As state legislatures tee up hundreds of anti-LGBTQ+ proposals this year, a study from the Human Rights Campaign declared that 2022 could be the most anti-trans legislative year in history, per USA Today. Over the past three months, the biggest names in conservative media have resurrected an all-out war against LGBTQ+ Americans, attempting to trigger a moral panic that is growing more extreme and more widespread with each passing week. Shapiro’s portrayal of LGBTQ+ people and relationships as inherently lewd or pornographic, and thus, inappropriate for children, has become the norm among many conservatives.
“That this must be said demonstrates that our society is in a state of moral collapse.” What may be appropriate for adults is not appropriate for children,” the podcaster continued. His post included a screenshot from the upcoming animated movie that features two lesbian parents embracing each other. “Disney works to push a ‘not-at-all-secret gay agenda’…Parents should keep that in mind before deciding whether to take their kids to see ‘Lightyear,’” tweeted Ben Shapiro, one of the most popular right-wing podcast hosts. The conservative outrage machine has picked its next target and it’s about to hit theaters: Disney-Pixar’s Lightyear, the Toy Story spin-off movie out Friday.
