User:Cakelot1/GAG Descriptors

The following is a table of most of the sources used in the article Gays Against Groomers, a quote to demonstrate the sort of descriptors are used by these sources to describe the group, and a best guess at the reliability of these sources. Please feel free to expand the list or change anything I've got wrong.

Descriptors of GAG
Sources in the article
Cite	Quote	Source/Reliability
Burga, Solcyre (2023-03-05). "Here's the Status of Anti-Drag Bills Across the U.S." Time. Archived from the original on March 18, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-19.	Sen. Justine Wadsack said her state’s anti-drag bill was created after she conferred with anti-LGBTQ organizations like Gays Against Groomers, which “directly opposes the sexualization and indoctrination of children” through drag queen story hours, and more.	"There is consensus that Time is generally reliable." -WP:RSP
Owen, Greg (December 6, 2022). "Wisconsin school board member sues over new sex-ed curriculum". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	Gays Against Groomers was started by Michell, an out lesbian and professional viral media creator, and a group of gay “contributors” earlier this year. The anti-LGBTQ+ collection of gays, lesbians and detrans individuals has stalked school board meetings, anti-LGBTQ+ rallies and the airwaves [...]	No consensus per this discucion, may be a WP:BIASEDSOURCES.
Gomez, Gloria Rebecca (February 17, 2023). "GOP anti-drag bill would send performers to prison for up to 10 years". Arizona Mirror. Archived from the original on March 3, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.	Sen. Justine Wadsack, R-Tucson, said her Senate Bill 1698 was the result of meetings with members of the Log Cabin Republicans and the far-right anti-LGBTQ organization Gays Against Groomers while drafting the legislation.	Un­known
Goforth, Claire (June 29, 2022). "Is 'Gays against Groomers' the new Libs of TikTok?". Daily dot. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	Gays Against Groomers insists its purpose is “to protect children from harm being done in our name and by those who have hijacked our community.” Critics say that Gays Against Groomers is a transphobic, far-right “astroturf” campaign whose founder allegedly shared racist, Islamophobic, extremist content and conspiracy theories.[...]Gays Against Groomers also similarly targets select segments of the LGBTQ community, recently referring to transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual people as “the infiltrators.”	* "There is no consensus regarding the general reliability of The Daily Dot" -WP:DAILYDOT
Wiggins, Christopher (December 16, 2022). "Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Way Up on Twitter Since Elon Musk's Takeover: Study". The Advocate. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	Per WP:Headline, the headline doesn't count; A spokesperson for GLAAD tells The Advocate that accounts like Libs of TikTok are certainly problematic but that Raichik's LibsOfTikTok and Michell's group, Gays Against Groomers, are especially insidious. Both Gays Against Groomers and Libs of TikTok have engaged in using the groomer smear and other anti-LGBTQ+ language since Musk's acquisition of Twitter.	It seems generally accepted at WP:RSN that The Advocate is a good quality source, although no specific RSN discussion has gone into detail on this. [1]
"Online Amplifiers of Anti-LGBTQ+ Extremism". Anti-Defamation League. January 24, 2023. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	Gays Against Groomers (GAG) is an anti-LGBTQ+ extremist coalition	"There is consensus that ADL is a generally reliable source, including for topics related to hate groups and extremism in the U.S." - WP:RSPADL
Salgado, Beck Andrew (October 28, 2022). "Right-wing activist groups targeted a recent Wauwatosa School Board meeting. They're 'just getting started.'". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on 28 Oct 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	A recent Wauwatosa School Board meeting quickly spiraled into chaos after multiple right-wing groups once again provoked and harassed other attendees [...] The groups involved were Moms for Liberty and Gays Against Groomers	"Primary newspaper" of Milwaukee. Seems to be considered reliable, although never disused in depth at WP:RSN [2]
"Jaimee Michell, who is cisgender, tells two cisgender men on Fox News that Twitter banning "trans against groomers" is "transphobic"". Media Matters for America. September 26, 2022. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	Transcript of fox interview so no description in it's own voice	* "There is consensus that Media Matters is marginally reliable and that its articles should be evaluated for reliability on a case-by-case basis." -WP:MEDIAMATTERS
Owen, Greg (December 28, 2022). "Trans rights activist Imara Jones on the anti-trans hate machine the far right has assembled". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	Jones shared some time on a chilly afternoon in Brooklyn to describe the state of the far right’s campaign targeting trans kids, drag queens, and “groomers,” from a billionaire Christian cabal spreading nationalist gospel and unlimited cash to a new and made-to-order frontline hate group called Gays Against Groomers.	No consensus per this discucion, may be a WP:BIASEDSOURCES.
