"While these products do not pose an acute or 'imminent' danger, the cumulative and synergistic effects of chronic exposure to these chemical classes pose a long-term risk to public health, the study concluded, noting that the chemicals can lead to various adverse health outcomes, including cancers, reproductive issues, and chronic diseases."
"Whether he knows it or not, Cheong is just repeating a right-wing conspiracy theory alleging that endocrine-disrupting chemicals increase the LGBTQ+ population. No scientific studies have ever definitively substantiated this claim, but transphobic right-wingers like Infowars' Alex Jones have repeated it to explain why more queer people seem to exist now than ever before."
A Dutch study analyzed 81 headphone models and found endocrine-disrupting chemicals like bisphenol and phthalates that pose long-term public health risks including cancers and reproductive issues. Ian Miles Cheong misinterpreted these findings on social media, claiming headphones cause sexual orientation changes and male feminization. The study made no such claims about sexual orientation. Cheong's misrepresentation echoes a longstanding right-wing conspiracy theory attributing increased LGBTQ+ populations to endocrine-disrupting chemicals. No scientific evidence supports this theory, yet figures like Alex Jones continue promoting it to explain contemporary queer visibility.
#misinformation #endocrine-disrupting-chemicals #lgbtq-conspiracy-theories #scientific-misrepresentation
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