Texas Man Jailed for Threatening LGBTQ Health Center Doctor
press release from the U.S. Department of Justice. In August 2022, inaccurate information began circulating online regarding surgical procedures that were allegedly being performed on gender-nonconforming children by doctors at Boston Children’s Hospital.Chief among the accusations were claims that the hospital was performing “gender-affirming hysterectomies” on young girls, based on a video showing a gynecologist explaining the procedure.After the right-wing Libs of TikTok account shared a post featuring a clip from the video and linking to an article from The Post Millennial on the hospital’s gender-affirming care options, the hospital was inundated with threats of violence and online harassment.But, as reported by USA Today, the claims made about Boston Children’s Hospital’s health services were untrue.The hospital’s website states that gender-affirming surgical interventions are only offered to those 18 years and older.
Patients wishing to undergo such procedures must submit three letters of recommendation from a doctor, a therapist, and a mental health professional affirming that the person has lived in their desired gender identity for at least 12 months, understand the ramifications of any surgical care, and have displayed “persistent, well-documented, gender dysphoria.”Armed with misinformation about the hospital’s procedures, Lindner called the Boston-based National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center on August 31, 2022, and left a threatening voicemail targeting one of the Center’s affiliated doctors, conflating the center, which is housed within Fenway Health Community Health Center, with Boston Children’s Hospital.According to federal prosecutors, in the voicemail, Lindner reportedly said, “You sick motherfuckers, you’re all gonna burn,” adding that there was a group of people headed over to “handle” the doctor in question. “You signed your own warrant, lady,” Lindner said. “Castrating our children.
