2020s anti-LGBT movement in the United States
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The 2020s anti-LGBT movement in the United States is an ongoing political backlash from social conservatives against LGBT people. It has included legislative proposals of bathroom use restrictions, bans on gender-affirming care, anti-LGBT curriculum laws, laws against drag performances, book bans, boycotts, and conspiracy theories around grooming.[1] Between 2018 and 2023, hundreds of anti-LGBT laws were considered, with more than one hundred passed into law.[2][3]
2020s anti-LGBT movement in the United States | |
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Part of homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and LGBT history in the United States | |
Date | 2021[lower-alpha 1] – ongoing |
Location | United States |
Caused by | Increasing transparency, relevance, and acceptance of LGBT identity in the United States |
Goals | To reverse social change in relation to LGBT rights in the United States, far-right extremism |
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Status | Ongoing |
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-LGBT attitudes and policies as an example of democratic backsliding.[10][11] The backlash has been connected to similar conservative backlashes in Hungary, Russia, Europe[12][13] and the Middle East.[14][11][15]