US-based artist Adam Ellis receives death threats for trans comic

"The American artist said he has received a number of threats after posting a comic mocking right-wing hysteria about trans people. Published on Friday (26 September), Ellis' comic depicts someone breaking into a trans person's room and, having after reading posts online, accusing them of being a " terrorist ", and claiming that transgender people were part of a "death cult." The final panel shows a trans woman, in a clay face mask, lying on her bed playing video games."

"Adam Ellis wrote on Bluesky that since sharing the comic, social media users have reported his online accounts to suicide watch lists, which was a "way of saying 'kill yourself' without getting banned", he said. Posted this on Reddit and I've been getting reported for suicide watch all morning. For reference, people do this as a way of saying "kill yourself" without getting banned. I can't imagine anything more pathetic than getting riled up about trans people literally just existing. Deeply cringe.- Adam Ellis (@adamtots.bsky.social) 2025-09-26T16:33:16.367Z"

"Over the past few months, right-wing groups have labelled members of the trans community as "extremists". Earlier this month, The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank responsible for the notoriously right-wing presidential blueprint, Project 2025, petitioned the FBI to brand " trans ideology " a terror threat, citing the shooting of MAGA podcaster Charlie Kirk. The man charged with the crime does not public"

Adam Ellis posted a pro-trans webcomic that mocked right-wing hysteria and depicted an intruder accusing a trans person of terrorism and calling transgender people part of a "death cult." He has been hit with death threats and numerous reports to suicide watch lists after sharing the comic. Social media users reported his accounts to care resources, which Ellis described as a way of saying "kill yourself" without getting banned. He shared screenshots of a Reddit care resource message listing support networks after a "concerned redditor" reached out. Right-wing groups have increasingly labelled transgender people as "extremists," and the Heritage Foundation petitioned the FBI to brand "trans ideology" a terror threat.

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