I have a much easier time believing that kids are being recruited.
Trust me, I know many,many gay people. Not one has ever said they were recruited.
Hell, I don’t even think it’s possible. After my aforementioned awakening, you could have spent all day trying to convince me that I didn’t really want to see Raquel naked, but I never would have believed you.
It’s mass denial. They don’t see a “recruiter.” They see someone coming to them to meet a “need” which would likely have otherwise been a passing infatuation.