter who killed a store owner for displaying a Pride flag – including his accounts that were deleted after he was identified.
What we found was disturbing. https://t.co/s3On0pZzk7
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Ikeguchi celebrated the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade and wrote, “Next thing to abolish and [overturn] same-sex marriage and other LGBTQ policies.” https://t.co/s3On0pZzk7 pic.twitter.com/1UUEqrsm5L
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) August 22, 2023
O’Shae Sibley, a gay Black man, was fatally stabbed at a Brooklyn gas station. He and his friends were vogueing when some men approached, called them homophobic slurs, and told them to stop dancing. O’Shae was stabbed after he stood up for his friends.https://t.co/nN3xwwVaAs
— Ibram X. Kendi (@ibramxk) August 3, 2023
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O’Shae Sibley, the Brooklyn dancer killed after he was reportedly attacked by men who said his voguing offended their faith, is being remembered as an advocate for social justice https://t.co/9MN4luw4FJ pic.twitter.com/2lHQoIRF4m
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) July 31, 2023
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A ball is happening at the gas station where O’Shae Sibley was killed. pic.twitter.com/MuQEdtsMuk
— Sunny Ng (@_blahblahblah) August 4, 2023
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A teen has been charged with a hate crime for the anti-Black and anti-gay killing of O’Shae Sibley
— Qasim Rashid, Esq. (@QasimRashid) August 6, 2023
This is truly tragic beyond words. My deepest condolences to the family of O’Shae Sibley. A reminder of the work that remains to counter this bigotry & hatehttps://t.co/dv0BnKtwTP
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Seeing all the videos of #OshaeSibley dancing & seeing protesters vouging in support, made me think of all the little Black, Queer boys out there & what it means to find joy in the simplest things like dancing. We won’t let bigots dim their light. Queer lives matter. RIP Oshae pic.twitter.com/VInaJSOc4Y
— I appreciate you. (@DeeLaSheeArt) August 5, 2023
Florida Replicans have introduced a late amendment to implement a criminal ban on pride events throughout the state of Florida if anyone present is dressed in drag. pic.twitter.com/RVHnpf0yww
— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) April 4, 2023
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The Florida Board of Education just voted to expand the state’s discriminatory “Don’t Say LGBTQ+” curriculum censorship bill through the 12th grade.
— Human Rights Campaign (@HRC) April 19, 2023
Erasing queer history and content doesn’t “protect” anyone — it tells LGBTQ+ people that our existence doesn’t matter.
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These headlines were 4 years apart. Russia passed a “Gay Propaganda” law in 2013 and by 2017, they were rounding up gay men and putting them in concentration camps in Chechnya.
— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) April 19, 2023
What will they be doing in Florida in a few years after Don’t Say Gay?https://t.co/qvzzRxBkjV pic.twitter.com/MKCjQ1sTIv
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BREAKING: The Florida Board of Education votes to expand so-called “Don’t Say Gay” rules through 12th grade. https://t.co/mjzU8PV7sM
— ABC News (@ABC) April 19, 2023
One of the most surreal videos of the entire resistance to anti-trans laws this year.
— Erin Reed (@ErinInTheMorn) March 30, 2023
Members of the gallery get arrested while shouting “trans lives matter” as Rep. Stevenson delivers a scathing rebuke on the House Floor.
“Somebody will have to atone!”pic.twitter.com/DDhD4kcm5p
Seven people died in Half Moon Bay on Monday, inducting this rural coastal community into a national club marked by grief and trauma, and leaving families struggling to find answers as they try to make sense of a senseless act.
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) January 26, 2023
Learn about the victims at https://t.co/JbvTRXM6P2 pic.twitter.com/BS7bPwWaxP
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HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — County official: 7 killed in two related shootings at mushroom farm and trucking firm in community on California coast.
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) January 24, 2023
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Our statement in response to the mass shootings in #MontereyPark and #HalfMoonBay: pic.twitter.com/iZVLFtNaHs
— Stop AAPI Hate (@StopAAPIHate) January 24, 2023
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The mass shooting in #HalfMoonBay, CA, comes 2 days after a gunman killed 11 people during a Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) January 24, 2023
In the 24 days since 2023 began, there have been at least 39 mass shootings, per @GunDeaths. Gun violence has killed 2,800+ people this year. pic.twitter.com/wmeYocWWQM
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A San Mateo County official is calling on the federal government to pass stricter gun control measures in the wake of the Half Moon Bay mass shooting. https://t.co/ZKCEdFWluH pic.twitter.com/x7uCk4nIwQ
— NPR (@NPR) January 24, 2023
Amid the devastation of the recent shooting, it is inspiring to see Asian Americans – and others – coming together to support one another and the people of #MontereyPark. If you want help, or need help, keep reading to learn how. 🧵
— Stop AAPI Hate (@StopAAPIHate) January 23, 2023
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This is not normal. pic.twitter.com/y1Rove1J47
— Nina Turner (@ninaturner) January 25, 2023
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted GOP politicians who want to ban ‘the word Latinx’ and ‘AP courses,’ but not guns.
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) January 26, 2023
Newsom’s state has experienced three prominent mass shootings since Saturday, in the cities of Monterey Park, Oakland, and Half Moon Bay. pic.twitter.com/f4xfharJs3
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Every country struggles with mental illness.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) January 24, 2023
But the USA has a gun homicide rate 26 TIMES HIGHER than our peers.
The difference is how the @GOP have bowed down to the gun industry. The difference is how easy it is to access to guns and high capacity magazines in our country.
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My mother took up ballroom dancing in her 50s before passing away from cancer. It brought her a lot of joy. I mourn the senseless killing of these Asian American elders celebrating New Year’s eve on the dance floor. https://t.co/FwqVZ62LPe
— Nancy Wang Yuen (@nancywyuen) January 23, 2023
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Hundreds of mourners gathered at a vigil outside the Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, a typically quiet Los Angeles suburb now home to one of the worst tragedies in the county’s history. https://t.co/ReWG7nfENZ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) January 26, 2023
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The named victims in Monterey park include people of Chinese, Vietnamese, and Filipino ethnicities. I talk a lot about Pan-Asian solidarity—it’s my heritage as an Asian Californian, and these elders, dancing together, were living it. https://t.co/X408k5siPg
— Jennifer de Guzman Strikes Again (@Jennifer_deG) January 24, 2023
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This thread will be dedicated to the victims of the mass shooting in Monterey Park.
— Natasha ❀ (@ndelriego) January 23, 2023
Ming Wei Ma was a dance instructor & owner of the Star Dance Studio. He was described as a caring person with a selfless nature. He was the first to rush towards the shooter to try & save others. pic.twitter.com/N4m7av6R2c
Police in Kenya found the body of a top LGBTQ activist and fashion designer inside a metal box.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) January 6, 2023
Rights groups say #EdwinChiloba was killed for being gay in Kenya, where same-sex relations are illegal under colonial-law.
53% of LGBTQ Kenyans have been assaulted, one group says. pic.twitter.com/bNx4NxLSl2
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No human life is worth less than anothers. Everyone has a right to dignity, respect and protection under Article 26 of the Constitution. We demand speedy investigations into the brutal murder of Edwin Chiloba, an #LGBTQ+ Activist.#JusticeForEdwinChiloba pic.twitter.com/aJYi44YxU6
— Amnesty Kenya (@AmnestyKenya) January 6, 2023
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“Be that authentic self. There is nothing like being authentic.” #JusticeForEdwinChiloba 🏳️🌈 https://t.co/Q2Wat2eV9D
— Annika Ojala (@ojala_annika) January 7, 2023