Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Security Video Shows Queer Arizona State Professor Being Assaulted Over Drag Queen Story Hour

David Boyles and Turning Point USA's Kalen D'Almeida
NBC News

Two members of Turning Point USA were seen shoving ASU professor David Boyles to the ground after he tried to get them to stop harassing him.

A queer Arizona State University professor was attacked last week by far-right activists accusing him of being a pedophile for founding a popular drag queen story hour.

Footage showed professor David Boyles being harassed as he was leaving an English class he teaches, and then shoved to the ground by two members of the far-right group Turning Point USA in broad daylight last week.


The video shows Turning Point USA member Kalen D’Almeida, accompanied by a cameraman, harassing Boyles with homophobic language and accusations of being "attracted to minors." Warning: This video may be disturbing to some viewers.

Video shows alleged attack on Arizona State University professoryoutu.be

The Turning Point USA members' footage stops after they finish questioning Boyles, who founded Drag Story Hour Arizona, about his sex life and accusing him of pedophilia, but surveillance footage from the area shows them then knocking Boyles to the ground, where he hit his head on the pavement.

In a statement on Facebook, Boyles reported that his injuries were minor but expressed his outrage at the wave of violence the US has seen against LGBTQ+ people recently, including a California woman who was murdered in August for having a Pride flag at the store she owned.

His statement read, in part:

“Whether it is bomb threats against children’s hospitals and libraries, a store owner being killed for her Pride flag, or the now-standard rhetoric that anyone who supports LGBTQ+ youth is a groomer, it has to stop."

In a statement to Pink News, Turning Point USA claims D'Almeida and the cameraman acted in self defense after Boyles became violent and "lunged and hit" the cameraman during the altercation. The organization also claims the men offered Boyles "assistance" before leaving the scene.

On social media, video footage of the altercation left many people outraged.



Turning Point USA, founded in 2012, frequently target college campuses to promote its far-right, virulently anti-LGBTQ+ agenda.

In 2016, it launched a "professor watch list" to target left-leaning and LGBTQ+ college staff, which ASU President Michael Crow said in a statement has resulted in "antisemitic, anti-LGBTQ+ and misogynistic attacks on ASU faculty with whom Turning Point USA and its followers disagree."

Local police are investigating the incident as a "potentially biased or prejudicially motivated incident."

More from Trending

Donald Trump
Mehmet Eser/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images

Trump Demands 'Boss Of AT&T' Fix Equipment After Failed Conference Call In Bizarre Meltdown

When most of us have technical difficulties, we contact tech support or customer service.

But if you're President of the United States, just ranting on social media—then having your White House Press Secretary post a screenshot of your post on a social media platform people actually use—is apparently the answer.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshot of Lauren Boebert speaking to Alex Stein
Prime Time with Alex Stein/Blaze Media

Lauren Boebert Casts Doubt On Moon Landing During Wild Interview With Conspiracy Theorist

Colorado Republican Representative Lauren Boebert was criticized after she seemingly agreed with the conspiracy theory that the moon landing was faked in a wide-ranging interview with conservative conspiracy theorist Alex Stein.

The segment began with the duo casting doubt on nuclear weapons—Boebert even joked about needing "tin foil"—and moved into weirder territory when Stein praised Boebert for "vibing" with him on the topic of the moon landing. Conspiracy theorists have long alleged the moon landing was fabricated by NASA in what they claim was an elaborate hoax.

Keep ReadingShow less
Rosie O'Donnell; Oprah Winfrey
Simon Ackerman/Getty Images; Ernesto Ruscio/GC Images

Rosie O'Donnell Calls Out Oprah For Attending Jeff Bezos' Wedding In Scathing Poem

Among the various celebrity hangers-on who attended Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's Venice wedding, the one that seemed to generate the most controversy was Oprah Winfrey.

After all, a woman known for her progressive politics whose entire ethos is about teaching people how to be their best selves, attending the wedding of man who directly funded a fascist regime dismantling our country before our eyes doesn't exactly add up.

Keep ReadingShow less
Lisa Murkowski
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Lisa Murkowski Slammed After Criticizing Massive Budget Bill She Just Voted For

Alaska Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski was slammed after she claimed that President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill is "not there yet" despite casting the deciding vote to narrowly pass it before sending it back to the House.

In a marathon voting session, the Senate narrowly passed the legislation in a 51-50 vote, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote after three Republicans joined all Democrats in opposition.

Keep ReadingShow less
Woman listening to her boyfriend play guitar
Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash

Things People Initially Found Attractive About Their Partner That Now Annoy Them

Being in a relationship can be wonderful, but it's not without its ups and downs.

In order for it to work, we have to allow it to grow and change over time rather than being locked forever into what it was when we first started dating our person.

Keep ReadingShow less