STEM Students Troll LGBT Survey, Researchers Call Responses ‘Malicious’

Students questioned the survey's motives and urged researchers to 'do some research on something that will actually benefit the human race'

LGBT political activists participate in a dance protest of the group Moms for Liberty in Philadelphia, Penn., on July 1, 2023. Beth Brelje/Epoch Times

Students from Oregon State University trolled an LGBT survey conducted on campus, which led to survey researchers calling such “malicious” responses signs of “white nationalist and fascist movements.”

A June 30 paper, called “Attack Helicopters and White Supremacy,” talks about 50 of the 349 total responses received in an LGBT survey, terming them “malicious” for “slurs, hate speech, or direct targeting of the research team.” Researchers conducted the survey on STEM students at the campus and interpreted responses within a framework of social justice.