As we all know, those in the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Trans-gender) activist movement are among the most tolerant and non-judgmental folks you’d ever want to meet. Well, maybe not. Unless you agree with their anything-goes approach to human sexuality. Otherwise, forget about it.
Just ask Grace Harley, an African-American woman who lived for 18 years as a transgendered man named Joe;

“I have suffered more discrimination and intolerance as an ex-gay than I did when I was actually in the [homosexual] lifestyle. Former homosexuals like me need protection.”

Harley was one the speakers at a gathering of former homosexuals in Washington D.C. last Wednesday, July 31st.
 
As reported in World Magazine, the group – representing about 10 different organizations – held a small rally on the steps of the Supreme Court, petitioning for recognition and equal rights under the Constitution.

The assembled speakers on Wednesday only numbered about a dozen, but they said there are thousands of ex-gays around the country who are afraid to identify as such.[…]
 
Richard Cohen, who appeared with his wife of 33 years, said he was delivered from unwanted same-sex attraction and now helps others do the same. Cohen is a psychotherapist and founder of International Healing Foundation and said through thousands of counseling sessions he’s found there are many reasons people become gay. He said he has an 85 percent success rate with those who want to change their orientation, using a three-step process: Identifying root causes, healing root causes, and helping people bond in friendship with their own gender.

For one of the participants last Wednesday, the event was the culmination of a 10-day cross-country trip from Dallas. From LifeSiteNews: Former homosexual, fed up with threats of violence, launches ten-day road trip to Washington, D.C. ~

(Douglas) McIntyre was moved to action by the recent postponing of the kickoff event for the first-ever Ex-Gay Pride Month, which had been scheduled for July 31 at the Family Research Center in Washington, D.C.. The event was rescheduled for September and moved to an undisclosed location after threats of protests and violence caused organizers to worry for the safety of their guests and speakers.

On the way to the capitol, McIntyre made several stops ~

… in Dallas, Little Rock, Memphis, Nashville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, Charlotte, Raleigh and Richmond to rally with supporters and “draw attention to the homo-fascism in this country – the bullying from gay activists who say only one viewpoint on homosexuality can be tolerated.”[…]
 
McIntyre, who co-founded Homosexuals Anonymous*, which he describes as the oldest and longest-running organization in the world helping individuals with unwanted same-sex attraction leave homosexuality, said the ongoing campaign of intimidation by homosexuals against those who have chosen to leave the lifestyle must stop.[…]
 
McIntyre is calling his road trip “Grandpa Goes to Washington,” as he is now a grandfather of four. He says that part of the purpose of his trip is to advocate for the next generation of young people, whom he worries are being brainwashed by a culture that glorifies disordered sexuality.

*Mr. McIntyre gives some very powerful testimony in “Treasures,” a short series of videos on his homepage. Truly worthwhile for anyone in need of a healing savior.

 
Many LGBT activists prefer to demonize the ex-gay movement, accusing it of hate and intolerance, rather than recognize the legitimacy of the cause. And they have been fairly successful in preventing any dissent from their position. For the most part, this story from two years ago was ignored or completely buried ~
 
Major study: changing sexual orientation is possible

A meta-analysis of over 100 years’ worth of research into therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction published in June 2009 concluded that homosexuality was not immutable, and that individuals seeking change could benefit from therapy.[…]
 
Homosexuality was declassified as a mental disorder in 1973 in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the universal standard for classification of mental illness, after years of high-pressure lobbying by gay rights activists. The change sparked a policy shift in other top professional associations, which now uniformly oppose SSA therapy.
 
Dr. Robert Spitzer, who was in charge of the DSM change, reversed his position on therapy for unwanted same-sex attraction nearly 30 years later to support such therapy based on his own research.

 
 
In the end, it’s all about the politics. The truth is not something the homosexual activists really want to face. What the militants in the movement want is to force the rest of us to believe their lies.
 
No thank-you.

 
Related:
Ex-Gay Community Lobbies Congress for Recognition, Protection From Discrimination