Homophobia
Negative attitudes and discrimination toward homosexuality and LGBT people
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2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
A The Trevor Project report estimated that 266,000 young people and their family members had moved to other states due to anti-LGBT policies.
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| July 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
The Lancet publishes an investigation revealing that approximately half of US health datasets were secretly altered in the two months following the executive order, with changes aimed at removing content related to 'gender ideology'.
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| June 20 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Delaware Governor Matt Meyer signed Executive Order No. 11 establishing Delaware as a 'sanctuary state' for gender-affirming care, protecting patients and providers from out-of-state restrictions.
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| May 22 2025 |
Neguinho de Zé Ferreira
Ferreira killed his neighbor Flávio Silva de Oliveira and truck driver Fernando Correia de Souza.
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| May 22 2025 |
Neguinho de Zé Ferreira
After being chased by 120 police officers, Ferreira was cornered in a banana plantation and shot himself in the chest, dying after a shootout with police.
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| May 22 2025 |
Neguinho de Zé Ferreira
Ferreira killed military police sergeant Francisco de Assis Bezerra and wounded soldier Ilton de Lima Ciríaco near his parents' home.
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| May 22 2025 |
Neguinho de Zé Ferreira
Ferreira murdered his mother-in-law Tereza Carlos Ribeiro at his father-in-law's home.
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| May 22 2025 |
Neguinho de Zé Ferreira
Ferreira killed his ex-wife Maria Valdete Rafael da Costa and her mother Francisca Neide Rafael da Costa.
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| May 22 2025 |
Neguinho de Zé Ferreira
Ferreira shot and killed Antônio Josemberg Campelo, a messenger who had previously questioned his sexuality.
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| May 21 2025 |
Neguinho de Zé Ferreira
Ferreira shot and killed his wife Monica, hitting her three times, and left a letter with her body.
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| May 21 2025 |
Neguinho de Zé Ferreira
Ferreira killed Edilson Carlos do Nascimento in Santo Antônio do Potengi, yelling about previous rumors.
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| May 21 2025 |
Neguinho de Zé Ferreira
Ferreira murdered Manoel Brito Marcolino and João Maria Silva de Lima after demanding they stop spreading rumors about his sexuality.
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| May 21 2025 |
Neguinho de Zé Ferreira
Neguinho de Zé Ferreira killed his father-in-law Baltazar Jorge de Sá and Elias dos Anjos Pimenta at a coppice.
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| April 30 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
The Supreme Court of Ohio ruled 4-3 that the ban on gender-affirming care for minors could take effect while further court battles continue.
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| April 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
A CNN/SSRS survey found that 51% of Americans approved of Donald Trump's handling of transgender issues, including 16% of Democrats/Liberals, 48% of Independents/Moderates, and 90% of Republicans.
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| March 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Donald Trump indicated that attacking trans rights would be a key strategy for Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, advising Republicans to bring up the issue about a week before the election.
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| March 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
A Public Religion Research Institute/Ipsos survey showed 70% of Democrats and 30% of Republicans opposed legislation banning minors from gender-affirming care. Additionally, 60% of Democrats and 14% of Republicans opposed mandating that a transgender person's ID match their sex at birth.
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| 2025 |
Ironheart
Scheduled to star in the Disney+ series Ironheart, further expanding the character's presence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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| 2025 |
Ironheart
Riri Williams is set to star in her own self-titled Marvel Cinematic Universe miniseries.
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| March 2025 |
Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
Meta updated its hate speech policies to allow 'allegations of mental illness or abnormality' based on sexual orientation or gender identity, which The Advocate criticized as potentially enabling hateful and dehumanizing rhetoric on platforms like Facebook and Instagram.
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| March 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Multiple states under Trump's presidency introduce and advance bills restricting transgender youth's access to gender-affirming healthcare and participation in school sports, representing a coordinated national movement against LGBTQ rights.
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| February 18 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Kansas state legislature overrode Governor Laura Kelly's veto of Senate Bill 63, banning gender-affirming care for minors, with existing treatments to cease by December 31, 2025.
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| February 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Gallup Poll found 58% of Americans supported allowing openly transgender people to serve in the military, a decrease from 66% in 2021, primarily due to decreased Republican support.
