Police Continue Probing Fake Bomb Threat at Boston Children's Hospital
After weeks of right-wing attacks, on Tuesday evening Boston Children's Hospital had to go into a soft lockdown after someone threatened the facility.
September 1, 2022
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After weeks of right-wing attacks, on Tuesday evening Boston Children's Hospital had to go into a soft lockdown after someone threatened the facility.
It comes after the far-right anti-LGBTQ+ Twitter account LibsofTikTok targeted Boston Children's Hospital over such care.
Police officials in Boston, Mass., are investigating a third bomb threat at the children's medical center, which offers gender-affirming care.
After weeks of right-wing attacks that culminated in a bomb threat against Boston's Children's Hospital, police have announced an arrest in the case.
Chaya Raichik thought she had cornered the New York congresswoman who had absolutely zero time for the hate monger.
The threat was one of several made against the hospital following accusations of genital surgeries on minors.
Chaya Raichik’s posted an image of herself smiling with a copy of USA Today that ran an article on the threats that follow her social media posts.
The Boston hospital has said its staff has been subjected to a number of threats over disinformation about gender-affirming care in the past year.
Threats have been made toward doctors at gender-affirming health centers around the country following misinformation spreading on social media about trans care for youth.Â
It's the second time in recent weeks that the Libs of TikTok account has targeted a hospital that provides gender-affirming health care.
Some politicians in Tennessee are now calling for a ban on gender-affirming care for minors in light of a conservative blogger's posts.
The Massachusetts Medical Society takes a stand against doing intersex surgery without patients' consent, but other groups need to follow suit, writes Kimberly Zieselman.
The Fox News entertainer says that those who provide gender-affirming care should expect threats, and an Ohio hospital is the latest to experience just that.
Alejandra Caraballo has been copied on dozens of email bomb threats made across the country.
After far-right online influencers aimed their thinly veiled bigotry at hospitals across the country, trolls directed attacks at those facilities.
It looks like the right-wing anti-LGBTQ+ extremist lacks exposure to simple Broadway culture.
Anti-trans rhetoric from sources such as Libs of TikTok bears much of the responsibility, says the HRC Foundation report.
Chaya Raichik asked supporters to donate to a legal defense fund she plans to use to sue Twitter if her anti-LGBTQ+ account Libs of TikTok is permanently suspended.
Genital surgeries are only rarely performed on minors, but the bill still gets in the way of private medical decisions, opponents say.