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Anti-Trans Rhetoric Helps the Right Pivot to Gun Violence Myths, Sell Guns

March 22, 2024
R.G. Cravens

America is in the grip of a gun violence epidemic. On average, American young people know at least one person who has been injured or killed by a gun, according to a 2024 report from SPLC, Everytown for Gun Safety, and the Polarization & Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL). Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows “firearm injuries were the leading cause of death among children and teens” in the U.S. in 2020 and 2021. Research also shows gun violence in the United States disproportionately affects LGBTQ+ people.

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

February 29, 2024
R.G. Cravens

On Feb. 20, the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Family Research Council (FRC) released a report it claimed showed an increase in “acts of hostility” at U.S. churches in 2023. Public comments by the group’s president, Tony Perkins, since the release suggest FRC is using attacks on LGBTQ+ and Black Christians to pad its claims about liberal policy threats to “religious freedom.” Despite attacks on LGBTQ+-affirming churches representing nearly 20% of the total incidents documented by FRC, Perkins and others at FRC have cited the report as evidence that LGBTQ+ civil rights policies are threatening Christians’ safety in their houses of worship.

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IRF Summit Panel Features Hate Groups, Links “Religious Freedom” Advocacy and Anti-LGBTQ+ Politics

February 09, 2024
R.G. Cravens

The International Religious Freedom Summit (IRF Summit) held annually in Washington, D.C., is a gathering of advocates and policymakers concerned with freedom of religion or belief (FORB). According to the IRF Summit website, part of the conference mission is to “highlight the personal testimonies of survivors of religious persecution and restrictions on religious freedom.”

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International Holocaust Remembrance Day: The Dangers of Historical Revision

January 25, 2024
Alon Milwicki

A distressing recent surge in antisemitism in the U.S. has included the dissemination of prejudicial tropes by mainstream politicians, the misguided invocation of Adolf Hitler by groups claiming parental rights, and acts of intimidation and terror targeting specific populations. This makes commemorating Saturday’s Holocaust Remembrance Day important not only to honor the memory of the millions who died, but also to educate present and future generations about the atrocities of the Holocaust and how and why it happened.

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The Dangers of DeSantis’s Militia

November 16, 2023
Maya Henson Carey

Ron DeSantis has used his power as Florida governor to intimidate voters, influence elections, threaten immigrants and attack those that advocate for causes he opposes, such as LGBTQ+ rights and acceptance. He even picked a fight with Disney World. He has also positioned himself as the standard bearer for the right wing’s “war on woke,” which is the concept of having an awareness of social injustices and fighting for equity.

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Hate Groups Rejoice Over Newly Elected Speaker Mike Johnson

November 02, 2023
Caleb Kieffer, Hannah Gais and Rachel Janik

Last week, House Republicans elected Rep. Mike Johnson of Louisiana as Speaker of the House. Johnson brings to the office some of the most extreme hard-right views in Congress on immigration and LGBTQ+ rights.

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Students Mobilize To Fight Censorship

October 12, 2023
Maya Henson Carey

As school boards and state legislatures across the country work to suppress inclusive education and student diversity, student groups are assembling to protect their rights to learn and exist in schools and communities.

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When Moms for Liberty 'Flips' a School Board

September 13, 2023
Maya Henson Carey

First came policies that eliminated safe spaces for LGBTQ+ students and restricted racially inclusive reading materials. Then, the Pennridge School Board voted to hire Vermilion Education, a Michigan-based consulting company with limited experience and questionable curriculum standards.

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George Soros Tropes Are Harmful and Never-Ending

June 08, 2023
Alon Milwicki

The Donald Trump campaign team sent out mailers in early April suggesting that “George Soros is trying to single-handedly purchase the American justice system so that he can weaponize it to crush ALL of his opposition.”

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