The eradication of gender diverse minorities that authoritarian-led governments are targeting begins with the spreading of disinformation and demonization.

Disinformation (known historically as propaganda) is used to shift public opinion against the targeted minority to make it ‘acceptable’ to implement oppressive, authoritarian policies and actions against transgender, nonbinary, and Two-Spirit people, as well as the LGBTQI+ population writ large.

Demonization involves the enforcement of extremist mythological (religious) doctrines about ‘sin’ and ‘sinners’, and is used in conjunction with disinformation campaigns.

In the United States, this has historically been through White Christian Nationalism.