The death threat called Scott Wiener a “pedophile and groomer,” after U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called him a 'communist groomer' on Twitter last month.
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“This latest wave of death threats against me relates to my work to end discrimination in the criminal justice system and my work to ensure the safety of transgender children and their families,” Wiener wrote. He also noted that the threats against him extend from the rise in “extreme homophobic and transphobic rhetoric,” online and from “right wing media outlets,” to “real world impacts.
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