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2024-02-21 11:08:55 UTC - HELPFUL
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Making false claims of grooming or pedophilia are known tactics of anti-LGBTQ+ figureheads, dating all the way back to the 1970s. Ironically, this post further insinuates this by ignoring the quoted article's broader point and historical context. https://www.adl.org/resources/blog/what-grooming-truth-behind-dangerous-bigoted-lie-targeting-lgbtq-community https://www.npr.org/2022/05/11/1096623939/accusations-grooming-political-attack-homophobic-origins https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2022/05/the-long-sordid-history-of-the-gay-conspiracy-theory.html https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/lgbtq-abuse-spikes-online-fueled-intensifying-culture-war-rcna24904
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