“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
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
Ashley Paugh. Raymond Green. Derrick Rump. Daniel Aston. Kelly Loving. These are the 5 victims that were killed in the Club Q shooting in Colorado. Say their name. pic.twitter.com/IOupUrtFit
— MEFeater Magazine (@mefeater) November 23, 2022
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Police: Gunman kills 5 at gay nightclub, subdued by patrons https://t.co/BSlisRdEkg via @YouTube
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) November 20, 2022
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After Trump elevated anti-immigrant & anti-Latino rhetoric, we had the deadliest anti-Latino shooting in modern history.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 20, 2022
After anti-Asian hate w/COVID, Atlanta.
Tree of life. Emanuel AME. Buffalo.
And now after an anti-LGBT+ campaign, Colorado Springs.
Connect the dots, @GOP.
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Jaimee Michell of Gays Against Groomers said the shooting at Club Q was predictable and more will keep happening until gender affirming care is banned. This is the explicit endorsement of terrorism against LGBTQ people and Tucker Carlson just smirked as she said it. https://t.co/mleTBocIZw
— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) November 23, 2022
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Absolutely horrifying.
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) November 23, 2022
It’s been 3 days since the shooting at Club Q and America is already being forced to process another mass murder.
It. Should. Not. Be. Like. This. https://t.co/bgb1jirJyt
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Heartbroken to hear that 23 people were shot in Colorado Springs. My heart is with the LGBTQ+ community and everyone who lost a loved one. We must fight for a future where LGBTQ+ people no longer have to live in fear, and demand that the Senate passes gun violence prevention now.
— Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (@RepRashida) November 20, 2022
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Secretary Buttigieg to CBS on the Club Q attack: “I don’t want to hear ‘thoughts and prayers’ from somebody who has been actively singling out this group for hate.”
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 22, 2022
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This man is a hero. He is an example of the best in America. If not for him, because of hate and guns, many more would have died.https://t.co/EmX8KohqFA
— Fred Guttenberg (@fred_guttenberg) November 22, 2022
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This Club Q shooting should be a reminder that members of the LGBTQ+ community continue to be targeted by hate, by judgment and by violence. 32 transgender people have been killed so far this year. It is an everyday fear people are living with…in 2022
— Jen Psaki (@jrpsaki) November 22, 2022
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yes yes nothing to see here obviously the far-right’s love for army vets has its limits when lgbtq lives are involved https://t.co/1HoRwPDzL6
— Leah Feiger (@LeahFeiger) November 23, 2022
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“This was our only safe space in Colorado Springs. Where are we going to go?”
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) November 20, 2022
Take two minutes and watch this. pic.twitter.com/y6Nh6sfMRz
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The victims of the Colorado Springs shooting at Club Q have been named.
— GAY TIMES (@gaytimes) November 22, 2022
Know their stories. Know their names 🕯 pic.twitter.com/D7f0wqXuae
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Say their names…
— Out Magazine (@outmagazine) November 22, 2022
Ashley Paugh (She/Her)
Daniel Aston (He/Him)
Derrick Rump (He/Him)
Kelly Loving (She/Her)
Raymond Green Vance (He/Him)
RIP angels.#ClubQ #StopTheHate #StopTheViolence #GunReformNow #LGBT #LGBTQ #ColoradoSpringsStrong #ColoradoSpringshttps://t.co/PseEWTQdoP
Students at Grapevine High School have staged a walkout. A few days ago, the Grapevile-Colleyville School District voted to essentially ban trans teachers from the classroom, ban the word transgender, pull all lgbtq+ books, and ban pronouns (figure that one out).
— Erin Reed (@ErinInTheMorn) August 26, 2022
Solidarity! https://t.co/NQ8D76IcXE
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Rochester overwhelmingly rejects Sen. Jim Gray’s proposed book ban. “There has never been a community that banned books that we didn’t look back on as the bad guys.” #NHPolitics https://t.co/GbxDTgD3ni
— David Meuse (@JdmMeuse) September 7, 2022
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Librarians across my state (Missouri) are reporting patrons coming in with lists of books they want to ban or want to judge whether they are “appropriate”. What all these lists have in common is authors or subjects that do with POC or LGBTQ+. The agenda is crystal clear.
— Scott Bonner (@ScottyBonner) September 2, 2022
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NEW: In July, Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta confirmed that slandering LGBTQ people as “groomers” violates their ban on hateful content. But in the months since, they’re continued to directly profit off paid content promoting the slur: https://t.co/6WrSaFRSmd
— Ari Drennen (@AriDrennen) September 6, 2022
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“Texas school district bans pronoun use, limits restrooms transgender students can access” by @chron https://t.co/TCgQcMs8yS
— glenn robinson (he/him) (@glncv) August 25, 2022
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#Mich. town yanks #library’s funds over #LGBTQ book ‘#GenderQueer’ – https://t.co/xtQvHHVjdC
— Dc Slumdog (@DcSlumdog) August 27, 2022
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New laws in Florida have many educators facing fear and confusion. In the first weeks of school, teachers were asked to take down stickers showing support for LGBTQ students and, in at least one case, to remove rainbow colored paper from a classroom door. https://t.co/mYLZbpsbeH
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 27, 2022