Mixter Kit O'Connell on Nostr: “The fact that this is happening is because the state government of Texas is ...
“The fact that this is happening is because the state government of Texas is continuing this crusade of cruelty.”
My latest is out in The Barbed Wire, a collaboration with Investigations Editor Leslie Rangel. We looked at a fresh set of data from #GLAAD documenting 93 anti-LGBTQIA hate incidents in #Texas since 2022. Nationally, attacks on #LGBTQIA+ people are on the rise, even as violent crime is overall decreasing. Data shows about 30% of the incidents targeted #transgender people. https://thebarbedwire.com/2024/10/14/thereve-been-93-anti-lgbtq-hate-crimes-in-texas-since-2022-data-shows/
(CW: Homophobic and transphobic #violence)
#extremism #fascism #SocialMedia #trans #homophobia #transphobia #news #politics #USpol
My latest is out in The Barbed Wire, a collaboration with Investigations Editor Leslie Rangel. We looked at a fresh set of data from #GLAAD documenting 93 anti-LGBTQIA hate incidents in #Texas since 2022. Nationally, attacks on #LGBTQIA+ people are on the rise, even as violent crime is overall decreasing. Data shows about 30% of the incidents targeted #transgender people. https://thebarbedwire.com/2024/10/14/thereve-been-93-anti-lgbtq-hate-crimes-in-texas-since-2022-data-shows/
(CW: Homophobic and transphobic #violence)
#extremism #fascism #SocialMedia #trans #homophobia #transphobia #news #politics #USpol