"More than 1.5 billion votes were cast in at least 89 countries during 2024, which has been dubbed the "super election year." In at least 51 of 61 jurisdictions studied (85 percent), candidates used anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric on the campaign trail, a new report from Outright International has found. This included attacking so-called "gender ideology" and "wokism," claiming LGBTQ+ people are "foreign agents," and scapegoating the queer community to deflect from failed policies."
""The findings are a chilling indictment of the state of global democracy," Neela Ghoshal, Senior Director of Law, Policy, and Research at Outright International said in a statement."Anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric is no longer a fringe issue; it is a central tool in the modern authoritarian playbook. When politicians attack their own citizens to win power, democracy itself is at risk.""
More than 1.5 billion votes occurred across at least 89 countries in 2024, with anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric appearing in 51 of 61 jurisdictions studied (85 percent). Campaigns used attacks on "gender ideology" and "wokism," labeled LGBTQ+ people as "foreign agents," and scapegoated queer communities to deflect from failed policies. Far-right authoritarianism gained traction and LGBTIQ and other marginalized groups were among the early casualties. Major democracies including India, the European Union, the United States, Indonesia, and Brazil saw targeted campaigns. In the United States, over $212 million was spent on ads attacking trans people, pushing false claims about care and athletics.
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