Ring, Trudy (October 28, 2022). "LGBTQ+ Rights Groups Worry Elon Musk Will Allow More Hate on Twitter". The Advocate. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	No direct description of the group given. Closest being: Indeed, Twitter has apparently undone its ban on the term "groomer" as a slur against LGBTQ+ people. Gays Against Groomers is using that name on its Twitter account again [...]	It seems generally accepted at WP:RSN that The Advocate is a good quality source, although no specific RSN discussion has gone into detail on this. [3]
Goforth, Claire (August 25, 2022). "Why does Twitter keep suspending, reinstating Gays Against Groomers?". Daily Dot. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	After launching in June, Gays Against Groomers swiftly became one of the more prominent voices attacking transgender people online.	* "There is no consensus regarding the general reliability of The Daily Dot" -WP:DAILYDOT
Cameron, Dell (November 11, 2022). "Elon Is Re-Verifying Neo-Nazis and Selling Blue Checks to QAnoners". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	Gays Against Groomers, one of the most prominent accounts attacking the parents of transgender children online, has faced multiple suspensions on Twitter for hate speech.	* "There is consensus that Gizmodo is generally reliable for technology, popular culture, and entertainment. There is no consensus on whether it is generally reliable for controversial statements." -WP:RSP
Wiggins, Christopher (November 2, 2022). "Elon Musk's Twitter Is 'Hellscape' for LGBTQ+ People, Critics Say". The Advocate. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	Similarly, Jaimee Michell's group Gays Against Groomers took to Twitter to test the waters of hate speech.	It seems generally accepted at WP:RSN that The Advocate is a good quality source, although no specific RSN discussion has gone into detail on this. [4]
Daugherty, Eric (September 21, 2022). "Gays Against Groomers Banned by Google After PayPal, Venmo, 'Massive Attack on Our Organization'".	Less than 24 hours after the anti-grooming organization Gays Against Groomers had their account disabled on payment processors PayPal and Venmo, the group said their Google account was also disabled.	Un­known
Wiggins, Christopher (September 8, 2022). "Miami-Dade School Board Rejects Naming October LGBTQ+ History Month". The Advocate. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	The troll account Gays Against Groomers sponsored a video-wall truck with exclusionary language and anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric around Miami before the school board meeting.	It seems generally accepted at WP:RSN that The Advocate is a good quality source, although no specific RSN discussion has gone into detail on this. [5]
Cooper, Amber (September 8, 2022). "Miami-Dade School Board Rejects LGBTQ Ideology Proposal, Parents Outraged: 'Direct Violation of Our Parental Rights Bill'".	Gays Against Groomers, a coalition of gay people created to stop the sexualization and abuse of young children	Un­known
Vecerina, Michelle (December 2, 2022). "ANTIFA Plans to Counter-Protest 'Protect the Children' Rally".	Gays Against Groomers is a coalition of “gays against the sexualization, indoctrination, and medicalization of children.”	Un­known
Owen, Greg (December 26, 2022). "Gays Against Groomers spars with counter-protestors during its anti-LGBTQ+ rally in Florida". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	[...] and the newest addition to the online anti-LGBTQ+ biosphere, Gays Against Groomers.	No consensus per this discucion, may be a WP:BIASEDSOURCES.
