George Takei has perfect response to right-wing “grooming” hysteria
Related: George Takei takes down Joe Manchin with one tweetTakei followed it up with a second tweet saying, “The only things ‘gay grooming’ will ever do to a straight child will be better hygiene and more desirability from the other sex.”The only things “gay grooming” will ever do to a straight child will be better hygiene and more desirability from the other sex.— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 23, 2022Last week, Michigan state Sen.
Mallory McMorrow (D) made headlines after a Republican colleague sent an email to supporters accusing McMorrow of “grooming” children.
A furious McMorrow responded with a fiery speech in the Senate, blasting Senator Lana Theis (R) over her choice of language.Senator Lana Theis accused me by name of grooming and sexualizing children in an attempt to marginalize me for standing up against her marginalizing the LGBTQ community…in a fundraising email, for herself.Hate wins when people like me stand by and let it happen.
I won’t. pic.twitter.com/jL5GU42bTv— Mallory McMorrow (@MalloryMcMorrow) April 19, 2022On Saturday, McMorrow revealed she received a call from President Joe Biden about her speech: “I’m humbled by @potus reaching out to discuss my speech, why we do this, and what it means for the soul of the nation.
