#harassment-and-threats

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US politics
fromBoston.com
1 week ago

Mass. women's commission stands by trans appointee amid 'vicious online attack'

Black transgender woman appointed to Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women received death threats after right-wing media circulated false violent rhetoric about her.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Female politicians such as Mexico's Claudia Sheinbaum face backlash driven by discrimination'

The brief and deeply unsettling encounter lasted just a few seconds, sparking outrage across Mexico and beyond as it laid bare what many women in the country face daily. But for those who have spent years tracking women in politics, the incident in which a drunken man attempted to kiss Mexico's president, Claudia Sheinbaum, on the neck and grope her was shocking but not entirely surprising.
Women
Canada news
fromThe Walrus
2 months ago

They Called Her "Climate Barbie." She Fired Back | The Walrus

A successful climate minister left politics at fifty after significant achievements because sustained online and physical threats, harassment, and targeted hate made public service untenable.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
3 months ago

I faced hate from every side. Morocco showed me another way to lead

Queer Iranian American politician left elected office after harassment to prioritize healing, travel, and embodied, personal advocacy while taking up space on her terms.
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