He added, “It's kind of like bound to happen that 4chan folks turn their gaze to an organization like ours, an LGBTQ organization serving young people trying to protect them - literally trying to prevent suicide.” “We've been fighting for young LGBTQ people for a while. “It's been something that we've seen an increase in. Like many LGBTQ organizations, the Trevor Project has been vocal against the recent wave of bills across the country that are anti-LGTBQ, and anti-transgender specifically - advocacy that Wong said he suspected made the group a target. The online smear campaign has led to death threats and bomb scares at the hospital. The reference to “grooming,” or adults preying on children, has become a popular term in right-wing circles this year and has been used by some Republicans seeking to push an unfounded and anti-gay moral panic.Įarlier this month, Boston Children's Hospital was also targeted with misinformation spread by and other right-wing actors for its work providing gender-affirming care to transgender youth.
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