Maryland man charged for alleged threat against prominent LGBTQ group in what police say appears to be a response to the mass shooting at a Christian school in Nashville.
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A balloon in the shape of the number nine, representing the number of victims, is seen at a memorial at the school entrance after a deadly shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville, Tenn., March 29, 2023.“You guys going to shoot up our schools now? Is that how it’s going to be?” the voicemail said, according to DOJ documents.A worker cleans the wall of the Human Rights Campaign building, June 17, 2016, in Washington, D.C.about anti-LGBTQ hate and violence.
“The LGBTQ+ community is under attack in statehouses across the country and on social media platforms," read a statement from Elizabeth Bibi, spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign, sent to ABC News. "This violent, hateful rhetoric leads to stigma, and stigma leads to physical violence." Advocates say that falsely painting the entire LGBTQ community as inherently dangerous and responsible for the actions of one person will promote violence against the community.
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