"As first reported by investigative journalist Ken Klippenstein, federal threat assessments drafted ahead of Pride Month this year omitted any mention of transgender people, instead referring to the "LGB+ community." Klippenstein, a Washington-based reporter known for exposing government secrecy, obtained the documents through public records requests and published them on Wednesday. Historically, these assessments used " LGBTQ+" or "LGBTQIA+." The sudden absence of the "T" is part of a broader project by Republicans to erase transgender people from public recognition."
"One of the documents Klippenstein obtained is an 11-page Joint Threat Assessment coauthored by multiple New York law enforcement agencies. According to Klippenstein, it warns of potential attacks on Pride events across the country, including New York City, by ideologically motivated offenders. The report sketches out risks ranging from improvised explosives to intimidation campaigns. But throughout, it uses only "LGB+ community," never acknowledging transgender people, even though trans individuals face the highest rates of hate-motivated violence, Klippenstein reports."
The federal government removed explicit references to transgender people from intelligence and law enforcement threat assessments drafted ahead of Pride events, instead using 'LGB+' language. An 11-page Joint Threat Assessment and a two-page DHS memo warned of ideologically motivated attacks on Pride events and listed tactics from vehicle rammings to explosives and intimidation campaigns. The Joint Assessment omitted transgender-specific recognition despite higher rates of hate-motivated violence against trans individuals. The language change aligns with broader political efforts to erase transgender visibility and may undermine targeted protective measures for transgender people at public events.
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