FOTF Expresses Outrage Over Misrepresentation of Ex-Homosexuals on NBC's 'Law & Order: SVU'

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[chance33_98]

Focus on the Family Expresses Outrage Over Misrepresentation of Ex-Homosexuals on NBC's 'Law & Order: SVU'

11/12/03 3:53:00 PM

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To: National Desk

Contact: David Gasak of Focus on the Family, 719-548-4570 or culturalissues@family.org

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Nov. 12 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Many Americans tuned into NBC's crime drama "Law & Order: SVU" last night looking for entertainment; instead, they received 60 minutes of misinformed homosexual activist rhetoric. One prominent character, referred to as "Dr. Homophobe" by other characters, was a therapist counseling men and women leaving homosexuality. Despite current research proving that sexual orientation can be changed, the show's writers took every opportunity to discredit the effectiveness of such counseling and even had the therapist murdering his homosexual son's lover by show's end. Mike Haley, manager of the gender issues department for Focus on the Family, was troubled by the show's slandering of ex-homosexuals and issued the following statement:

"Having personally walked away from homosexuality over a decade ago, I was stunned at the misrepresentation displayed by this show. The writers of 'Law & Order: SVU,' with its now apparent activist agenda, decided to use its time-slot to try to convince the American public that sexual orientation cannot be changed, and that people like me, a former homosexual, do not exist.

"The truth is that, for those struggling with unwanted homosexuality, there is a way out, and thousands of men and women who have voluntarily taken that journey are surely expressing outrage at this attempted invalidation of their lives and experiences.

"Millions of gays and lesbians are continuing to be told by the mainstream media that change is impossible, and that is simply not true," Haley said. "Such misinformed drivel is simply irresponsible and potentially harmful to those who are looking for a way out."

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James C. Dobson, Ph.D. is a psychologist, author, radio broadcaster and founder of Focus on the Family. Founded in 1977, Focus on the Family is a nonprofit Christian organization committed to strengthening the family in the U.S. and throughout the world.

[martin_fierro]

"Yooouuuuu siiiiiiiiick freeeeeeaaaaaaak!"

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[Greybird]

Yet another alert for THE POSTING RULES!

Rule 1, official:
"Please: NO profanity, NO personal attacks, NO racism or violence in posts."

Rule 2, unofficial:
Denigrating or insulting homosexuals, however, is always acceptable.

{/sarcasm OFF}

[You Gotta Be Kidding Me]

" Many Americans tuned into NBC's crime drama "Law & Order: SVU" last night looking for entertainment;...."

Therein lies the problem. The solution? TURN THE DAMNED TV OFF!!!!!!!!!

I'm seven and one half years TV-free and loving it!!!!!!

[hope]

Hollywood is nothing but a socialist, propaganda, machine...hellbent on destroying America as we know it!

[lelio]

decided to use its time-slot to try to convince the American public that sexual orientation cannot be changed, and that people like me, a former homosexual, do not exist.

Yep, they tried to deny your existance.

[tessalu]

Omce I was at the beside of a homosexul who was dying of lung cancer, and he said, "I wish that I had lived my life for Jesus?" And I said, "But could you have?" So many claim to have no choice in this matter, and he said "Yes, I could have." Some how, I tend to believe him.

[gg188]

Rule 2, unofficial: Denigrating or insulting homosexuals, however, is always acceptable.

Exactly how do you "denigrate" people who engage in same sex anal intercourse, anal/oral, boy buggering, other unspeakable acts (routinely) including hundreds of sexual partners, often anonymous, and the knowing spread of fatal disease? Something we SAY would be lower than THAT?

[BlueElephant]

It can't be changed. When did you "decide" that you were a heterosexual? Huh? Don't hear an answer?

It is not a choice. Get the facts. Approximately 50 percent of adults living with HIV/AIDS worldwide are women. Yeah, that's right WOMEN.

This idea that ONLY homosexuals get aids is wrong.

http://www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/aidsstat.htm

I go by facts, not made-up bible stuff.

[gg188]

Troll alert.

[lelio]

I go by facts, not made-up bible stuff.

Wow, the first time I've ever been accused of that!

[jsbankston]

I saw L&O SVU last night and it also had a character based on Fred Phelps, protesting the funeral of a homosexual. The character was expressing all the rhetoric that Phelps spouts on his website and while protesting funerals.

It is interesting that FOTF did not mention the portrayal of Phelps.

[chance33_98]

This idea that ONLY homosexuals get aids is wrong.

Ummm no one has claimed that.

[Uncle Meat]

Are you sure your 're not a "Pink Elephant?"

[chance33_98]

It is not a choice. Get the facts.

Fact is, I am best friends with some gay folk. Their take is while he dosen't think it is a choice for some he does see many making a choice to live that lifestyle because it is 'in'.

