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The media coverage of the current surge in right-wing attacks on the queer community is so fucking frustrating to me.
Is this really the level of analysis we're at after a year filled with protests against our rights and our legislators enacting laws and policies to appease the right-wing assholes?
"Right-wing extremist homophobes and transphobes could inspire violence against the 2SLGBTQIA+ community", like no fucking shit. You don't need "experts" from CSIS to tell you that, ask literally any queer person. These people are trying to convince people that all queers are paedophiles for fucks sake.
I saw an article the other day that said "anti-trans laws hurt the queer community". Wow, such journalism, I'm glad someone was there to tell me that fascist legislation drafted specifically to oppress trans people would hurt the queer community!
We're gonna start putting people in concentration camps and the news is just gonna be like "Putting trans people in gas chambers could inspire and encourage their deaths".
I have family members who are trans, and I absolutely share your worries. That said, in this particular article's case, they really can't do much more. It isn't an opinion piece by the CBC, it's a report on a warning from CSIS. They even list many examples throughout the article, like:
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Unfortunately, this is what journalism has to look like. Here are the facts. Here's what was said. Here are examples.
And of course, I will admit, this isn't great (but isn't the CBC's fault):
Yes, we are all concerned, what are your recommendations, Sir.