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Abstract: »Over the last four years, the term “groomer” has emerged as a political weapon against the LGBTQ+ community to conflate queerness with child abuse and “recruitment.” Although this particular iteration is new, the sentiment behind it has deep historical roots that can be traced to nineteenth-century Germany. Groomer Rumor is a podcast and experimental master’s thesis that explores the history and functions of this ongoing moral panic that labels queer people as sexual predators. The podcast uses historical examples from Germany and the United States to critically analyze the weaponization of this trope against the LGBTQ+ community. Incorporating archival audio footage, interviews with scholars, and original narration, Groomer Rumor traces a transnational genealogy of the “groomer” trope over the course of more than a century to emphasize the deeply entangled queer histories of Germany and the United States, while highlighting the distinct characteristics and implications of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric in unique political, cultural, and temporal contexts.« (Source: Thesis)

Contents:

	Abstract (p. iii)
	Lay Summary (p. iv)
	Preface (p. v)
	Acknowledgements (p. vii)
	Dedication (p. ix)
	Introduction (p. 1)
		Historical Background (p. 5)
		Transnational Organizing, Transnational Histories (p. 9)
		Format Reflection (p. 10)
		Episode Outline (p. 13)
	Episode 1: The Homosexual (p. 15)
	Episode 2: The Sexual Psychopath (p. 45)
	Episode 3: The Seducer (p. 77)
	Episode 4: The Recruiter (p. 103)
	Episode 5: The Groomer (p. 134)
	Conclusion (p. 165)
	Bibliography (p. 169)

Wikipedia: History of the Americas: History of the United States | History of Europe: History of Germany | Sex and the law: Child sexual abuse / Child sexual abuse in Germany, Child sexual abuse in the United States