Image: Sequeerity observing a Proud Boy anti-LGBT protest. From Tess Owen’s “The Far Right Has Made Security a Huge Issue For Pride.”

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2025

January 22.   Lauren Gambino: Bishop calls on Trump to ‘have mercy’ on migrants and LGBTQ+ people: Right Rev Mariann Budde’s appeal amounts to bold public criticism and prompts frosty response from US president.  

March 1.   David Smith: ‘I was in shock’: DC gallery pulls exhibits of Black and LGBTQ+ artists amid Trump DEI crackdown.

March 17.   Justin Spike: A new anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary would ban Pride event and allow use of facial recognition software.

June 27.   Edward Helmore: Hegseth announces new name of US navy ship that honored gay rights icon Harvey Milk.

July 3.   Ramon Antonio Vargas: New Orleans teacher fired by Catholic school for being gay says ‘it’s just time’ for discrimination to stop.  

July 7.   Melissa Hellmann: ‘Chipping away at democracy’: authors fear outcome of US supreme court’s LGBTQ+ book ruling.  

July 15.   Jamie Grierson: Gay man subjected to ‘exorcism’ at Sheffield church receives compensation: Matthew Drapper at C of E’s St Thomas Philadelphia was told that ‘sexual impurity’ had let demons enter his body.

August 21.   Jonathan Franklin: The suspect in a California woman’s murder over a Pride flag was killed in a shootout.

September 1.   The Associated Press: Canada issues travel advisory warning over U.S. states’ LGBTQ+ laws.

September 7.   Ashifa Kassam: LGBTQ+ Americans consider move to Canada to escape Trump: ‘I’m afraid of living here.’

September 11.   Rachel Savage: Politicians in at least 51 countries used anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric during elections, NGO finds.

September 25.   Justin Rohrlich & Alex Woodward: Texas man accused of threatening to shoot up Pride parade to ‘pay them back for taking out Charlie Kirk.’

September 27.   Anna Betts: FBI arrest man who allegedly threatened to shoot people at Texas Pride parade.

October 6.   Sam Levin: Christian group ‘deceived’ supreme court about LGBTQ+ research, cited scholars say.

October 7.   Sam Levin & Rachel Leingang: US supreme court appears poised to overturn Colorado ban on ‘conversion therapy’: Ruling in favor of Christian legal group could undermine care and rights for LGBTQ+ youth across the country.

October 11.   Ramon Antonio Vargas: Man will plead guilty to threatening Pride event after Charlie Kirk’s death.

October 16.   Maanvi Singh: Queer and trans immigrants allege forced labor and sexual assault in Ice facility: ‘I was treated worse than an animal.’

November 15.   Frank Langfitt: More liberals, people of color and LGBTQ Americans say they’re buying guns out of fear.

November 19.   Maya Yang: FBI worker says he was wrongfully terminated for having Pride flag at desk: David Maltinsky, a 16-year veteran, says in lawsuit agency retaliated against him for engaging in protected speech.

December 4.   Jaclyn Diaz: DOJ orders prison inspectors to stop considering LGBTQ safety standards.

December 10.   Gwen Howerton: A Texas city is one of the first in the nation to kill LGBTQ+ protections: Arlington voted to rescind LGBTQ+ discrimination protections in order to protect nearly $70 million in federal funds.

December 11.   Aisha Down: Meta shuts down global accounts linked to abortion advice and queer content.

2024

ACLU: Mapping Attacks on LGBTQ Rights in U.S. State Legislatures in 2024.

BBC News: US warns of possible Pride Month attacks worldwide.

Emerson Hodges: Pastor who called for execution of gay people accused by his children of abuse.

Hannah Knowles: Trump’s second-term agenda on LGBTQ issues alarms civil rights groups: The former president, who has shifted his positions over the years, is now planning to lead the GOP charge on gender identity if he returns to the White House.

Megan Lebowitz: Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric plays a prominent role in first night of RNC.

Morgan Loew & Cody Lillich: Teen arrested for plotting ISIS-inspired terror attack on Phoenix Pride parade. Feds had warned of heightened threat environment surrounding Pride events.

Tess Owen: What We Know About the Death of Nonbinary Teen Nex Benedict: The death of the 16-year-old Oklahoman is raising new fears about the connection between anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and policies and deadly real-world violence.

David Mack: LGBTQ+ People Are Preparing for the Worst: “That sense of safety no longer exists.”

NPR: How Two Recent Cases Of Violence Illustrate The Lives of LGBTQ People.

Politico: Violence against LGBTQ+ people on the rise in Europe, report says:Three-quarters of LGBTQ+ people in the EU think that their governments aren’t doing enough to fight discrimination and intolerance.

SPLC: Hate Group Documents Dozens of Attacks on LGBTQ+-Affirming Churches, Claims Trans Rights Motivates Attacks on Christians.

Megan Squire & Creede Newton: Inside the Beehive: an SPLC Data Lab investigation of anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-immigrant content on The Babylon Bee.

The Washington Post: In states with laws targeting LGBTQ issues, school hate crimes quadrupled.

Jason Wilson:

• Revealed: US professor was behind extremist site that spread conspiracies. Documents show Scott Yenor ran Action Idaho, which attacked LGBTQ+ people and Republicans deemed not rightwing enough.
• Marco Rubio-linked thinktank produces anti-LGBTQ+ conspiracy theory videos.

Odette Yousef: Trump’s reelection victory pushes some LGTBQ Minneapolis residents to safety training.

