A gay California lawmaker says he received a bomb threat laced with homophobic tropes and rhetoric, adding that this is the second bomb threat he has received this year.
Rich Pedroncelli / AP fileA gay California lawmaker revealed Tuesday that he received a bomb threat laced with homophobic tropes and rhetoric, amid a simmering culture war that has sparked widespread anti-LGBTQ threats and attacks nationwide.an unnamed individual threatened to bomb his home and shoot up his office.
He said he was informed of the threat by police and a local newspaper that the individual had emailed.statement released on Twitter. “The extreme homophobic and transphobic rhetoric that has escalated on social media and right wing media outlets has real world impacts.” He added that this is the second bomb threat he has received this year and just the latest in a"wave of death threats" against him related to his LGBTQ advocacy work.
Officer Niccole Pacchetti, a spokesperson for the San Francisco Police Department, confirmed in an email that officers responded Tuesday to a report of a bomb threat made against an elected official, though she did not name the official. Pacchetti said officers were unable to locate an explosive device and the threat was determined to “not have any merit.” She declined to say whether the department had a suspect, but she confirmed that “the incident remains under active investigation.
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