The Coming Storm: The mid-terms and 'groomers'
Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/comingstorm. How QAnon's conspiracy theory about a satanic cabal has morphed into a grassroots political movement against 鈥榞roomers鈥�.
Listen online at bbcworldservice.com/comingstorm.
As America goes out to vote for the first time since the tumultuous aftermath of the 2020 election, Gabriel Gatehouse is back on the trail of seemingly crazy stories. The QAnon conspiracy theory about a satanic cabal of paedophiles has morphed into a grassroots political movement against 鈥榞roomers鈥� 鈥� the idea that LGBTQI+ sex educators and trans healthcare advocates are indoctrinating young people into a sexualised culture. The battleground is America鈥檚 school boards, and the prize could be a galvanised Republican base with a new crusade. At a conference in Miami of thinkers shaping the future ideas of the right, Gabriel finds the issue top of the agenda, especially for Florida governor and presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis. How will the slate of QAnon candidates do?
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- Mon 7 Nov 2022 00:32GMT麻豆社 World Service Americas and the Caribbean
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