2023

ABC News: Threats against the LGBTQIA+ community intensifying: Department of Homeland Security.

Alejandra Caraballo: We are now at 134 anti-LGBTQ proposed state bills.

Maggie Astor: Report Cites More Than 350 Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Incidents Over 11 Months.

Maya Henson Carey: Anti-LGBTQ+ rallies buoyed by big right-wing money.

Tim Carman: A gay couple ran a rural restaurant in peace. Then new neighbors arrived.

Susanna Cassisa: The ‘groomer’ anti-LGBTQ+ panic is not new — and has caused immense harm.

Jordan Fischer: Maryland man threatened to ‘slaughter’ LGBTQ+ people after Covenant School shooting, DOJ says.

Luke Fountain: Klan litters Charlottesville with anti-LGBT flyers.

Mia Gingerich: Some right-wing media admit eliminating civil rights protections is the goal of anti-LGBTQ Supreme Court cases.

Kimberly Kindy: Tennessee leads charge in passing laws targeting LGBTQ rights

Delphine Luneau: FBI’s Annual Crime Report — Amid State of Emergency, Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crimes Hit Staggering Record Highs.

Justine McDaniel: Shooter Who Wanted to Rid Town of LGBTQ People Gets 18 Years.

Kyle Melnick: She hung a Pride flag at her shop. She was killed over it.

Hannah Natanson:

• Florida bans teaching about gender identity in all public schools.
• Objection to sexual, LGBTQ content propels spike in book challenges.

The New York Times: Report Cites More Than 350 Anti-L.G.B.T.Q. Incidents Over 11 Months: The incidents included online harassment, gatherings of armed protesters outside drag shows, and bomb threats against hospitals that provide gender transition care.

NPR: Protests against LGBTQ inclusivity in schools have turned violent in LA County.

Tess Owen:

• Target Is Removing Pride Products Because the Far-Right Is Threatening Staff: The retail giant is latest U.S. corporation to face a transphobic backlash.
• The Far Right Has Made Security a Huge Issue For Pride: Faced with the threat of anti-LGTBQ violence, some Pride organizers have turned to queer-led private security to help with safety.
• Liberal LA Has Become an Epicenter of Violent Culture Wars. Here’s How. Last month, three separate protests outside LA-area schools against “grooming” turned violent as newly radicalized parents joined forces with a familiar group of culture war extremist.
• Schools Report Bomb Threats Following Libs of Tiktok Anti-LGBTQ Posts: Almost a dozen schools or school districts contacted by VICE News reported a surge in bomb threats and harassment following the posts.

Jon Swaine & Beth Reinhard: Inside the tactics that won Christian vendors the right to reject gay weddings: Opponents accuse conservative legal group behind landmark Supreme Court case of manufacturing lawsuits to advance its agenda.

Teddy Wilson: Far right groups have targeted nearly 200 LGBTIQ events during the past year, according to a new report by ADL and GLADD.

2022

Center on Extremism: What is “Grooming?” The Truth Behind the Dangerous, Bigoted Lie Targeting the LGBTQ+ Community.

Hannah Allam: Pride events targeted in surge of anti-LGBTQ threats, violence: Extremism trackers say political hate speech is fueling a rise in demonstrations and attacks against LGBTQ communities.

Kathleen Belew (Twitter thread): To those asking why Patriot Front would target Pride: to the white power movement and some of the militant right, a host of social issues (abortion, gay rights, interracial contact, immigration, secularism) are all a problem for the same reason.

Thomas Lecaque: Not Only is the Right Unapologetic For Violent Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric — It’s Doubling Down.

Media Matters for America: After Twitter lifted Libs of TikTok’s suspension, the viral anti-LGBTQ account immediately returned to targeting educators and a children’s hospital.

NBC News: DHS warns of domestic terror threats to LGBTQ, Jewish and migrant communities: Americans motivated by violent ideologies pose a “persistent and lethal threat,” a senior DHS official said in a briefing about a new Terrorism Advisory System bulletin.

David Neiwert:

• Patriot Front discovers Coeur d’Alene not the best place to bring fascist violence to Pride events.
• Once again, a gay-hating evangelical threatens neighbors, Pride parade, bringing police response.

Tess Owen:

• Swastikas Fly at Disney as Neo-Nazis Appear to Join Anti-Grooming Protests: Disney has been at the center of a right-wing-led culture war for several months over its response to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.
• Marjorie Taylor Greene Has a New Intern: Far-Right Shitposter Milo Yiannopoulos. Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who’s waging a war on LGBTQ rights, has hired Milo Yiannopoulos, an “ex-gay,” far-right blogger.
• The GOP Paved the Way for the Far-Right to Terrorize Pride This Year: Pride Month events around the country are stepping up security alongside a wave of attacks and violent threats from the far-right.
• The Far-Right Is Using Monkeypox to Peddle Anti-LGBTQ ‘Grooming’ Conspiracies.
• Gay New York Councilman’s Home Targeted by Anti-LGTBQ Mob.

Casey Parks: Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric brought violence, shooting survivors tell House panel. Survivors of the Club Q and Pulse nightclub shootings testified for more than three hours Wednesday on Capitol Hill.

Thomas Peipert & Jesse Bedayn: Gunman kills 5 at gay club, is subdued by patrons.

Liam Stack: Druggings, Deaths and Robberies Put New York’s Gay Community on Edge.

Odette Yousef: 31 members of the white nationalist Patriot Front arrested near an Idaho Pride event.