"The far-right movement of recent years has been significantly shaped by right-wing influencers -- podcasters, YouTubers, and other online pot-stirrers with increasingly extreme viewpoints. And many of these influencers regularly target LGBTQ+ people, opposing almost all aspects of queer rights. Across commentary feeds, grassroots mobilizations, and legislative initiatives, their focus on queer communities is explicit. Here is a look at 12 of the most powerful and influential anti-LGBTQ+ extremists and what you should know about them."
"A senior contributor at The Daily Wire and producer of the inflammatory documentary What Is a Woman?, Matt Walsh continues to leverage media tools to frame transgender people as a cultural threat. His work has been cited in state-level legislative efforts to restrict gender-affirming care. He remains a featured presence at conservative conferences, speaking directly to groups aligned with anti-trans activism."
Right-wing online influencers have reshaped the far-right movement, centering anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric across media, grassroots organizing, and policymaking. Many influencers portray transgender people and queer communities as cultural threats and oppose nearly all queer rights. Influencer activity includes amplifying content from educators, drag performers, and queer youth, framing those spaces as sites of "indoctrination" or "grooming," and spurring harassment campaigns against LGBTQ+-inclusive schools. High-profile figures use documentaries, social accounts, and fringe networks to reach conservative audiences, influence state-level legislative efforts to restrict gender-affirming care, and remain visible at anti-trans rallies and conferences.
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