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SPLC debunks 10 myths commonly used to demonize LGBT people
Bullying and anti-gay violence are by far the worst legacy arising from the falsehoods spread by the Family Research Council (FRC) and the American Family Association (AFA), according to a new intelligence report by the Southern Poverty Law Center that examines two of the most powerful and influential organizations in the American anti-gay lobby.
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The ‘Ex-Gay’ Myth: In demise, yet still a danger
In the past two years, there has been an epidemic of eight suicides in Minnesota’s Anoka-Hennepin school district. Anti-gay bullying may have played a role in half of the suicides…
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Survivor: MIT grad student Samuel Brinton remembers ‘ex-gay’ therapy
On eve of a reparative therapy conference in New Hampshire, 23-year-old draws on painful experience to help others. Samuel Brinton is not afraid to say he’s gay. That is, not anymore.
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Bachmanns attend church service denouncing gays as ‘immoral and unnatural’
Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann, who recently sidestepped reporter’s question about her views on gay marriage — calling it a “frivolous” matter — sure does love herself a good ole, Bible thumping, anti-gay sermon.
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Bachmann again dodges questions about ‘gay-to-straight’ therapy at husband’s clinic
Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann on Thursday again refused to answer a reporter’s question about whether controversial “gay-to-straight” reparative therapy is performed at clinics owned by her and her husband, Marcus Bachmann.
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Ann Coulter tells Joy Behar she thinks ‘ex-gay’ therapy works (Video)
The Washington Blade reported today that conservative author Ann Coulter told HLN’s Joy Behar last night that she thinks in some cases “ex-gay” therapy works. Coulter’s controversial comments came when she brought up that one of her fans “found God,” and “now he’s not gay anymore.” Coulter went on to explain: “There are some people… […]
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Hate group leader Tony Perkins distorts reality in defending Bachmann clinic
I tried not to laugh when I read Family Research Council President Tony Perkins’ column headlined, “Intolerant gays target Bachmann.” Perkins was referring to the undercover investigation by Truth Wins Out, that proved Marcus Bachmann lied when he claimed that his clinic did not practice “pray away the gay” therapy.
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‘Former homosexual’ tells Joy Behar how he came out of the ‘homosexual lifestyle’
In an astounding interview, Joy Behar asks self described “former homosexual” Stephen Bennett, to explain how he came out of the “homosexual lifestyle.”
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Did Pat Robertson’s Regent U undercut beliefs in ‘ex-gay’ reparative therapy?
While reparative therapy, which intends to make gay and bisexual people straight, has already been thoroughly discredited and rejected by the American Psychological Association, among others, a new study from Pat Robertson’s Regent University may also shed doubts on the ability of people to transform from gay to straight.
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Tea Party official defends Bachmann, calls LGBT advocates a ‘liberal freak show’
Accusing LGBT advocates of being intolerant, Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips on Monday alerts us that, “The liberal freak show is coming after Michele Bachmann.”