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'Ex-gay' group booted from conference School counselors objected to materials at exhibit Posted: April 4, 20061:00 a.m. Eastern © 2006 WorldNetDaily.com A group that believes people with same-sex attractions can abandon homosexuality was evicted from the Virginia Schools Counselors Association annual convention. PFOX, Parents and Friends of Ex-gays and Gays, said school counselors at the event in Richmond, Va., last week objected to some of its materials and insisted the group leave. Blogger Warren Throckmorton said PFOX was registered officially as an exhibitor at the conference, held at the Holiday Inn Select Thursday and Friday. But the counselors association's current president,...

WASHINGTON, DC – The First Amendment Center has released the first consensus guidelines to help public schools develop sexual orientation policies. The new guidelines advise school officials to include the viewpoints of all participants in order to develop policies that promote fairness for all. According to Charles Haynes, a primary drafter of the guidelines and Senior Scholar at the First Amendment Center, the ex-gay viewpoint in public schools is protected by the First Amendment and should be heard. Haynes explained that incidents such as the one last year in Montgomery County, Maryland, might have been avoided had guidelines like these...

For years the National Education Association has taken teacher dues money and pursued left-of-center social advocacy objectives. Now another acronym in the American educational establishment — the National Parent Teacher Association (PTA) — has joined the NEA in choosing sides in the cultural debate over homosexuality in the schools. As detailed by George Archibald in the Washington Times (but ignored by the rest of the national media), last year the PTA invited the group Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) to exhibit at the PTA convention and to make a presentation. This year, the Parent and Friends of...

Amid a dizzying array of acronyms, a weekend convention of the national Parent-Teacher Association in Ohio will include a homosexual "rights" group, but exclude a group made up in part of individuals who consider themselves former homosexuals. The convention, opening in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, will mark the second time that the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) has invited the homosexual advocacy group, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). Regina Griggs, executive director of the group, Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX), sought her own group's access to the convention this year and was turned down. "The PTA denied...

all parents in the United States who have anything to do with the National Parent-Teacher Association should request in no uncertain terms an explanation as to why the PTA has refused an ex-gay group's request to exhibit at its annual convention, while at the same time welcoming a gay-activist organization and inviting it to present a workshop.

The National Parent-Teacher Association has refused an ex-homosexual group’s request to exhibit at its annual convention while welcoming a pro-homosexual activist organization – even inviting it to present a workshop. Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays had its application to exhibit rejected because it supports former homosexuals. The National PTA, however, sought the attendance of Parents, Families and Friends of Gays, a pro-homosexual advocacy group that promotes in same-sex marriage. With 6 million members, the National PTA is the largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the United States. One of its purposes is "to be inclusive in its efforts...

The national Parent Teachers Association (PTA), which is featuring a pro-homosexual group at its upcoming convention in Columbus, Ohio, is barring Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX) from exhibiting there. “It’s blatant discrimination against ex-gays,” Regina Griggs, PFOX executive director, told Concerned Women for America. “They say they don’t want to take a position, but then they allow only one viewpoint – the pro-homosexual one.” The 6-million-member PTA actually solicited Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) as an exhibitor, The Washington Times reported. Ron Schlittler, PFLAG executive director, told the Times that the group was chosen...

The National PTA, representing 26,000 local affiliates, solicited a workshop and exhibit by Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) for public school action against anti-homosexual beliefs at the PTA's convention next month. But another group, Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX) of Alexandria, was rejected as an exhibitor at the June 24-26 convention in Columbus, Ohio.

Two parent-backed groups filed a lawsuit against a Maryland school district today to block a sex-ed curriculum that advocates homosexual behavior and includes a video illustrating condom usage using a cucumber. Citizens for a Responsible Curriculum and Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays, or PFOX, complain the pilot program for 8th through 10th grade in six Montgomery County Public Schools, scheduled to begin Thursday, presents sexual variations and behaviors, including homosexuality, as morally equivalent to traditionally accepted norms. The curriculum never refers to husband and wife, but, instead, redefines family as "two or more people who are joined together...

I believe it is imperative that we proclaim the truth of healing from homosexuality in the secular arena. What are some of the reasons we (as ex-gays) remain silent?  For some of us it’s fear. What will they think of me? What if they laugh at my story?  How will the media portray me? What if they don’t believe me?  Am I healed enough?  How will this affect my family? Besides fear, I think a lot of what motivated me was shame. I was ashamed of my brokenness and sin. I’d worked so hard to fit into the church and...

Ex-Gay Legislation Introduced in Hate Crimes BillANNAPOLIS, Md., April 12 /Christian Wire Service/ -- Many thanks to Maryland state senator Alex Mooney for introducing an amendment to include "former homosexuals" to the Maryland sexual orientation hate crimes bill. You can listen to Sen. Mooney's speech to the senate at http://mlis.state.md.us/asp/listen.asp  Under "Listen to Prior Senate Proceedings," select Wednesday, April 6, Session #2 and when the audio comes on, fast forward to 1 hour and 22 minutes (1:22) to hear the ex-gay speech. PFOX believes this is the first time ex-gay legislation has been introduced anywhere in the country. Although...

