As Pride month begins this week, we’re intimately aware that we’re in the midst of an unprecedented backlash against both LGBTQ+ rights and women’s rights—and that these backlashes are deeply interconnected.
, are employing many of the same tactics as anti-abortion extremists. From targeting specific doctors, to bombarding clinics with phone calls and protests, these groups incite violence against clinicians who are providing care that is widely regarded as best practice by all major medical associations.
And Doyle pointed out, both movements rely heavily on rhetoric of doctors “harming children”: “Brandishing someone’s name and face in front of an enraged public and accusing them of ‘harming’ children is a reliable way to incite violence—which may be why the vast majority of doctors I reached out to for this piece did not return comment.”
The overlap between these movements doesn’t end here—when it comes to both anti-trans legislation and anti-abortion legislation, far-right groups like the Heritage Foundation and the Alliance Defending Freedom are behind both. But advocates are fighting back—whether in the streets or the courthouse or statehouses or through the power of investigative journalism, we don’t give up.U.S. democracy is at a dangerous inflection point—from the demise of abortion rights, to a lack of pay equity and parental leave, to skyrocketing maternal mortality, and attacks on trans health. Left unchecked, these crises will lead to wider gaps in political participation and representation..
With all that’s at stake for equality, we are redoubling our commitment for the next 50 years. In turn, we need your help,
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