I don't know how to say this in a way that will matter, or even get noticed, but I really need cishet people to understand something:
The people labelling LGBTQ+ folk groomers and pedophiles know it isn't true.
They aren't spreading false information accidentally. Their goal isn't to raise an alarm about something they think is a legitimate threat to children. Their goal is to vilify LGBTQ+ people to set us up as targets for violence, persecution, and death. They are fomenting hate deliberately, because they know how to harness it.
By positioning themselves as the leaders of a violent movement against a manufactured enemy, they gain credibility, exposure, and ultimately control over large parts of the American populace. By pretending to be the vanguard of a defense against predators, they become heroes within their movement.
Every time I read articles about infiltration on the left, I really have to wonder why the constant take-away is "trust no one" when the actual lesson should just be "listen to people pointing out abuse, harassment, and bigotry."
We'd get rid of a good chunk of infiltrators (and, more generally and more commonly, bad actors) if we'd actually give a single solitary fuck about any of *that*.
I think I'll sum up my thoughts as follows. It's easy to stick in your profile on social media and parrot the basic talking points like "trans rights are human rights". But if these principles yield against the slightest pressure, you are not being an ally for the people around you who are battling an overwhelming pressure to cease existing.
Hi! I am a person that exist. Queer.