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The Mass Hysteria of the Human Rights Campaign

No, America is not a dangerous place for gay people

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Ben Domenech
Jun 27, 2023
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Jamie Kirchick.

The fomenting of hysteria has become such a predictable feature of American public life that it’s hard to retain the capacity for shock. Seemingly not a day goes by without political outrage entrepreneurs warning us that some nefarious group or concept—drag queens, “white supremacy,” antifa, “disinformation,” immigrant rapists, Russian bo…

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