Broverman, Neal (December 4, 2022). "Gays Against Groomers Headline Anti-LGBTQ+ Rally in Ft. Lauderdale". The Advocate. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	Gays Against Groomers calls itself a nonprofit and elicits donations on its website. "We are a coalition of gays against the sexualization, indoctrination and medicalization of children," the group claims on its site.	It seems generally accepted at WP:RSN that The Advocate is a good quality source, although no specific RSN discussion has gone into detail on this. [6]
Burkett, Eric (August 30, 2022). "LGBTQ Agenda: Use of 'grooming' slur up 400% on social media, pro-LGBTQ groups say". The Bay Area Reporter. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	Jaimee Michell, a self-identified lesbian who runs the group Gays Against Groomers, routinely accuses those who oppose banning discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity of being groomers, and has been suspended from Twitter three times as a result. Twitter stated in July that use of the term groomer was enough to be suspended.	Nothing on RSN, but according to it's wiki article: " It is one of the largest-circulation LGBT newspapers in the United States, and the country's oldest continuously published newspaper of its kind." -Bay Area Reporter
Weiss, Elias (January 20, 2022). "Republicans Push Anti-Trans Bill Past First Hurdle in the Arizona Senate". Phoenix New Times. Archived from the original on February 6, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	[...] Robert Wallace, who heads up Arizona’s chapter of the national anti-LGBTQ group Gays Against Groomers; [...]	Phoenix New Times online local weekly, opinion unclear on WP:RSP
MacDonald-Evoy, Jerod; March 16, Arizona Mirror (16 March 2023). "Arizona Senate passes anti-drag bills". Arizona Mirror. Archived from the original on March 25, 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)	Sen. Justine Wadsack, R-Tucson, mentioned the anti-LGBTQ group Gays Against Groomers, as a source of proof for claims of sexually explicit drag shows.	Un­known
McKellar, Katie (January 19, 2023). "Ban on transgender surgeries for kids, puberty blockers headed to Utah Senate". Deseret News. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	Others spoke in favor of the bill, including Ryan Woods, a drag artist also known as Lady MAGA USA, who supported Donald Trump for president during the 2020 election. He said he represents a group called Gays Against Groomers, which “stands up against the mutilation of children.”	"The Deseret News is considered generally reliable for local news. It is owned by a subsidiary of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and there is no consensus on whether the Deseret News is independent of the LDS Church." -WP:RSP
Mackey, Robert (December 16, 2022). "Emboldened Right-Wing Activists Spread Lies About Rep. Katie Porter on Twitter". The Intercept. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	In an irony that perfectly encapsulates the impossibility of reasoned discourse with far-right activists willing to lie, the video used to smear Porter was taken from her discussion of a report documenting how activist accounts like Libs of TikTok and Gays Against Groomers use Twitter to falsely accuse LGBTQ+ liberals of pedophilia. The report was produced by the LGBTQ+ civil rights organization Human Rights Campaign.	"There is consensus that The Intercept is generally reliable for news. Almost all editors consider The Intercept a biased source, so uses may need to be attributed." -WP:RSP
"Anti-trans hate group Gays Against Groomers has been banned from PayPal & Venmo". LGBTQ Nation. September 21, 2022. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	Gays Against Groomers began as an anti-trans Twitter account run by lesbian Jaimee Michell, who has compared gender-affirming health care to Nazi experiments performed by Josef Mengele.	No consensus per this discucion, may be a WP:BIASEDSOURCES.
"This Gay Conservative Twitter Account Is the Latest Trying to Use Drag to Stir Outrage". Them.us. July 1, 2022. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	[GAG is] a Twitter account that is basically a Great Value version of the notoriously toxic Libs of TikTok, except it’s run by a lesbian, Jaimee Mitchell. She is apparently a creative designer at a right-wing marketing firm, one who (surprise!) follows open white supremacists and has promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories on her personal account.	Un­known
Cooper, Alex (November 23, 2022). "Gays Against Groomers Blames Gender-Affirming Care for Club Q Massacre". The Advocate. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	The founder of the anti-trans hate group Gays Against Groomers [...]	It seems generally accepted at WP:RSN that The Advocate is a good quality source, although no specific RSN discussion has gone into detail on this. [7]
Cravens, R. G. (28 March 2023). "Missouri AG Advances Anti-Trans Policy, Citing Disputed Whistleblower Claims". Southern Poverty Law Center. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2023.	The protest was organized by anti-transgender activists, including the group Gays Against Groomers (GAG)	"The Southern Poverty Law Center is considered generally reliable on topics related to hate groups and extremism in the United States." -WP:SPLC
