The "Grooming" Panic's Real Origins

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🗓️ 4 January 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

For decades it felt like society was growing more accepting of the LGBTQ community, but in the past few years, hospitals have faced bomb threats, drag story hours have been beset by armed protestors, and queer spaces have been violently targeted. What happened?

Guest: David Mack, senior breaking news reporter for Buzzfeed News.

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0:00.0	How have they done enough?
0:01.6	Can they pull it out the bag?
0:03.6	Does the ref have a clue?
0:05.6	When you're shouting at the screen, blow your whistle!
0:10.6	There's no feeling like live TV.
0:13.6	However you watch, a TV licence is your must-have pass
0:17.6	to over 400 live TV channels.
0:19.6	And it also funds the BBC, such TV licence.
0:22.6	Right before the holiday, the White House hosted a celebration.
0:26.6	Today, I sign the respect for Mary Jack in the law.
0:31.6	Actually, this was a signing ceremony.
0:34.6	It just felt like a party.
0:36.6	It was a party.
0:38.6	It was a party.
0:40.6	It was a party.
0:42.6	It was a party.
0:44.6	It was a party.
0:46.6	It was a party.
0:48.6	It was a party.
0:50.6	It was a signing ceremony.
0:52.6	It just felt like a party.
0:54.6	The Boystress crowd on the White House south lawn
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