Michael Hayden, a researcher at the SPLC, told me “the level of disruption [to LGBTQ events] in the last few weeks is new.”

“There’s a level of chaos involved with the target, but the choice of target comes from the top down,” he told me, pointing to accounts like LibsOfTikTok. pic.twitter.com/y9iF29FyVt

— Tim Onion (@oneunderscore__) June 17, 2022