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2023-04-20 02:06:06 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B2548C5529A0C3722CC6AAF278DE766D50B439EB6A326636A5EEF5FDC8EF33BC
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The screenshot is being taken out of context. It's the author worried that the bill is just a pretense to go after LGBT people. There has been a long history of gay rights (and now trans rights) being equated to pedophilia and grooming children. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/07/30/fact-check-lgbtq-community-rejects-false-association-pedophiles/5462805002/ https://www.vox.com/identities/2017/2/20/14668372/milo-yiannopoulos-gay-pedophilia-myth https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/what-grooming-truth-behind-dangerous-bigoted-lie-targeting-lgbtq-community
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