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ARLINGTON, VA - Individuals who once
considered themselves homosexuals but who have since
left the lifestyle, often remain silent about their
past life due to persecution from homosexual activists,
an ABC News video revealed on Monday.
"A person may not be happy being
gay, has anyone ever thought of that?"
asked "David," an anonymous man who has overcome
his homosexual inclinations, on ABC News. "I've
found feelings could change," David added. Parents
and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX) observed that
"David's" desire for anonymity reflects the
wide-scale persecution individuals like him face from
those supportive of homosexuality.
"Many ex-gays are afraid to come
out of the closet because of the harassment they will
receive - their names, phone numbers and personal information
posted on gay websites, attacked at ex-gay exhibit booths,
press releases issued against them, etc," stated
PFOX.
"The tactics of gay activists are
to go after anyone who comes out publicly as ex-gay,
force them back into the closet, and then claim that
ex-gays don't exist because there aren't any out in
public."
The ABC report was sparked by the American
Psychological Association's decision to cancel an important
forum scheduled for Monday on the relationship between
religion and homosexuality. The forum was to have included
discussion of reparative therapy used to help individuals
overcome unwanted homosexual tendencies.
Gay activists feared that the panel
would challenge the APA's official 2000 opposition to
reparative therapy, itself rooted in the organization's
1973 decision to remove homosexuality from the list
of mental disorders.
The ABC report also featured footage
of lesbian protestors who banged pots and pans, chanted,
and danced in front of conservative author Ryan Sorba,
forcing him to cut short his April 29 "The Born
Gay Hoax" lecture at Smith College.
Observers observed that the Sorba incident
is characteristic of the "gay rights" movement's
intolerance towards any discussion of the possibility
that individuals may freely abandon the homosexual lifestyle
if they so choose.
"This is exactly how the homosexual
movement views free speech and civil rights in their
march to force their social and sexual agenda on others
and intimidate and terrorize anyone who would criticize
or disagree.
Truth and freedom become subjected to the whims of thought
police and rioters," commented the conservative
Massachusetts organization MassResistance.
PFOX argues that individuals seeking
to abandon their homosexual lifestyle should be afforded
the freedom from discrimination that gay activists demand
for themselves.
"Homosexual activists are talking
about personal choice, freedom, and so forth, but they
deny personal choice and freedom for those who wish
to seek change," Peter Sprigg of PFOX told ABC
News.
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