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| February 5 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
The State Department announced a ban on transgender athletes entering the United States for competing in women's sports, introducing a tracking marker 'SWS25' for visa applicants suspected of such intent.
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| February 5 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
President Trump signed an executive order titled 'Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports', directing federal agencies and state attorneys general to prohibit transgender girls and women from participating in women's sports.
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| January 29 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14190 titled 'Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling', which appears to target LGBTQ-related content in educational settings.
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| January 28 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
President Trump signed Executive Order 14187, which prohibited federal funding and support for gender-affirming care for minors, describing such care as 'chemical and surgical mutilation'. The order directed federal agencies to review and restrict insurance coverage and grants related to gender-affirming procedures.
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| January 28 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
President Donald Trump ordered a comprehensive freeze on federal funding grants, loans, and aid, targeting organizations perceived as promoting what he termed 'Marxist equity, transgenderism, and green new deal social engineering policies'.
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| January 27 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
The Idaho House of Representatives voted on a resolution calling for the Supreme Court to reconsider its 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges same-sex marriage decision.
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| January 27 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
President Trump signed an executive order reinstating the transgender military ban, arguing that being transgender conflicts with military service standards. The order explicitly states that transgender individuals 'cannot satisfy the rigorous standards necessary for military service' and that being transgender contradicts 'a soldier's commitment to an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle'.
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| January 20 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
President Donald Trump signs Executive Order 14168, which defines sex as a strict male-female binary, mandates federal agencies to use 'sex' instead of 'gender', and prohibits gender self-identification on official documents. The order also bars transgender people from government-funded single-sex facilities and halts federal funding for gender-affirming care.
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| January 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
The Trump administration resumes power and begins implementing policies targeting LGBTQ rights, marking a significant escalation in anti-LGBTQ legislative efforts across the United States.
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| January 2025 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
New York Times/Ipsos poll showed 71% of Americans believed no trans person under 18 should have access to gender-affirming care and 79% supported banning transgender athletes from women's sports.
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| 2024 |
Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric
Peru passed a short-lived insurance law categorizing transgender identities as a mental disorder, legally classifying transgender status as a mental health condition.
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| 2024 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa expresses anti-transgender sentiments, subsequently apologizes, and resigns from his position.
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| 2024 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Democratic politicians Sherrod Brown and Colin Allred partially concede to Republican positions on transgender issues.
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| 2024 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Republican Party spends over $215 million on anti-trans advertisements during the presidential election campaign, targeting transgender healthcare, social participation, and sports involvement.
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| 2024 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election, with anti-trans advertisements playing a controversial role in campaign messaging.
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| 2024 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Disney removed storylines, episodes, and lines of dialogue involving transgender characters from shows set to air following Donald Trump's election.
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| 2024 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Trump committed to pushing for a nationwide prohibition on hormonal and surgical gender-affirming interventions for minors in all 50 states.
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| 2024 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Trump proposed removing federal funding (including Medicare and Medicaid) from hospitals and healthcare providers offering transitional hormones or surgical interventions.
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| 2024 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
During his presidential campaign, Donald Trump proposed an executive order to halt federal agency promotion of sex or gender transition for all ages, and pledged to seek Congressional legislation recognizing only two genders determined at birth.
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| 2024 | Jonathan Bailey wins Astra TV Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie |
| 2024 | Jonathan Bailey wins Satellite Awards for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television |
| 2024 | Fellow Travelers wins GLAAD Media Awards for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series |
| 2024 | Fellow Travelers wins Peabody Awards in the Entertainment category |
| December 2024 |
Gay panic defense
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the UK issued updated guidance on 'deception as to sex' in sexual assault cases, suggesting that non-disclosure about one's birth sex could potentially impact consent and lead to criminal charges.
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| October 2024 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Multiple polls conducted in October 2024 reveal voter sentiments about transgender issues in the presidential election, with most voters ranking transgender issues as the least important among 22 key issues, and a majority believing politicians should focus less on these topics.
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| October 2024 |
2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Human Rights Campaign poll found only 5% of voters concerned about gender-affirming care, with 61% saying they will not support candidates who support banning such care.
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