ABC News Claims That Transgender Residents Were ‘Among The Hardest Hit’ By LA Wildfires

Even when it comes to a natural disaster that should theoretically unite a community, some on the left can’t resist the urge to divide Americans along the lines of race, gender, and other irrelevant characteristics.

That appeared to be the case recently when ABC News published an article about the supposed plight of “transgender and nonbinary residents” of the Los Angeles area following the recent destructive wildfires, per Breitbart:

ABC reported:

Among the hardest hit were transgender and nonbinary residents in transitional housing programs, who lost more than just their belongings.

For them, the fires brought the destruction of a safe space, built with love and care to support their healing.

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The three homes damaged in the fire provided essential recovery services, including substance use treatment, mental health support, and gender-affirming care for individuals recently released from jail or prison and those experiencing homelessness.

The Advocate, an LGBTQ+-themed publication, reported last month that the transgender community was also affected by the loss of a restaurant in Altadena that hosted “Trans Pizza Party” events.

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The divisive take on the fires’ impact drew significant social media backlash:

You are beyond parody

— Mollie (@MZHemingway) February 21, 2025

How do you take these media hacks seriously. Entire communities were wiped off the map, fire does not discriminate. But yet ABC News finds transgender and nonbinary are “more of a victim” than everyone else.

Complete Garbage pic.twitter.com/vNYmXvgB7u

— Rob O'Donnell (@odonnell_r) February 21, 2025

You’re a joke. I can’t even believe this is the story you run. Quite possibly the worst network news channel out there, but it’s a tough call.

— Neil Johnson (@NeilEJohnson) February 21, 2025

Of course, this was far from the first time that influential forces on the left sought to prioritize one group over the others in during an emergency response.

As the New York Post reported in 2022:

Vice President Harris came in for a torrent of criticism after telling an audience that “communities of color” would be first in line for relief in the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Ian.

“We have to address this in a way that is about giving resources based on equity, understanding that we fight for equality, but we also need to fight for equity,” she said during a discussion with Priyanka Chopra at the Democratic National Committee’s Women’s Leadership Forum on Friday.

“If we want people to be in an equal place sometimes we need to take into account those disparities and do that work,” she added.

Harris’ remarks immediately came in for backlash, including from Christina Pushaw, rapid response director for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

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Here’s a flashback to that controversy: