Walsh, who has over a million Twitter followers which includes the anti-LGBTQ Libs of Tik-Tok, called gender-affirming surgery "mutilation"
Awake Illinois has repeatedly used hostile epithets against those they disagree with, labeling them “groomers,” “hateful,” and “perverts”
"It's no different than someone dressed up like a superhero at a comic convention or someone who puts on a Halloween costume"
Right-wing media’s campaign against children’s hospitals is making it harder for trans people to access lifesaving medical care
“California will not tolerate violence terrorizing our communities, and this measure updates state law to punish use of symbols of hate"
Libs of TikTok, Matt Walsh, & others targeted the hospital for harassment & claimed the bomb threat was a hoax. Then the FBI named a suspect
"Californians deserve to know how platforms are impacting public discourse & this action brings much-needed transparency & accountability"
The festival drew opposition from some people in the Inland area on social media last week and protests, which included some heated exchanges
One msg deadnames her & promises to “beat [her] to death” and “record your dying screams and moans and masturbate to them.”
Users called on others to “demoralize” counsellors on the The Trevor Project hotline & to “waste as much of their resources as possible”
