Grooming/Groomers

Grooming refers to behaviors used by abusers to build relationships and trust with children or young people to aid in manipulating, exploiting and abusing them. The term has been appropriated and weaponized by anti-LGBTQ+ bigots who falsely imply or claim that members of the LGBTQ+ community are pedophiles and are “grooming” children by discussing issues related to sexual orientation and gender identity.

This database provides an overview of many of the terms and individuals used by or associated with movements and groups that subscribe to and/or promote extremist or hateful ideologies.

Transgenderism

Originally an academic term for the phenomena of gender dysphoria, the term “transgenderism” has been co-opted by anti-trans activists to characterize being transgender as an ideology rather than an innate identity. By using the term “transgenderism” instead... Read more

Slogans / Code words Single-issue

"LGBTQ+ Agenda"

The “LGBTQ+ Agenda” (also known as the “Trans Agenda” or “Gay Agenda”) is a baseless conspiracy theory alleging that the LGBTQ+ rights movement is in actuality a sinister plot by left-wing political, educational and media institutions, in... Read more

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"Gender Ideology"

“Gender ideology” (also known as “LGBTQ+ ideology”) is a conspiratorial phrase coined by anti-LGBTQ+ activists and extremists to characterize attempts to achieve LGBTQ+ rights or representation as an extreme ideology or even part of a nefarious left-wing... Read more

Slogans / Code words Single-issue

Hannah Pearl Davis

Hannah “Pearl” Davis is an American far-right podcaster and anti-feminist provocateur based in the UK. She is often referred to by critics and fans alike as the “female Andrew Tate” and, like Tate, is celebrated within the... Read more

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Grooming/Groomers

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Transgenderism

"LGBTQ+ Agenda"

"Gender Ideology"

Hannah Pearl Davis