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Topic: “groomers”

Protesters rally against Christynne Wood, a transgender woman who was criticized for using the female locker room at the YMCA, in Santee, a suburban city in San Diego County California, January 21, 2023. (SANDY HUFFAKER/AFP via Getty Images)

Why moral panic over "grooming" works

Matthew Rozsa
A student holds signs during a rally in support of LGBTQ student rights in Falls Church, Va. on July 14, 2022 (Eric Lee for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Right's new slur: "Child abduction"

Kathryn Joyce
An American flag and a pride rainbow flag overlap in the crowd during a same-sex marriage support rally in West Hollywood celebrate the Supreme Court’s ruling on June 26, 2015 (Getty Images/Joe Kohen)

Kids used for covert ban on gay marriage

Amanda Marcotte