Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Doctor Treating Transgender Youth

Matthew Lindner's threats are part of a larger pattern of harassment against LGBTQ doctors, with sentencing scheduled for February 2024.

Matthew Lindner, a Texas man, has pleaded guilty to threatening a Boston physician who specializes in treating gender nonconforming youth.
Lindner's threats were part of a larger pattern of harassment against LGBTQ doctors and gender clinics, which spiked after right-wing groups launched a social media campaign against providing gender-affirming care to trans and nonbinary youth.
Lindner is scheduled to be sentenced on February 6, 2024, and faces a sentence of up to five years in prison, though prosecutors have agreed to recommend a three-month prison sentence.
Acting U.S. Attorney for Massachusetts, Joshua Levy, described Lindner's threat as 'deplorable' and said it 'sends a chill through the medical community.'
Another individual, Catherine Leavy of Massachusetts, was charged separately for calling in a fake bomb threat to Boston Children’s Hospital. Leavy pleaded guilty in September and is scheduled to be sentenced March 19, 2024.