A viral TikTok claims that the new progress pride flag, the one with the triangle and new colors, has stripes for people attracted to children. That's Pants on Fire!
. In it, he claims that the added colors of white, light blue and pink stand for"minor-attracted persons or youth-attracted persons, the pedophile flag."
The man in the video goes on to explain that the pink represents attraction to infant girls, the light blue stands for attraction to infant boys and the white"stands for attraction to virgin children." The Facebook post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and misinformation on its News Feed.
The claim is wrong. Those colors are an attempt to incorporate the transgender pride flag into the more traditional rainbow flag.By Madison Czopek • May 10, 2023
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