Anti-Transgender Entities and Trans+ People utilizes the SORVO framework to expose how accusations of sexual violence and propaganda have shaped public perception, media narratives, and public policy targeting the trans+ community. Anti-trans+ politicians, media pundits, and influencers fabricate and sensationalize sexual violence committed by trans+ people, making it appear as though it is frequent and common. Meanwhile, these anti-trans entities cover up and deny mass sexual violence committed against the trans+ community, making it appear as though it is nonexistent or rare. This propaganda, reversing victim and offender, fuels systemic oppression against trans+ people including sports bans, bathroom bills, medical restrictions, and direct violence.
The SORVO Report, published by the Sexual Violence Prevention Association, unveils a powerful new model illustrating how sexual violence is leveraged to maintain oppressive social structures. It explains how those in power reshape the narrative, casting marginalized groups as threats while concealing their own abusive behaviors. This manipulation of perception allows for the validation of large-scale harm, including institutional violence and entrenched inequality.
An upcoming SORVO report that will analyze immigration.
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