Alek Minassian

Alek Minassian is a violent incel (Involuntary celibate) who killed ten people and injured sixteen in a vehicular attack in Canada in 2018. Minassian was motivated by embarrassment over sexual rejection and self-identified as an incel. He referenced notorious incel perpetrator Elliot Rodger in a Facebook post just prior to the attack. In 2021 the Ontario Superior Court found Minassian guilty of multiple counts of murder and attempted murder.

This database provides an overview of many of the terms and individuals used by or associated with movements and groups that subscribe to and/or promote extremist or hateful ideologies.

Transgenderism

Originally an academic term for the phenomena of gender dysphoria, the term “transgenderism” has been co-opted by anti-trans activists to characterize being transgender as an ideology rather than an innate identity. By using the term “transgenderism” instead... Read more

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"LGBTQ+ Agenda"

The “LGBTQ+ Agenda” (also known as the “Trans Agenda” or “Gay Agenda”) is a baseless conspiracy theory alleging that the LGBTQ+ rights movement is in actuality a sinister plot by left-wing political, educational and media institutions, in... Read more

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"Gender Ideology"

“Gender ideology” (also known as “LGBTQ+ ideology”) is a conspiratorial phrase coined by anti-LGBTQ+ activists and extremists to characterize attempts to achieve LGBTQ+ rights or representation as an extreme ideology or even part of a nefarious left-wing... Read more

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Hannah Pearl Davis

Hannah “Pearl” Davis is an American far-right podcaster and anti-feminist provocateur based in the UK. She is often referred to by critics and fans alike as the “female Andrew Tate” and, like Tate, is celebrated within the... Read more

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Alek Minassian

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Transgenderism

"LGBTQ+ Agenda"

"Gender Ideology"

Hannah Pearl Davis