People on the left want people in the middle to think that the right is conflating gays and groomers. It makes us look like the bad guys. Heterosexual individuals are just as capable of abusing young people, although I expect that the statistics show that it is not at the same rate. I believe that most people have an instinct to protect children, including gay people. However, certain types of abuse can corrupt that instinct.
If the first person in the screenshot is serious about protecting gay and trans people, then they should be speaking out against drag queen story hour activities. You do not get to endorse PR that associates gay people with child abuse and then complain when people start associating gay people with child abuse.
People on the left want people in the middle to think that the right is conflating gays and groomers. It makes us look like the bad guys. Heterosexual individuals are just as capable of abusing young people, although I expect that the statistics show that it is not at the same rate. I believe that most people have an instinct to protect children, including gay people. However, certain types of abuse can corrupt that instinct.
If the first person in the screenshot is serious about protecting gay and trans people, then they should be speaking out against drag queen story hour activities. You do not get to endorse PR that associates gay people with child abuse and then complain when people start associating gay people with child abuse.