(ABC) Foreign terrorist organizations may seek to exploit “LGBTQIA+-related events and venues,” including events during 2024 Pride month — celebrated in June, the FBI and Department of Homeland Security warned in a recent public service announcement.
“Organizations like ISIS may seek to exploit increased gatherings associated with the upcoming June 2024 Pride Month,” according to the announcement, which the agencies issued last week. The announcement added that the threat is “compounded” by the “current heightened threat environment” in the United States.
The threats could come online, in person or in the mail, according to the FBI and DHS.
Last February, ISIS “called for followers to conduct attacks on unidentified soft targets, although the attacks and targets were not specific to LGBTQIA+ venues,” the agencies wrote in the public service announcement.
