Montana state Rep. Lukas Schubert (R) has said, [The] LGBTQ movement needs to be classified as a terrorist organization, in an X post referencing yesterdays mass shooter, a now-deceased individual who may have been transgender.While Schuberts extremist statement is in line with his anti-LGBTQ+ views, its worth noting that Republicans and social conservatives have praised Russia for designating the LGBTQ+ rights movement as an extremist organization. Related Rightwing pundit celebrates an unbelievable victory in wake of Minnesota shooting Schubert made his comment on an X post from Libs of TikTok, an anti-LGBTQ+ account run by Chaya Raichik. Raichiks post noted that the person who killed two people in a Catholic school shooting on Tuesday was reportedly trans. Additional reporting on the shooters diary suggests that they may have de-transitioned, making their exact gender identity unclear.But while right-wingers have rushed to blame the shooters gender identity for the shooting even though the vast majority of mass shootings are carried out by cisgender men Minneapolis Police Chief Brian OHara said on Thursday that investigators have not identified a specific explanation for why the shooter targeted the church. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today [The shooter] harbored a whole lot of hate towards a wide variety of people and groups of people, OHara said, [and] had a deranged obsession with previous mass shooters.Alluding to reports on the shooters gender identity, Minneapolis Mayor Frey said, I have heard about a whole lot of hate thats being directed at our trans community. Anybody who is using this as an opportunity to villainize our trans community or any other community out there has lost their sense of common humanity. Kids died. This needs to be about them. Schuberts anti-LGBTQ+ animus is well documented on his social media account. He has previously said that schools should teach about Sodom and Gomorroah, a Biblical story that anti-LGBTQ+ Christians cite as proof of queer peoples wickedness. He has also repeated false claims that trans politicians wish to imprison parents who oppose gender-affirming care for their trans kids.But his call for the LGBTQ+ movement to be designated as terrorists is both dangerous and possible. In November 2023, Russias Supreme Court declared the international gay rights movement as an extremist organization. The declaration paved the way for the countrys increased persecution of LGBTQ+ activists throughout the country and abroad. Anti-LGBTQ+ conservatives in the U.S. have praised the countrys anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown. Furthermore, the current U.S. president has designated people with different political views as national security threats. The current administration has illegally arrested, detained, and tried to deport student activists and journalists who have made public statements supporting Palestinians.In February, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security changed language in its internal documents, allowing intelligence agents to spy on LGBTQ+ people & groups as threats to U.S. safety.Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.