Link , Link , report by Over Zero, a research and training group founded in response to the global need to counteract and prevent identity-based violence, examines the link between systematic targeting of queer and trans communities and democratic backsliding around the world. Decoding LGBTQ Scapegoating shines a light on how targeting LGBTQ+ communities is a central component of the authoritarian playbook that autocratic governments employ. “LGBTQ scapegoating is a threat to democracy, cloaking itself as culture war politics as usual,” the report states., Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link , Link