Good As You: PFOX Roundup
10/21/2009
Audio: The law, science, and now HIV. At this point we don't even trust that her name's Regina Griggs
We've already told you how the recent legal "win" that the PFOX organization has been crowing about for the past few months is anything but. Our pal Timothy Kincaid wrote a great assessment of it for Box Turtle Bulletin: And,...
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09/21/2009
Photo: It's ain't a conservative party till the 'ex-gays' show
Talking Points Memo has a gallery of photos from this year's Values Voters Summit. Here's but one: We hear the exhibitor was hoping that through hope and prayer, he could "change" his Blackberry into an iPhone. Science (and Apple's proprietary...
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08/25/2009
Putting a 'Pfffft!' to the PFOX 'win'
We've been really annoyed with the way various outlets have repurposed a new PFOX (Parents And Friends of Ex-Gays) press release as if it were even remotely based in fact. And all day long, we've been meaning to get to...
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07/22/2009
'Ex' communication: PF and 'Odus decide to just be casual friends
Warren Throckmorton, ExGay Watch, and others are reporting that the "ex-gay" advocates at Exodus International are breaking all ties with the ever-fringe PFOX group. This from Throckmorton's blog: Within the last couple of weeks, PFOX gave up affiliation with Exodus....
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06/03/2009
Oh Regina: You need to learn from -- and we can't believe we're actually saying this -- Dick Cheney
Most people who have actually lived the life of a homosexual will tell you that being gay is not a choice. Most intellectuals who have studied actual science rather than biased water-muddying that the far-right has commissioned a stable of...
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06/02/2009
Audio: The incendiary fuel behind Maine's 'People's Veto'
Yesterday we showed you how the Rev. Bob Emrich (a leader in overturning marriage equality in Maine) supports the "ex-gay" idea, and how Mike Heath ( another key player in the anti-equality fight) was using the Tiller murder to further...
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05/15/2009
Heterosexuality? Absolutely protected! 'Ex-gay'ness as a separate class? Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever!
Professional gay-"changing" advocate Regina Griggs is still working the ridiculous idea that the social construct known as "ex-gay" will be punished if LGBTS-inclusive hate crimes legislation becomes law: The ex-gay community will be under fire. We are under fire now,"...
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03/25/2009
Incidentally, drinking Pepsi makes foxes pee
The American Family Association is continuing its boycott of PepsiCo, for the sole reason that they perceive the soft drink giant as being too gay-accepting for their overcaffeinated liking. And now they're bringing the extremely fringy PFOX (Parents and Friends...
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02/20/2009
Confirmed: PFOX doesn't know how to 'accept'
This from the latest newsletter put out by the so-called Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX): But don't blame them for the failure to use "except." After all, considering this organization sees a need to attach an "except if they're...
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02/17/2009
Bakkes, back to back
Jeanette Bakke penned a piece for the anti-gay/pro-"ex-gay" PFOX organization. Daughter Christine Bakke, an "ex-gay' survivor, penned a rebuttal on her personal blog. We now bring both in for a side-by-side comparison. Jeanette's on the left, Christine's on the right...
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01/06/2009
Hey, Regina Griggs: You cause gays pain!
Without getting into too many of the personal details, I need, for the sake of this piece, to let you know that I, Jeremy, have experienced my own share of gay-related family strife. And I also must tell you that...
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12/24/2008
Regina's continued obsession with Freddie and his fannie
The fringe-iest of fringe activists, Regina Griggs, is current roasting her pro-"ex-gay" chestnuts over an open fire of rage. Why, my little elves? Well, because it's come to Regina's attention that Fannie and Freddie have been playing reindeer games (like...
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10/15/2008
PFOX spouts some CRAP,BULL
When we first received word that Regina Griggs and her PFOX organization are suing the Washington DC Office of Human Rights "for failing to protect former homosexuals under its sexual orientation anti-discrimination law," we basically wrote it off as a...
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08/29/2008
PFOX: Seeking shelved truths and shelved books
The "ex-gay" advocates at the PFOX organization are making a novel request right in time for back-to-school season. Regina Griggs and company are encouraging their followers to get in touch with their local schools and encourage them to carry books...
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10/23/2006
Regina Griggs finally chimes in on 'Foleygate'; as per usual, her chime rings of untruth
Like a stubborn child who insists on putting her foot in her mouth even after the grown ups say "No honey, that's wrong," Regina Griggs of the Parents and Friends of Ex-gays & Gays (PFOX) is once again working her...
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09/14/2006
The 'unconditional love' of conditional acceptance
In one of the biggest gay-unfriendly spin-jobs that we've ever seen (and that's saying something), Agape Press is today quoting PFOX executive director Regina Griggs as saying of her impetus behind starting an "ex-gay" organization: "PFOX was started because there...
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04/04/2006
Snake oil too limiting, 'ex-gays' now peddling wearable wares
So say you used to be something and now you're not, and you want to not only define yourself by what you claim you no longer are, but also want to attire yourself in clothing and surround yourself with imagery...
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03/15/2006
The considerable liberties of a PFOX press release
PFOX, the Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (though their acronym conspicuously leaves off the "and gays" part), are applauding what they perceive as the First Amendment Center's inclusion of "ex-gays" in their recently released Sexual Orientation Concensus Guidelines,...
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03/01/2006
PFOX: putting the 'pf' in pflawed
Responding to the recent removal of a gay-supportive information source from the Department of Health and Human Services website, Reina Griggs of the so-called "Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX) " is questioning why the info was ever...
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06/22/2005
PTA calls for MIA PFOX; PFOX says F-U
After being told they couldn't exhibit at this weekend's National PTA Convention, the "ex-gay" lovers at PFOX have decided to rent their own space at a hotel near the convention hall, where they will espouse their "gays can change" views....
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05/17/2005
PFOX p-furious...again
Those "ex-gay" loving, false reality embracing sillies at PFOX are once again crying p-foul, because yet another group has recognized them for being the dangerous entity that they truly are. At next month's annual convention, the National PTA is allowing...
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05/04/2005
PFOX p-files lawsuit for 'ex-gay' rights
Our "ex-gay" lovin' buddies at PFOX have filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education in Montgomery County, Maryland, because they claim that the school system's sex ed curriculum "promotes gay affirming religions," and discredits the "ex-gay" community. Head PFOXer...
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04/12/2005
PFOX celebrates pro 'ex-gay'/anti 'true-gay' legislative attempt
Our "ex-gay" lovin' buddies at PFOX are p-fawning over Maryland Senator Alex Mooney (pic.) and his recent attempt to add "former homosexuals" as a protected class under the state's proposed sexual orientation hate crimes bill. The PFOXers are trying their...
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04/05/2005
PFOX gettin' pfeisty
Our ol' two-step partners at Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) are now baring their PFANGS at Magellan Health Service, the nation’s leading behavioral health and employee assistance company. The PFOXers are supremely miffed over Magellan's recent decision...
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