School Board Member Asked to Resign After 'Ex-Gay' Reference

ProudParenting.com ^ | Wednesday, February 09, 2005 | ProudParenting.com

[Clint N. Suhks]

(Washington D.C.) — A Virginia based gay rights organization has called for the resignation of Fairfax County school board member Stephen Hunt after he sent a letter to school principals in the county touting “ex-gay” reparative therapy. Equality Fairfax, Equality Virginia is a consortium of the Gay, Lesbian Straight Education Network, P-FLAG and the Human Rights Campaign.

"Hunt should not be permitted to spread this kind of harmful misinformation," Paula Prettyman, president of Equality Fairfax said in her statement to the school board. "Reparative therapy techniques, or 'ex-gay' therapies, have been denounced by the American Psychiatric Association, the American Psychological Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Association."

The school board issued a public reprimand to Hunt, but the school board member has yet to publicly apologize for his open letter to school principals.

"Junk science has no place in our schools," said David M. Smith, the HRC's vice president for policy and strategy. "No school board member should ignore the scientific evidence that sexual orientation cannot be changed just to push a personal agenda."

[Clint N. Suhks]

The usual suspects at work here. Notice they've pulled out their big gun HRC's David Smith to demean the ex-gay movement, citing faux science propaganda to scare the school board members. This is a grass roots juggernaut for the homosexual agenda and we need to let the school board know they shouldn’t listen to these homosexual lobbying groups. They need to do their own research and find out for them selves, not bow to the political pressure from the likes of HRC and PFLAG.

Support Stephen Hunt and email the school board to do their own research.

schoolboardmembers@fcps.edu

Fairfax County web site.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Ping the good guys please. We need to support Stephen Hunt.

[snarkytart]

"Junk science has no place in our schools," said David M. Smith, the HRC's vice president for policy and strategy. "No school board member should ignore the scientific evidence that sexual orientation cannot be changed just to push a personal agenda."


Whats that now about junk science.

[ElkGroveDan]

"Hunt should not be permitted to spread this kind of harmful misinformation," Paula Prettyman, president of Equality Fairfax

Hey Paula, is it as harmful as the misinformation that tells teenagers it's OK to engage in any dangerous and poervers sexual practice as long as you use a condom?

I've got news for you. No one has ever died from LEAVING the gay lifestyle.

[Edgerunner]

Anybody got links to the ex-gay "junk" science?

[SuziQ]

"Hunt should not be permitted to spread this kind of harmful misinformation," Paula Prettyman, president of Equality Fairfax said in her statement to the school board. "

Oh, that's rich coming from the "we're 10% of the population so you'd better do what we want" crowd.

[epluribus_2]

Mr. Kettle, I believe you know Mr Pot.

[rockabyebaby]

>>>>>Oh, that's rich coming from the "we're 10% of the population so you'd better do what we want" crowd.<<<<<

I can't effing STAND THIS ANYMORE....what do we have to do to make this 10 percent GO AWAY????? My GOD, all they initially wanted was equal rights now they think they run the world.

[One Proud Dad]

Beat me to it.

[RasterMaster]

If I was Mr. Hunt, I would tell 'em where to STICK IT! But then again, they might take him up on that!

[Osage Orange]

Paula Prettyman

Well....she's got the perfect gay name.

[Max in Utah]

Paula Prettyman

Ironically, I find the name amusing.

[Osage Orange]

And it's NOT even 10%....probably more like 1%.

[Max in Utah]

LOL!

...everybody beats me!

[Socratic]

"...and to prove that the Germ Theory is pure bunk, I'm going to stick my hands into the toilet before performing my next surgery!"

[OB1kNOb]

I guess they wouldn't like my tagline either.

[Mulch]

"school board member should ignore the scientific evidence that sexual orientation cannot be changed..."
- David M. Smith

Actually, Mr. Smith, your living proof that it can be.

[Clint N. Suhks]

Anybody got links to the ex-gay "junk" science?

The “junk” science the homosexual propagandists refer to is the APA’s denouncement of reparative therapy. What is not widely know is that these organizations for the soft sciences are liberal through and through. Dr. Robert Spitzer, the psychiatrist responsible for removing homosexuality as pathology, now says change is possible. David Smith will have his problems with that.

Support Stephen Hut and email the school board.

[Max in Utah]

Well....she's got the perfect gay name.

I gotcher perfect name right here-- Lezlie Whiskerbizkit.

[BenLurkin]

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Sounds like the agenda crowd has successfully intimidated what were respected organizations. Now they are stooges for the lefty activists.