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> I'm a fag and I like little boys in dresses.
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Fox News published a now-deleted tweet and article falsely claiming that
the intersex-inclusive Progress Pride flag � recently flown at a White
House Pride event � shows support for �pedophilia.� Online commenters have
denounced Fox News for endangering LGBTQ+ people�s lives.

The now-deleted tweet, published on Wednesday afternoon, said, �White
House flew controversial new transgender flag that promotes grooming and
pedophilia, say critics.�

The linked article referred to the flag as �a mysterious and divisive new
symbol of pride� that is an �homage to the cult of pedophilia infecting
many institutions and represents an unwanted takeover of traditional gay
symbolism,� it cited �critics� as saying.

The two so-called �critics� quoted in the story were Jaimee Michell, the
lesbian founder of the anti-transgender hate group Gays Against Groomers,
and Maj Toure, a little-known rapper who opposes Black Lives Matter.

Michell told Fox News that the flag represents �an ideology, a political
statement of indoctrinating kids and trans kids and pushing kids to
sterilize and mutilate themselves.� For Toure�s �criticism,� Fox News
cited his now-deleted TikTok video in which he pointed to the flag and
said, �This goes into what�s called minor-attracted person or youth-
attracted person. Pedophile flag.�

In reality, the flag�s colors represent the LGBTQ+ community and the fight
for progress that remains ahead for the community�s queer people of color,
transgender, and intersex individuals. Fox News displayed the flag on its
own network during a 2022 Pride Month promotion.

The article, which remains active on Fox News�s website, doesn�t mention
that Republicans, conservatives, and the network�s own TV hosts have
largely been responsible for spreading the lie that LGBTQ+ people and
allies want to �groom� children for sexual abuse and transgender-related
surgeries. Similar rhetoric has led to violence and death threats against
educators, healthcare providers, drag queens, libraries, politicians,
parents, and countless other community members.

https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/06/fox-news-says-lgbtq-pride-flag-shows-
support-for-grooming-pedophilia/