Alyssa Tirrell | Media Matters for America

Alyssa Tirrell is a researcher in the LGBTQ program at Media Matters, where she has worked since October 2022. She has a bachelor's degree in Gender & Sexuality Studies and Hispanic Studies from Davidson College.

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Right-wing media say Nikki Haley is too soft on trans people as presidential primary moves to Granite State

01/23/24 5:15 PM EST
Right-wing media turned on Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine after he vetoed a ban on trans athletes and gender-affirming care for youth

01/10/24 9:28 AM EST
Right-wing media boost anti-LGBTQ outrage against Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

11/16/23 12:31 PM EST
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11/02/23 8:29 AM EDT
Mainstream media should report on new Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson’s extensive history of anti-LGBTQ extremism

10/26/23 4:49 PM EDT
GOP primary hopefuls must indulge right-wing media’s trans obsession

09/27/23 3:30 PM EDT
The second GOP primary debate will be exclusively streamed on Rumble – a fringe platform rife with anti-LGBTQ extremism

09/25/23 2:20 PM EDT
Candace Owens once again suspended from YouTube for anti-LGBTQ hate

09/15/23 1:26 PM EDT
At risk of losing YouTube ad revenue, Candace Owens continues to host anti-LGBTQ rhetoric

08/25/23 1:34 PM EDT
The San Bernardino Pride flag murderer and the inevitable consequences of right-wing media hate

08/24/23 3:11 PM EDT
Michael Knowles tempts his YouTube audience with the promise of anti-trans hate on alternate platforms

08/24/23 12:50 PM EDT
Bomb threat and hate speech against library follow targeted harassment from Riley Gaines and other right-wing media figures

08/23/23 3:23 PM EDT