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These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people

Looking at the groups that threaten drag queens, transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community.

Club Q, Pulse, and an Ohio firebombing: Why these drag queen survivors are sharing their stories (exclusive)

Drag queens who survived the Club Q mass shooting, the Pulse Massacre, and a Ohio church firebombing tell The Advocate about a coalition they've formed to support drag artists in the face of violence.

On Moms for Liberty, '60 Minutes' and Scott Pelley focus on a threesome rather than the harm the group causes

Pelley neglected to mention that a racist compared Moms for Liberty favorably to Nazis and the Southern Poverty Law Center labeled the organization an anti-government extremist entity.

Moms for Liberty Scrambles, Removes Leaders Amid Proud Boys Link Controversy

Recent incidents highlight ties with the far-right group as the organization faces electoral setbacks and a damaged public image.

Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Is Sentenced to 22 Years Over January 6

It is the longest given to anyone in relation to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol attack.

Florida Pride Organizers Weigh Navigating DeSantis's Anti-Drag Law or Canceling Events

Many organizers with events planned in the month of June must decide now if they want to be test cases for the law.

Proud Boys Set to Target Pride Month Celebrations: Report

The extremist group is planning attacks on LGBTQ+ Pride events in June.

Armed Ohio Neo-Nazis Waving Swastika Flags Target Drag Event Again

The same Ohio neo-Nazi group that attacked a Drag Queen Story Hour event in March menaced a drag brunch in the state on Saturday.

Neo-Nazi Arrested for Firebombing Church Hosting Drag Queen Story Hour

He also attended a massive protest by right-wing extremists at a drag event in a public park in Wadsworth, Ohio in early March.

Proud Boys Retreat Bloodied From N.Y. AG’s Drag Story Hour in Manhattan

The hate group members yelled and screamed anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric before running away, bruised and bloodied.

Neo-Nazis Chanting ‘Sieg Heil’ Target Drag Queen Story Event

Hundreds of white supremacists converged with Christian groups to protest drag queens reading to children.

Far-right Thwarted by Drag Queen Story Hour Supporters With Umbrellas

Members of the group Parasol Patrol successfully blocked extremists at drag queen events across the national capital region.

FBI, Local Police Investigate Bomb Threat Made During Drag Story Hour

In Tempe, Ariz., a coffee shop's Drag Queen Story Hour had to be shut down because of a bomb threat.

Libs of TikTok Targets 'Kinky Boots' Event

It looks like the right-wing anti-LGBTQ+ extremist lacks exposure to simple Broadway culture.

Drag Producer Cancels Shows After Armed Proud Boys Threaten Event

After right-wing extremists showed up with guns to terrify attendees of a family-friendly drag show, producers of the event say they won't have any more shows soon.