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==Background and specific allegations== ==Background and specific allegations==
Assertions that exposure to certain environmental triggers and/or human behavior turns ] heterosexuals into something else, such as gay men, have been a part of ] motivating the ]. This has continued on with the ]. Evidence doesn't exist of human beings becoming ] or ], or otherwise changing their inner nature, through some type of deliberate recruitment process, which is a notion sometimes known as ']'. Yet this ] as a matter of ideology is widely held by those with ].

Scientific consensus, as summarized in a 2016 study in the journal ''Psychological Science in the Public Interest'', is that "no persuasive evidence that the rate of same-sex attraction has varied much across time or place" exists. As well, arguments around supposed recruitment processes and other notions of altered orientation due to a given social environment wind up being "distorted by numerous confounding factors". The exact causes that determine someone's innate ] is not currently known. In |psychological terms, however, hatred or other negative attitudes towards somebody who isn't heterosexual is highly correlated with the bias of thinking that their identity is/was changeable.<ref name="Bailey">{{cite journal|last1=Bailey|first1=J. Michael|last2=Vasey|first2=Paul L.|last3=Diamond|first3=Lisa M.|last4=Breedlove|first4=S. Marc|last5=Vilain|first5=Eric|last6=Epprecht|first6=Marc|title=Sexual Orientation, Controversy, and Science|journal=Psychological Science in the Public Interest|date=2016|volume=17|issue=2|pages=45–101|doi=10.1177/1529100616637616|pmid=27113562|s2cid=42281410 |doi-access=free}}</ref> Scientific consensus, as summarized in a 2016 study in the journal ''Psychological Science in the Public Interest'', is that "no persuasive evidence that the rate of same-sex attraction has varied much across time or place" exists. As well, arguments around supposed recruitment processes and other notions of altered orientation due to a given social environment wind up being "distorted by numerous confounding factors". The exact causes that determine someone's innate ] is not currently known. In |psychological terms, however, hatred or other negative attitudes towards somebody who isn't heterosexual is highly correlated with the bias of thinking that their identity is/was changeable.<ref name="Bailey">{{cite journal|last1=Bailey|first1=J. Michael|last2=Vasey|first2=Paul L.|last3=Diamond|first3=Lisa M.|last4=Breedlove|first4=S. Marc|last5=Vilain|first5=Eric|last6=Epprecht|first6=Marc|title=Sexual Orientation, Controversy, and Science|journal=Psychological Science in the Public Interest|date=2016|volume=17|issue=2|pages=45–101|doi=10.1177/1529100616637616|pmid=27113562|s2cid=42281410 |doi-access=free}}</ref>

In a similar fashion, medical science concludes that transgender people possess both an inherent ] and also a related ], with the latter existing along a gradual spectrum. The idea that ] can swap someone from one innate status completely to another is a pseudoscientific misconception. ] and related aspects of gender transition involve aligning someone's physical appearance and broader self-expression as well as other matters of their ] and ], on the one hand, with their inherent mental state, on the other hand. A cisgender person cannot be converted into being a transgender one and vice versa.

Although inherently having their own uniqueness as concepts, ], ], and ], being ] about bisexuals, homosexuals, and transgender people, respectively, form the basis behind beliefs that having an ] constitutes some form of corruption or other vice-based degeneration from an asserted prior goodness. The supposed conspiracy facilitates the acts of nefarious agents working against the populace.


In general terms, stopping air pollution as well as defending against contaminating bodies of water in the U.S. have become matters of socio-political debates and discussion over multiple decades. Research involving specific chemicals have gotten seized on as purported proof of nefarious action, contrary to expert opinion. The possibility of the chemical being toxic to human beings at levels commonly found in the environment has been disputed by findings of the ] (CDC), which has concluded that the chance of deleterious affects on health exists while declining to label Atrazine as a significant matter of concern. ] have no relation to personal identity, regardless.<ref name="Kane">{{cite news |last=Kane |first=Christopher |date=June 19, 2023 |title=RFK Jr. claims chemicals in the water are turning boys transgender |journal=] |url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/06/19/rfk-jr-claims-chemicals-in-the-water-are-turning-boys-transgender/ |accessdate=June 22, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Victoria">{{cite news |last=Brownworth |first=Victoria A. |date=June 21, 2023 |title=Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: The Shaming of a Legacy |journal=] |url=https://epgn.com/2023/06/21/robert-f-kennedy-jr-the-shaming-of-a-legacy/ |accessdate=June 22, 2023}}</ref> In general terms, stopping air pollution as well as defending against contaminating bodies of water in the U.S. have become matters of socio-political debates and discussion over multiple decades. Research involving specific chemicals have gotten seized on as purported proof of nefarious action, contrary to expert opinion. The possibility of the chemical being toxic to human beings at levels commonly found in the environment has been disputed by findings of the ] (CDC), which has concluded that the chance of deleterious affects on health exists while declining to label Atrazine as a significant matter of concern. ] have no relation to personal identity, regardless.<ref name="Kane">{{cite news |last=Kane |first=Christopher |date=June 19, 2023 |title=RFK Jr. claims chemicals in the water are turning boys transgender |journal=] |url=https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/06/19/rfk-jr-claims-chemicals-in-the-water-are-turning-boys-transgender/ |accessdate=June 22, 2023}}</ref><ref name="Victoria">{{cite news |last=Brownworth |first=Victoria A. |date=June 21, 2023 |title=Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: The Shaming of a Legacy |journal=] |url=https://epgn.com/2023/06/21/robert-f-kennedy-jr-the-shaming-of-a-legacy/ |accessdate=June 22, 2023}}</ref>

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Anti-LGBT conspiracy theory "Gay frogs" redirects here. For the actual practice of homosexual behavior among frogs, see homosexuality in amphibians.
This is an example of the related internet meme, using an initial photograph of a poison dart frog.

