In late October 2020, the Edmonton Proud Boys appeared at a People Vs. Predators rally.
One member of this @splcenter-designated hate group is John-Clayton Wilson/Jay Wilson/JC Wilson/JC2theW. (1/10)
@DoxerPb @RuthlessWe @AntifaGarfield @AntiFashGordon @AntifascistF12
JCW is an artist and performer, having done trapeze work. He also operated a YouTube channel, which provides men's rights activist analysis of feminism and the LGBTQ+ community, despite being a member of that community. (2/10)
It's hard to know why JC joined the bigoted Proud Boys, but JC's history of men's rights activism and anti-feminism help the connection make sense.
Here's a sample of some video topics. The language and themes align with the far-right. (3/10)
Still, JC being a member of the LGBTQ+ community makes his decision to join a hate group puzzling for us.
Not that this is unheard of, of course, but these people are not your allies. They aren't even allies with each other and we see this play out all the time. (4/10)
We gave JC multiple chances to get in touch so we could connect him with resources and people who specialize in leaving hate groups. He got the message, but he responded by changing his name and trying to hide his accounts
It's not too late to leave. We can delete tweets. (5/10)