"The LGBTQ movement absolutely rejects any suggestion that our community is linked to nonconsensual interpersonal behaviors, including the horrific actions of pedophiles," Morrow wrote. Nick Morrow, the interim communications director for the Human Rights Campaign, also wrote in an emailed statement that the movement rejects all non-consensual behavior, including pedophilia. “It pains me to have to clarify that no, the LGBTQ community does not embrace pedophilia, and LGBTP is not an acronym used or supported by the LGBTQ community.” “No LGBTQ organization has condoned pedophilia or advocated for a ‘P’ to be added to the acronym in support of pedophiles,” Ferraro wrote. Rich Ferraro, the chief communications officer at GLAAD, wrote in an email to USA TODAY that "LGBTP" is not an acronym used or supported by the community. The posts are not representative of the LGBTQ community, several groups said. I have personal ties to this subject and feel passionately about raising awareness to and stopping pedophilia." LGBTQ groups: Community does not support pedophilia
It was to raise awareness to the fact that they are trying to be accepted like the LGBTQ+ people are," she wrote. "I’m extremely against this movement. "It was to show that there is a group of pedophiles trying to justify their sick sexual desires. The post was "not intended to imply that pedosexuality is real or part of the LGBTQ community," McMillian explained. Jordan McMillian, a user who posted the composite to Facebook, told USA TODAY that her intent was to debunk the claim. Get over it." Both are emblazoned on gay pride flags, and accompanied by tweets from a now-deactivated account that uses the hashtag "LGBTP." Numerous images circulating on Facebook in the past few weeks show a poster with the acronym LGBTP, which images claim stands for “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and pedosexual.” Under the acronym, the poster includes the words "Equality and acceptance."Ī user who posted that image, which went viral, did not respond to a request from USA TODAY for comment or substantiation.Īnother viral composite photo includes text that claims to be from the LGBT Foundation and show the words “Love is gender and age-blind,” and text that claims to be from FCKH8 that reads "Some people are child lovers. Watch Video: Supreme Court upholds that workers cannot be fired for being LGBTQ The claim: The LGBT acronym has expanded to include a “P,” for “pedosexual.”