I love sex, does not mean I will sleep with every woman around, I restrain my urges. The reason is what is important for the why. Why show any restraint at all on something like that? Where does one get ones moral beliefs? Are they made or are we born with them? Maybe a little of both, same with sexuality choices.

[duckworth]

Uh, our first problem was going along with the idea that homo"sex"ual activity is "sex." It isn't. It's literally just jerking around and having an orgasm. It cannot be compared to an activity that can lead to creation of life. Dig?

[hellinahandcart]

Wow, AIDS and Bible-bashing in the same off-topic comment. You have a brief er, bright future here.

[padfoot_lover]

I usually watch this every week, but every once in a while their hidden liberal agenda is practically shouted on screen, and after the first five minutes last night, I had to turn it off. The portayal of Christians and former homosexuals as being totally wrong AND evil was too much for me.

[hellinahandcart]

It is interesting that FOTF did not mention the portrayal of Phelps.

Why would anyone complain about an accurate portrayal? Phelps is a rabid idiot.

[chance33_98]

would have to agree with that!

[Paul Atreides]

This idea that ONLY homosexuals get aids is wrong.

Hey, BlueTroll, do you think that liberals would be screaming about AIDS if it wasn't a primarily homosexual disease? The homosexual community doesn't want to say that it is a predominantly-homosexual disease until it comes time to play the victim role. Besides, the post, to which you replied, said nothing about AIDS. Take your swishy self, and the chip on your shoulder, and go back to DU.com.

[mountaineer]

I also changed the channel after a couple of minutes, because the writers' bias was obvious, and I just didn't want to sit through 60 minutes of indoctrination from the gaystapo. However, when I surfed by NBC later, the psychiatrist character - played by B.D. Wong, a homosexual - was talking about how gays can't possibly change their sexual "identities," blahblahblah, thus confirming my original impression.

[Qwinn]

That would actually primarily be because worldwide, heterosexual sodomy is far more prevalent than it is in the U.S. It's widely used as a form of birth control, particularly in Africa.

In the United States, where hetero sodomy happens a lot less, the statistics show an irrefutable link. It's not just homosexual sodomy necessarily that spreads AIDS so quickly, but any sodomy will make it spread like wildfire, and homosexual men are kinda limited in their options. Why is it so hard to believe? I mean, -think- about what sodomy -is-. Is there any more unhygienic act? Does it not tend to cause bleeding regularly?

Read Bernard Goldberg's "Bias" for the actual numbers on the spread of AIDS. Somehow, I don't see him as a "made up bible stuff" spreader, especially since every last one of his numbers comes from the Center for Disease Control.

I'm not one for spreading "made up bible stuff" either, being agnostic.

And of course it's a choice. Everything - everything someone does is a choice. When someone holds a gun to your head, or threatens to kill your loved ones, then it can reasonably be said that it's not a choice. Until then - stop blaming chromosomes for people's behavior. If chromosomes dictate behavior, why incarcerate pedophiles? It's their genes that made them do it!

And yes, I too have known gays who have "switched back". One of them is waiting on his 3rd child with his wife now. Haven't heard that he's needed Viagra or a doctor to make that happen - so I guess he was able to -enjoy- the choice he was, according to so many, unable to make at all.

Qwinn

[raybo]

But probably 80% of those are in Africa

[Heyworth]

Uh, our first problem was going along with the idea that homo"sex"ual activity is "sex." It isn't. It's literally just jerking around and having an orgasm. It cannot be compared to an activity that can lead to creation of life. Dig?

So, your take is that oral sex isn't really sex, then?

[Dante3]

I don't know what percent, but no doubt at least some homosexuals can change. I know two such persons. It si absurd to say none of them can.

[Dante3]

This year this show has become just boring or ridiculous such as the first one where the ending made no sense.

[padfoot_lover]

I agree. I think I am going to stick with reruns of the original series; Lenny has the best one liners..... :-)

[jordan8]

I watched a good part of this show. There was a particularly disturbing undertone to the show which seemed to suggest it's alright to use police state tactics against the politically incorrect. This isn't a joke, because in reality the new common law is made by television. If they hit this sort of theme long enough police will start acting as if it were the law. Witness the case of the neo-Nazis whose literature distribution a short while ago prompted the local police chief to say "If it offends someone it is illegal".

Also, it's time once again for a White Crime Wave Alert - most of the murders in NYC are committed by non-whites, but TV continues to portray the overwhelming number of murderers there as white.

[duckworth]

Actually, I don't think it is. All Clintonism aside, farm boys drill holes in sun-warmed watermelons and screw them. Is that the same as a man and woman doing something that can create life? No. Oral sex isn't sex. Masturbation isn't sex. Screwing watermelons isn't sex. Dumping a load of DNA into someone's digestive system isn't sex. It's orgasms, alright. But it isn't sex. It's like if a male plant's pollen drifts into a male plant, has anything at all taken place? No!