HRC’s Kelley Robinson Cites Calif. State Senator Who Faked Hate Crime as Example of Hate Crime

Robinson by lawmakers is ░░░░░░░░ growing attacks on our ░░░░░░░░ It s happening in ░░░░░░░░ houses in schools and ░░░░░░░░ street corners Yesterday we ░░░░░░░░ a report identifying 24 ░░░░░░░░ and providers across 22 ░░░░░░░░ attacked online following misleading ░░░░░░░░ inflammatory social media posts ░░░░░░░░ bad actors Just last ░░░░░░░░ California State Senator Scott ░░░░░░░░ himself a gay Jewish ░░░░░░░░ was the target of ░░░░░░░░ bomb threat because of ░░░░░░░░ support working with trans ░░░░░░░░ and their families Including ░░░░░░░░ threat were two words ░░░░░░░░ and groomer These threats ░░░░░░░░ being made in every ░░░░░░░░ of our country targeting ░░░░░░░░ people our spaces and ░░░░░░░░ allies It s happening ░░░░░░░░ Tulsa where vandals firebombed ░░░░░░░░ donut shop after it ░░░░░░░░ an art installation run ░░░░░░░░ drag queens It happened ░░░░░░░░ Texas after a pastor ░░░░░░░░ a video asserting that ░░░░░░░░ people be quote lined ░░░░░░░░ against the wall and ░░░░░░░░ in the back of ░░░░░░░░ head We must take ░░░░░░░░ We must take action ░░░░░░░░ prevent future violence and ░░░░░░░░ against my communities First ░░░░░░░░ media companies lawmakers and ░░░░░░░░ stakeholders must establish guidelines ░░░░░░░░ practices to fight disinformation ░░░░░░░░ hate online Second we ░░░░░░░░ pass the Equality Act ░░░░░░░░ level the playing field ░░░░░░░░ ensure that LGBTQ people ░░░░░░░░ protected from discrimination.”