"Genocide scholars warned that the US is showing early warning signs of genocidal treatment of trans people. (Getty) The US is showing early warning signs of a genocide against trans and non-binary people, according to experts and scholars. Concerns highlighted by the Lemkin Institute, a multinational genocide prevention organisation, warn the escalating political attacks against trans, non-binary, and intersex Americans could lead to a mass atrocity."
"Multiple genocide scholars, including two former presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGC), claimed the country could in the near future see policies that make lives for trans people intolerable. Under international law, genocide refers to the systemic destruction, in whole or in part, of a religious, national, ethnic, or racial group. Experts have warned the law's list of protected characteristics is too narrow."
The US is showing early warning signs of genocide against trans, non-binary, and intersex people. The Lemkin Institute warns that escalating political attacks on those populations could lead to mass atrocity. Multiple genocide scholars, including former presidents of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, argue emerging policies could soon make life intolerable for trans people. Under international law, genocide protects religious, national, ethnic, and racial groups, and experts say that list of protected characteristics is too narrow to cover gender identity. The political and legal shift to the right has enabled more open expressions of hatred from leadership. Hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ bills in 2025 disproportionately targeted trans people, and scholars call for immediate action to prevent further harm and avert potential mass violence.
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