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'''LGBT rights as a precedent for pedophile rights''' is often mentioned by socially conservative politicians.

==Examples==
*In 2011, Allen West wrote, "Using the same tactics used by gay rights activists, pedophiles have begun to seek similar status arguing their desire for children is a sexual orientation no different than heterosexual or homosexuals."<ref>http://www.snopes.com/2015/06/29/allen-west-gay-marriage/</ref>
*In 2015, Texas City Council Member Don Zimmerman made comparisons between same-sex marriages and pedophilia.<ref>http://www.inquisitr.com/2209566/pedophile-rights-austin-texas-city-council-member-likens-pedophilia-to-homosexuality-in-wake-of-legalized-gay-marriage/</ref>
*In 2015, the father of Sen. Ted Cruz (Tex.), a Republican presidential candidate, said that LGBT activists will try to legalize pedophilia.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/10/28/ted-cruzs-father-lgbt-activists-will-try-to-legalize-pedophilia/</ref>

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