Across right-wing media, the hateful word of choice these days is “groomer”—which wrongfully implies children are the targets of not just the LGBTQ+ community but of anyone seeking to educate around questions of gender identity and sexual orientation.

Today on #TheBigPicture, we tackle the critical task of unpacking this recent trend and propose a way to fight against this harmful rhetoric: https://thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/groomer-lgbtq-slur-fighting-back