Petition Update: Spreading Truth, Fighting Disinformation 🇺🇸🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Dear LGBTQ+ Individuals, Communities, and Supporters,
Thank you very much for your support for our petition against disinformation and discrimination. We are making strides, but the fight for truth continues.
We want to share this powerful image created by, yours truly, Dwight Munger III. It perfectly summarizes the core of our message and highlights the dangers of the false narratives being spread about the LGBTQ+ community.
Disinformation campaigns, often fueled by political rhetoric and religious extremism, aim to incite fear and prejudice. They use baseless claims to target and marginalize a community that simply wants to live authentically.
The image reminds us of the key facts:
• LGBTQ+ people do not "indoctrinate" children.
• LGBTQ+ people do not "turn" children gay or trans.
• LGBTQ+ people are not "conspiring" against anyone.
• LGBTQ+ people have no "hidden agenda".
The real threat comes from those who use these fabrications for their own gain. As the image points out, "Politicians & predators do!"
This is verifiably and statistically factual information regarding sexual offenses against children in the United States:
Dominance of Heterosexual Perpetrators: In a major review of 352 children suspected of abuse, identifiable gay or lesbian adults were the offenders in fewer than 1% of the cases where a perpetrator could be identified.*
We urge you to:
1. Share this post widely! Spread the message of truth and help us counteract the harmful narratives.
2. Continue to encourage others to sign the petition. Every signature adds to our collective voice against disinformation and hate.
3. Be critical consumers of information. Double-check facts and question claims that seem designed to create fear or anger.
This is a critical moment. By standing together and demanding truth and respect for all, we can make a real difference.
Thank you for your unwavering commitment to justice and equality.
Sincerely,
Dwight J. Munger, III
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*source--Quick Summary for Context:
• Jenny et al. (1994): Found that identifying gay or lesbian adults were the offenders in fewer than 1% of cases where a perpetrator could be identified.
• Groth & Birnbaum (1978): Found that of 175 men convicted of child sexual assault, none had an exclusively homosexual adult orientation; most were "fixated" on children or were regressed heterosexuals.
• APA Statement: Confirms there is no evidence suggesting that homosexual people are more likely than heterosexual people to molest children.