Fox News leaned in on anti-LGBTQ rhetoric, saying the Pride flag promotes 'grooming and pedophilia'
Fox News faced fierce backlash this week after it linked a new version of the Pride flag to"grooming and pedophilia," the latest anti-LGBTQ rhetoric from the conservative media giant.
"White House flew controversial new transgender flag that promotes grooming and pedophilia, say critics," read a now-deleted Fox News tweet and the headline on a story posted on Wednesday.
The framing of the story — and the false link between a flag and pedophiles — had LGBTQ advocates enraged.
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