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2022-06-13 12:10:48 UTC - HELPFUL
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The term “Groomer” which describes the actions an adult takes to make a child vulnerable to sexual abuse has taken on a conspiracy-theory tone as conservatives use it to imply that the LGBTQ community and their allies are pedophiles or pedophile-enablers https://www.vox.com/culture/23025505/leftist-groomers-homophobia-satanic-panic-explained https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/groomer-pedophile-old-tropes-find-new-life-anti-lgbtq-movement-rcna23931
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