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Anti-LGBTQ+

The LGBTQ+ community remains one of the most frequently targeted groups globally. Our analysis has identified a recent rise in threats targeting LGBTQ+ people, community leaders and institutions, as well as the normalisation of anti-LGBTQ+ hate across society. ISD deploys our digital analysis capabilities to better understand these threats, inform policymakers around key trends and mitigate threats.

July 29, 2026

Five Lessons from the Islamist Extremist Attack on Berlin Pride

An alleged IS-linked attacker, already known to authorities, drove into Berlin's Pride. Five lessons from what was missed.

Anti-LGBTQ+, Islamist Extremism

March 13, 2026

A quantitative analysis of anti-LGBTQ+ hate after the Tumbler Ridge shooting

Anti-LGBTQ+, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

November 5, 2025

Online and offline anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric rising in Western countries

Anti-LGBTQ+

October 20, 2025

Investigation | Five-year overview of the online and offline anti-LGBTQ+ landscape

Anti-LGBTQ+

June 6, 2025

Anti-LGBTQ+ posts surge in relation to offline events

Anti-LGBTQ+, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

June 5, 2025

Offline events, online threats: Analyzing online extremist targeting of LGBTQ+ communities

Anti-LGBTQ+

May 31, 2025

ISD investigation into anti-drag mobilization cited by The Hill

Anti-LGBTQ+, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

March 27, 2025

The Journal: Ciaran O’Conner explains how misinformation helps to fuel the anti-LGBTQ movement

Anti-LGBTQ+, Information Warfare and Online Manipulation

July 23, 2024

A Year of Hate: Anti-Drag Mobilisation Efforts Targeting LGBTQ+ People in France

Anti-LGBTQ+

Further Reading

March 25, 2024

A Year of Hate: Anti-Drag Mobilisation Efforts Targeting LGBTQ+ People in Australia

This country profile uses analysis of open sources including social media, protest footage and media interviews to examine the growth of anti-drag hat

Anti-LGBTQ+

January 21, 2024

Hannah Rose on the connection between antisemitism and the targetting of LGBTQ+ people

ISD Analyst Hannah Rose spoke to the Guardian about the antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ+ ideology behind the October 2022 attack at a Bratislava LGBTQ+ bar.

Anti-LGBTQ+, Antisemitism, Hybrid Extremism and Nihilistic Violence, Terrorism and Extremism

December 13, 2023

Civil rights lawsuit filed against neo-Nazi group for drag story hour protest

NBC News features ISD research on US anti-LGBTQ+ activity in a piece on a case against neo-Nazi group for allegedly disrupting drag queen story hour.

Anti-LGBTQ+, Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

November 21, 2023

The Irish mis- and disinformation ecosystem has grown and evolved since the pandemic

ISD’s 'Uisce Faoi Thalamh', a series of reports on mis- and disinformation in Ireland, were featured in the Irish Times.

Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Migrant, Far-Right Extremism, Foreign Information Manipulation and Interference, Public Health, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

November 9, 2023

Hate of the Nation: A Landscape Mapping of Observable, Plausibly Hateful Speech on Social Media

This analysis produced by ISD for Ofcom explores the scale and nature of ‘plausibly hateful’ English-language content across platforms.

Anti-LGBTQ+, Anti-Migrant, Antisemitism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse

September 12, 2023

Anti-LGBTQ+ protests in Ireland shift focus from libraries to schools, curriculums and educators

In an op-ed for the Irish Examiner, ISD's Ciarán O'Connor covers a recent shift among Irish anti-LGBTQ+ protestors to target schools and educators.

Anti-LGBTQ+, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

August 23, 2023

The far right’s “muted reactions” on the anti-LGTBQ+ shooting in California

ISD’s Jared Holt spoke to USA Today about a recent anti-LGBTQ+ shooting in Lake Arrowhead, California, and far-right reactions to it.

Anti-LGBTQ+, Far-Right Extremism, Terrorism and Extremism

August 2, 2023

World’s second largest coffee chain becomes the target of an anti-LGBTQ+ campaign

NBC News references our research findings on anti-LGBTQ+ discourse in the US and how it is being replicated in countries around the world.

Anti-LGBTQ+, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

July 2, 2023

Moms for Liberty rejects SPLC’s ‘extremist’ designation during summit engulfed in anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric

In an op-ed for the Daily Beast, ISD’s Jared Holt reflects on the Republican presidential hopefuls that attended the recent Moms for Liberty summit.

Anti-LGBTQ+, Far-Right Extremism, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

June 23, 2023

ISD report finds global rise in anti-LGBTQ+ hate and extremism, with US leading in incidents

Our investigation on anti-drag mobilisation, A Year of Hate, received extensive coverage from various US and international outlets.

Anti-LGBTQ+, Targeted Threats, Hate and Abuse, Terrorism and Extremism

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