Start an ex-gay club at school! - Start an ex-gay club at your school!What is the purpose of an Ex-Gay & Everstraight student Club? The purpose of an ex-gay & everstraight club is to provide a safe environment for all students to discuss alternatives to homosexuality and find ex-gay resources.  Clubs can be started by students who have never been gay (everstraights), ex-gay students, and those struggling with unwanted same sex attraction.  These alternative ex-gay clubs are started at schools (high school or college) which already have a GSA (Gay Straight Alliance) or similar gay affirming club.  These ex-gay clubs...

Billboard About Ex-Gays Generates News, Hate Mail     2/2/2005 By Robert Knight Ad near school district offices in Maryland appears amid debate over sex ed curriculum. The placement of a billboard in Rockville, Maryland, advocating that homosexuals can change has generated nationwide media interest as well as "lots of hate mail," said Regina Griggs, executive director of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX), which placed the ad. The billboard, which features a young man and the message "Ex-Gays prove that change is possible," went up on January 7 in the suburb of Washington, D.C., and was to remain until early...

To National Desk, Political Reporter Contact: Regina Griggs, PFOX Executive Director, 703-360-2225 News Advisory, October 14 / -- An open letter to Dick and Lynn Cheney from Regina Griggs: I am saddened by the outrageous behavior of Senators Kerry and Edwards, who inexplicably and insensitively injected your daughter Mary's sexuality into the presidential debates. I am the parent of a homosexual child and the Executive Director of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX), a national organization that offers support and education to families and friends of homosexuals, and advocates for the rights of ex-gays. Mary is, I'm sure,...

In response to radical homosexual activists, a group of forner gays have posted a billboard along Interstate 64 in Richmond, Virginia that declares "change is possible." The Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX), a support group for families who are dealng with a loved one engaged in homosexuality, posted the billboard that states "Ex-Gays prove that change is possible" along one of the busiest Interstate highways in the United States on I-64 near I-95 near Richmond, Virginia. The billboard has a photo of a man who overcame homosexuality and declares 'tolerance for all." Regina Griggs, executive director for...

Tuesday, June 22, 2004 ON CAPITOL HILL Ex-'gays' accuse senators of discriminationPassed hate-crimes bill but reject 'tolerance for former homosexuals' Posted: June 22, 20041:00 a.m. Eastern © 2004 WorldNetDaily.com An activist group is accusing senators of discrimination for passing a "hate crimes" amendment on sexual orientation but refusing to consider a resolution supporting tolerance for ex-homosexuals. The resolution promoted by Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays, or PFOX, says "Congress condemns hate against ex-gays and affirms its commitment to a society that respects all people, including former homosexuals." Last Tuesday, the Senate approved 65-33 an amendment sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy...

In the alphabet soup that makes up the Washington, DC political lobbying scene, one of the more respected acronyms is NMHA. The National Mental Health Association has been around since 1950 and has been instrumental in advocating for the needs of the mentally ill. As president of the American Mental Health Counselors Association several years ago, I was glad to work along side the NMHA on initiatives designed to improve access to mental health care for all citizens. Given the serious work that this organization does, I am shocked and disappointed to learn that the NMHA has determined to discriminate...

(CNSNews.com) - A group of "ex-gay" educators has officially registered with the nation's largest teachers union, thus ensuring that its views will be heard. The Ex-Gay Educators' Caucus has joined the many other "registered" caucuses that lobby the National Education Association to make policy changes. "We regard it as their right to lobby the NEA," said NEA spokesperson Kathleen Lyons in a press release confirming the registration of the Ex-Gay Educators' Caucus. Lyons added that official recognition of the Ex-Gay Educators does not mean that the National Education Association endorses the group's viewpoint. In fact, the NEA has promoted a...

Former Homosexual Testifies for U.S. Congress 1/30/04 12:29:00 PM To: National Desk Contact: Regina Griggs of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays, 703-360-2225 or ex-gays@earthlink.net, Web: http://www.pfox.org WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX) congratulates Mike Haley, a former homosexual and Manager of Gender Issues at Focus on the Family (Focus), on his testimony before a congressional subcommittee addressing faith-based organizations. Haley coordinates Love Won Out conferences, which present information on the causes and prevention of homosexuality and are sponsored by Focus, a non- profit Christian organization. Love Won Out travels...

over 'ex-gays' This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=36122 Saturday, December 13, 2003 Ad campaigns duel over 'ex-gays'Homosexual-rights group launches counteroffensive in D.C. subways Posted: December 13, 20031:00 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com Beneath the streets of the nation's capital, a leading homosexual rights organization has launched an advertising counteroffensive against a group that believes people can become "ex-gays." Angered that Washington's subway system allowed "anti-gay" ads, the Human Rights Campaign Foundation put together its own ad series on 10 lighted dioramas on platforms in the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Association...