On this edition of Your Call, we're discussing the connections between extreme Republican policies and hate speech and anti-LGBTQ violence.
The murders of O’Shae Sibley, a Black gay dancer, and Lauri Carleton, an LGBTQ ally who was shot for hanging a pride flag outside of her Southern California store, has put another spotlight on rising extremism in the US.
From June 2022 to April 2023, GLAAD tracked at least 356 incidents of anti-LGBTQ+ hate and extremism in the US, including harassment, vandalism, and assault.
Republican lawmakers in 46 states have introduced more than 650 bills targeting the queer community, according to the Movement Advancement Project.
What can we do to end the violence?
Guests:
Skylar Baker-Jordan, columnist for the Independent, contributing editor for community engagement at 100 Days in Appalachia, and freelance journalist and essayist covering the intersection of identity, class, and public policy
Kwolanne Felix, essayist for Truthout, conference support fellow for Women Deliver
Web Resources:
Truthout: Even in LGBTQ+ “Safe Haven” NYC, O’Shae Sibley Wasn’t Safe From Violence
Truthout: Fleeing Home Due to Anti-LGBTQ Hostility Is Heartbreaking. I Know Because I Did.
The Independent: A murder over a Pride flag is sadly no surprise to anyone paying attention
Scientific American: How Anti-LGBTQ+ Rhetoric Fuels Violence
CBS: Wave of anti-LGBTQ laws passed across country
USA Today: 'War' on LGBTQ existence: 8 ways the record onslaught of 650 bills targets the community
The Guardian: Revealed: Christian legal non-profit funds US anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-abortion organizations
The American Independent: The dark money funding conservative anti-trans groups
Axios: The forces behind anti-trans bills across the U.S.