The LGBT chemicals conspiracy theory is a conspiracy theory against LGBT people that posits nefarious agents dominating the nation's culture are polluting landscapes in the United States to change individuals from being cisgender heterosexuals into something else via chemical reactions. These assertions, although being without any factual validity, have been made by a variety of influential celebrity figures such as Alex Jones while gaining mass interest from 2015 onwards. The theory relies on prejudical preconceptions relating to homophobia and other prior beliefs, gaining a particular foothold among American conservatives. News agencies that have condemned these views include NBC News, Philadelphia Gay News, The Independent, and The Washington Blade.

Specific statements claiming that exposure to different materials has caused most of the frogs in America to change, with supposedly more "gay frogs" now existing than "straight frogs", have become widely mocked to the point of becoming an internet meme. This ongoing joke in terms of frogs in popular culture is sometimes simply known as the gay frogs meme. The online publication Know Your Meme has commented on this, specifically highlighting its relation to satirical music. Its lack of connection to reality notwithstanding, the conspiracy theory has reportedly been "made popular" as of 2023.

According to medical science, transgender people possess both an inherent biological sex and also a related gender identity, with the latter existing along a gradual spectrum. The idea that biochemical treatment can swap someone from one innate status completely to another is a pseudoscientific misconception. Gender-affirming healthcare and related aspects of 'transitioning' involve aligning someone's physical appearance and broader self-expression as well as other matters of their anatomy and physiology on the one side, with their inherent mental state that had already been that way from the beginning on the other side. A cisgender person cannot be converted into being a transgender one and vice versa.

Similarly, scientific consensus has found that the demographics of sexual orientation don't vary in any significant sense in terms of location and time. In addition, significant evidence for the supposedly possible recruitment that can alter someone's innate nature doesn't exist. Despite this, hatred or other negative attitudes towards somebody who isn't heterosexual is highly correlated with the bias of thinking that their identity is/was changeable.

Background and specific allegations

Scientific consensus, as summarized in a 2016 study in the journal Psychological Science in the Public Interest, is that "no persuasive evidence that the rate of same-sex attraction has varied much across time or place" exists. As well, arguments around supposed recruitment processes and other notions of altered orientation due to a given social environment wind up being "distorted by numerous confounding factors". The exact causes that determine someone's innate sexual orientation is not currently known. In |psychological terms, however, hatred or other negative attitudes towards somebody who isn't heterosexual is highly correlated with the bias of thinking that their identity is/was changeable.

In general terms, stopping air pollution as well as defending against contaminating bodies of water in the U.S. have become matters of socio-political debates and discussion over multiple decades. Research involving specific chemicals have gotten seized on as purported proof of nefarious action, contrary to expert opinion. The possibility of the chemical being toxic to human beings at levels commonly found in the environment has been disputed by findings of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which has concluded that the chance of deleterious affects on health exists while declining to label Atrazine as a significant matter of concern. The medical affects of the chemical have no relation to personal identity, regardless.

American conservative media personality Alex Jones popularized the notion in 2015 with a segment in which he remarked: “I don’t like ’em putting chemicals in the water that turn the freakin’ frogs gay!" In 2017, Jones opined that "the majority of frogs in most areas of the United States are now gay". He labeled some of the materials involved as akin to perfume in 2018.

In terms of purported motivations for this conspiracy, Jones has declared that certain agents inside of the U.S. federal government seek to reduce the number of children being born.

Media coverage of the theory

Condemnation of the conspiracy theory has come from publications such as NBC News, Philadelphia Gay News, The Independent, and The Washington Blade. Journalist Alexander Kacala of NBC News has remarked that pushing the assertions took place as a part of how the aforementioned Alex Jones "has a long and well-documented history of inflammatory speech aimed at the LGBTQ community". In its "hateful" allegations, Kacala stated as well, Jones' campaigns at times crossed the line into promoting political violence. In addition, an article for The Independent described the theory as "bizarre" and "infamous".

References to the theory in popular culture

Public assertions that chemical exposure has caused most of the frogs in the United States to change sexual orientation to gay have become widely mocked to the point of becoming an internet meme known as the 'gay frogs meme'. The theory has been "made popular" as of 2023.

See also

Reflist

  1. ^ Kacala, Alexander (August 7, 2018). "Infowars' Alex Jones has a long history of inflammatory, anti-LGBTQ speech". NBC News. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  2. "Alex Jones' Gay Frogs Rant". Know Your Meme. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  3. ^ Graziosi, Graig (20 June 2023). "YouTube removes Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. video featuring bizarre claim that polluted water makes children transgender". The Independent. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  4. ^ Bailey, J. Michael; Vasey, Paul L.; Diamond, Lisa M.; Breedlove, S. Marc; Vilain, Eric; Epprecht, Marc (2016). "Sexual Orientation, Controversy, and Science". Psychological Science in the Public Interest. 17 (2): 45–101. doi:10.1177/1529100616637616. PMID 27113562. S2CID 42281410.
  5. ^ Kane, Christopher (June 19, 2023). "RFK Jr. claims chemicals in the water are turning boys transgender". The Washington Blade. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Brownworth, Victoria A. (June 21, 2023). "Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: The Shaming of a Legacy". Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved June 22, 2023.

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