Carter, Camden (July 6, 2022). "Instagram is allowing accounts to spew hate at LGBTQ people, while also claiming to support the community". Media Matters for America. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	[GAG] claims to represent “a coalition of gays against the sexualization and indoctrination of children,” thus far using its platform to post content that demonizes trans people and push far-right narratives.	* "There is consensus that Media Matters is marginally reliable and that its articles should be evaluated for reliability on a case-by-case basis." -WP:MEDIAMATTERS
Gingerich, Mia (February 7, 2023). "Grifter Gays: How conspiracy theorists and right-wing operatives created Gays Against Groomers". Media Matters for America. Archived from the original on February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 12, 2023.	In January, the Anti-Defamation League released a report naming Gays Against Groomers, a group that “peddles dangerous and misleading narratives about the LGBTQ+ community,” among notable amplifiers of anti-LGBTQ rhetoric online. GAG reacted to the report as the group has consistently done whenever it has been called out for targeting LGBTQ rights and inclusion — by claiming that as a “coalition of gay people” it and its members are incapable of spreading anti-LGBTQ propaganda.	* "There is consensus that Media Matters is marginally reliable and that its articles should be evaluated for reliability on a case-by-case basis." -WP:MEDIAMATTERS
Wiggins, Christopher (February 21, 2023). "Gays Against Groomers Is Not a Grassroots Organization: Report". The Advocate. Archived from the original on April 8, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.	A new report pulls aside the curtain and reveals the background of those working to spread anti-LGBTQ+ hatred using the hate account Gays Against Groomers.	It seems generally accepted at WP:RSN that The Advocate is a good quality source, although no specific RSN discussion has gone into detail on this. [8]
Bollinger, Alex (August 3, 2022). ""Gays Against Groomers" Jaimee Michell compares trans health care to Nazi human experiments". LGBTQ Nation. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	Out anti-LGBTQ activist Jaimee Michell, who goes by “Gays Against Groomers” on social media	No consensus per this discucion, may be a WP:BIASEDSOURCES.
"This Right-Wing Activist Somehow Blamed Trans Health Care for the Club Q Shooting". Them.us. 2022-11-23. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023. Retrieved February 7, 2023.	The lesbian founder of an anti-transgender activist group [GAG] has blamed trans people and gender-affirming care for the shooting in Colorado this weekend that left five people dead.	Un­known
Sources not currently in the article
Hurley, Bevan (16 June 2023). "Fox News quietly changes headline after 'lying' about Pride flag". The Independent.	The article quoted a founder of the far-right Gays Against Groomers activist	"The Independent is considered a reliable source for non-specialist information." -WP:RSP
Lavietes, Matt (20 May 2023). "'Live Laugh Lesbian': Target's cheeky Pride collection strikes again". NBC News.	Gays Against Groomers, a far-right group describing itself as an “organization of gays against the sexualization, indoctrination and medicalization of children,”	"There is consensus that NBC News is generally reliable for news." -WP:RSP
Branson-Potts, Hailey (1 May 2023). "Copenhagen mayor to California's 'Danish Capital': Stop acting homophobic". Los Angeles Times.	Gays Against Groomers, a far-right group that protests drag queen story events.	"Most editors consider the Los Angeles Times generally reliable." -WP:LATIMES
Olson, Rochelle (2 July 2023). "Leigh Finke led expansion of Minnesota's transgender rights, endured attacks". Star Tribune.	But carrying the bill made Finke a target of the national Gays Against Groomers, a far-right group that campaigns against gender-affirming care for children.	Seemingly, per various WP:RSN discussions
Branson-Potts, Hailey (11 June 2023). "'When people understand our humanity, we win.' L.A. Pride parade celebrates community". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 28 July 2023.	She said she has been heckled by far-right groups such as the Proud Boys and Gays Against Groomers.	"Most editors consider the Los Angeles Times generally reliable." -WP:LATIMES
Muldowney, Decca (6 July 2023). "Anti-LGBT Group 'Gays Against Groomers' Implodes Over Homophobic DeSantis Ad". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 28 July 2023.	A former secretary of the far-right organization Gays Against Groomers (GAG) has resigned in protest over the group’s support for Ron DeSantis	* "There is no consensus on the reliability of The Daily Beast. Most editors consider The Daily Beast a biased or opinionated source." -WP:DAILYBEAST
Tandanpolie, Tatyana (15 June 2023). "Fox News quietly changes headline after White House accuses them of "lying through their teeth"". Salon.	the piece cited Jamiee Mitchell, the founder of the right-wing group "Gays Against Groomers	* "There is no consensus on the reliability of Salon. Editors consider Salon biased or opinionated, and its statements should be attributed." -WP:SALON.COM