2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States

2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States
Part of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and LGBTQ history in the United States
U.S. representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Libs of TikTok creator Chaya Raichik holding a sign in March 2023 stating that there are only two genders
Date2021[a] – ongoing
Location
United States
Caused byIncreasing transparency, relevance, and acceptance of LGBTQ identity in the United States
GoalsTo reverse social gains made in relation to LGBTQ rights in the United States
Methods
StatusOngoing

The 2020s anti-LGBTQ movement in the United States is an ongoing political backlash from social conservatives against LGBTQ movements. It has included legislative proposals of bathroom use restrictions, bans on gender-affirming care, anti-LGBTQ curriculum laws, laws against drag performances, book bans, boycotts, and conspiracy theories around grooming.[1] Between 2018 and 2023, hundreds of anti-LGBTQ laws were considered, with more than one hundred passed into law.[2][3]

The backlash has been described as a moral panic[4][5][6] and part of a larger culture war in the United States.[7][8][9] Scholars have cited rising anti-LGBTQ attitudes and policies as an example of democratic backsliding.[10][11] The backlash has been connected to similar conservative developments in Hungary, Russia, Europe[12][13] and the Middle East.[14][11][15]


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  3. ^ Rogers, Kaleigh; Radcliffe, Mary (May 25, 2023). "Over 100 Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws Passed In The Last Five Years — Half Of Them This Year". FiveThirtyEight. Archived from the original on May 25, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
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  8. ^ Leonhardt, David; Philbrick, Ian Prasad (April 8, 2022). "Culture War, Redux". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  9. ^ Eugenios, Jillien (April 14, 2022). "How 1970s Christian crusader Anita Bryant helped spawn Florida's LGBTQ culture war". NBC News. Archived from the original on July 24, 2023. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  10. ^ Shaw, Ari. "What Anti-LGBT Politics in the U.S. Means for Democracy at Home and Abroad". Williams Institute. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Albarracín-Caballero, Mauricio (September 6, 2022). "How Targeting LGBTQ+ Rights Are Part of the Authoritarian Playbook". Human Rights Watch. Archived from the original on June 13, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  12. ^ "LGBTQ community: Is there a backlash in Europe?". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  13. ^ "Anti-LGBTQ+ violence in Europe hits decade-high, report finds". POLITICO. February 20, 2023. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  14. ^ Tharoor, Ishaan. "The Orbanization of America: Florida shadows Hungary's war on LGBTQ rights". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  15. ^ El Chamaa, Mohamad. "Anti-LGBTQ backlash grows across Middle East, echoing U.S. culture wars". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 3, 2023. Retrieved August 29, 2023.