JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In a video on social media that went viral, viewed 700,000 times plus on Tik-Tok alone, openly Out Democratic Missouri State Representative Ian Mackey, blasted an amendment to legislation designed to audit the state’s voter rolls and tweak elections laws that gave local school districts the ability to ban Trans youth from playing sports. https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/04/15/out-missouri-lawmaker-blasts-gop-author-of-anti-trans-amendment/
"I think every day about the kids who are still there who haven't made out, who haven't escaped from this kind of bigotry"
ANAHEIM – A noisy crowd of approximately 100 protestors gathered outside of the IHOP located at 1560 South Harbor Blvd. opposite Disneyland Wednesday afternoon carrying signs voicing their anger over the Disney media conglomerate’s stance on the rash of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, in particular Florida’s recently enacted ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law. https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/04/14/qanon-adherents-anti-lgbtq-extremists-protest-outside-of-disneyland/
Ben Collins who covers disinformation, extremism and the internet for NBC News & Ezra Kaplan, an NBC News producer live tweeted the protest
IRVING, Tx. – In a conversation that was so graphic that the segment was edited out of the videos posted to YouTube, Apple, and Spotify, Blaze TV host Elijah Schaffer with guest-host Dave Landau joked about murdering Trans kids and described Trans kids and their families in extremely offensive transphobic terms. https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/04/15/blaze-tv-host-jokes-about-murdering-trans-kids/
“How many trans kids did you kill today?” Schaffer replied. “Uh — Six, they come with a toll tag,” Landau said
WASHINGTON – Conservative talk radio and online show personalities are going all in on the smear by Republicans and others in right-wing media that LGBTQ Americans and others who oppose Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ “Don’t Say Gay” law are “grooming” children to be gay or trans, or promoting sexual activity. https://www.losangelesblade.com/2022/04/12/conservative-media-gop-smears-lgbtq-americans-as-groomers/
Conservative radio is all in on the smear by GOP that LGBTQ Americans are “grooming” children to be gay/trans, or promoting sexual activity
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