Racist, Anti-LGBT Flier Found Outside Dallas Nightclub Appears To Be Hoax

The flier used in the Dallas anti-gay hoax.

A racist and anti-LGBT flier reportedly found on the windshield of a vehicle parked near a gay nightclub appears to be a hoax, Dallas police said.

The Dallas Voice reported the incident to police Wednesday and said the derogatory flier was found Saturday on a windshield in the 3200 block of Fitzhugh Avenue, near BJs NXS Nightclub, police said.

In its initial story about the flier posted Wednesday, the Voice reported it was unable to reach the person whose car the paper was allegedly found on, and that its authenticity had not been verified.

The publication has since reported that the incident appears to be a hoax. A copy of the flier was found on an "alt-left" website with the headline "Welcome to Trump's America," and the claim that the same flier was seen in the yard of a gay person accompanied by a burning cross, the Dallas Voice said.

The flier had numerous slurs and threats including, "Kill all [expletive] and anyone who helped them at PULSE." It also had a picture of the fence where Matthew Shepard, a gay man, was tied and left to die in October 1998 after he was severely beaten.

Dallas police said the department "takes these matters very seriously" and will follow up on any leads.

"No person has come forth and stated he or she found the flier, however, the department will continue to investigate the incident to determine if an offense occurred," police said in a written statement.

The Southern Poverty Law Center has been monitoring reports of racist or hateful incidents in the wake of Donald Trump's election and his subsequent appointment of  Breitbart News mastermind Stephen Bannon as his chief strategist.

Racist rhetoric and hateful fliers, the legitimacy of which has not been confirmed, have popped up at colleges across Texas. Southern Methodist University officials condemned fliers recently found around the campus titled "Why white women shouldn't date black men."

At Texas State University, police are investigating fliers that called for the organization of "tar and feather vigilante squads" to "arrest and torture" university leaders who call for diversity on campus.

A student at Baylor University also reported being taunted with racist language and pushed by another student while she walked on the sidewalk. [Source]