Hate mail and death threats: how the right wrecked one man’s life for its culture war

Illustration by Tomekah George Illustration: Tomekah George/The Guardian

He only knew it was serious when the hate mail began. Up until then, neither Matthew Katzman nor his friends thought what they’d done was that big a deal. But now he was getting abuse in his inbox, over WhatsApp, on social media. Every few minutes, a fresh load landed.

“BIG NOSED UGLY FUCK GO KILL YOURSELF”