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Experts Warn Anti-Trans Laws Threaten LGBTQ+ Memory and Identity

4/4/2026

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Memoricide, the destruction of memory linked to ethnic cleansing and genocide, describes the persecution of LGBTQ+ people, including during the Holocaust.
Scholars Matt Fuller and Leah Owen say anti-trans policies, notably those enacted by U.S. President Donald Trump, reflect a genocidal agenda.
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention warns rising anti-trans laws could erase queer identities from public policy and threaten transgender communities.

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Memoricide, the destruction of memory linked to ethnic cleansing and genocide, describes the persecution of LGBTQ+ people, including during the Holocaust.
Scholars Matt Fuller and Leah Owen say anti-trans policies, notably those enacted by U.S. President Donald Trump, reflect a genocidal agenda.
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention warns rising anti-trans laws could erase queer identities from public policy and threaten transgender communities.