Scapegoating

It's not normal, natural or accidental. It's a tactic

“LGBTQ scapegoating is not random. It is not a natural consequence of polarization or an expected backlash to rights advancements, but rather a strategy to deepen divisions and erode democracy.”

That’s a line from a new report on the deliberate, careful and focused attacks on gay people and gay rights that are now so common in the autocratic world, and i…