“Trans bans” and “groomer panic”
“Helpful resources (articles, books, videos) and works mentioned here:
1. Heron Greensmith, Combating Anti-Transgender Disinformation. [politicalresearch.org] Political Research Associates, January 27, 2023.
2. Aja Romano, The right’s moral panic over “grooming” invokes age-old homophobia. Vox Media, April 21, 2022.
3. Aja Romano, Trans people deserve better journalism: How the anti-trans movement took over legacy media. Vox Media, March 31, 2023.
4. Stanley Cohen, Folk Devils and Moral Panics: The creation of the Mods and Rockers. Routledge Classics, 2011. (Original publication 1972.)
5. Richard Hofstadter, The Paranoid Style in American Politics. Random House, 2008. (Original publication 1964.)
6. Caelan Conrad, “What Is A Groomer?” YouTube. Uploaded November 3, 2022.<
7. Second Thought, “American Fascism and the Groomer Panic”. YouTube. Uploaded February 23, 2023.”