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Swastika flag and Wisconsin State Patrol officers

Armed Neo-Nazis With Swastika Flags Disrupt Wisconsin Pride Event

“It was so terrifying to have Nazis there that even the religious protesters and Gays Against Groomers left,” an organizer said.

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Neo Nazis with a swastika flag led by Christopher Pohlhaus

Armed Ohio Neo-Nazis Waving Swastika Flags Target Drag Event Again

The same Ohio neo-Nazi group that attacked a Drag Queen Story Hour event in March menaced a drag brunch in the state on Saturday.

A church, Molotov Cocktail and suspect Aimenn Penny

Neo-Nazi Arrested for Firebombing Church Hosting Drag Queen Story Hour

He also attended a massive protest by right-wing extremists at a drag event in a public park in Wadsworth, Ohio in early March.

Unity Prom at Ohio State House

An LGBTQ+ 'Unity Prom' at Ohio's State House Is a Resounding Success

The queer community had itself a kiki at the Ohio State House and it was a blast.

State Police stand between members of the Proud Boys and LGBTQ transgender counter protestors during a protest against gender affirming care by Vanderbilt University Medical Center at the War Memorial Plaza in Nashville Tennessee

These 24 violent extremist & anti-LGBTQ+ advocacy groups pose a danger to LGBTQ+ people

Looking at the groups that threaten drag queens, transgender people and the broader LGBTQ+ community.

Abortion rights demonstrators in Ohio

Ohio Voters Reject Measure That Could Have Made Passing Abortion Rights Harder

The ballot measure would have made it more difficult to amend the state's constitution, where voters want to enshrine reproductive rights in November.

Drag queens Hysteria Brooks (L); Veranda L'Ni (C); Tiara Latrice Kelley (R)

Club Q, Pulse, and an Ohio firebombing: Why these drag queen survivors are sharing their stories (exclusive)

Drag queens who survived the Club Q mass shooting, the Pulse Massacre, and a Ohio church firebombing tell The Advocate about a coalition they've formed to support drag artists in the face of violence.

Gun-toting neo-nazi leader Chris Pohlhaus

Neo-Nazis Chanting ‘Sieg Heil’ Target Drag Queen Story Event

Hundreds of white supremacists converged with Christian groups to protest drag queens reading to children.

Police officer outside Stonewall Inn gay bar

How drag artists can protect themselves from the far-right attacks

Drag artists who survived violence and harassment tell The Advocate about resources to protect other performers.

Anti-abortion demonstration

Ohio Abortion Foes Are Making the Fight About Gender Transition and Drag Queens

They claim that a state constitutional amendment enshrining abortion rights would allow minors to receive gender-affirming procedures without parental consent.

Jarrett William Smith

Neo-Nazi Ex-Soldier Targets Drag Queen Story Hour in North Carolina

Previously, Jarrett William Smith was convicted of disturbing bomb-making instructions and was charged with encouraging the assassination of former presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke.