In an effort to curb conservative charlatans from usurping science for their dastardly ways, Truth Wins Out has established a new website, Respect My Research. The site comes after Focus on The Family leader James Dobson misrepresented scientific findings in his Time Magazine-published preaching against Mary Cheney's lesbianic pregnancy. Researchers cited by Dobson have since come out against his homophobic manipulations.

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We knew America's schools were suffering, but this shit's too much. An affluent Maryland school district has agreed to distribute flyers from an organization called Parents and Friend of Ex-Gays. Founded in 1998, PFOX describes itself as,

a nonprofit organization providing outreach, education, and public awareness in support of families and friends of homosexuals and the ex-gay community.

So, it's sort of like a club where openly gays and "reformed" gays can come together to celebrate…well, we're not sure: they're diametrically opposed views of homosexuality? The fact that one side thinks the other's going to rot in hell? We're really not sure…

A spokesman for the Montgomery County School, Brian Edwards, insists it's the schools policy to pass out flyers from all non-profits, no matter their scope.

The situation is brought to us by a Fourth Circuit of Appeals ruling declaring parts of the previous flyer policy unconstitutional. The Board of Education had little choice but to allow flyers to be distributed in the manner in which they decided.

Though many Board members apparently disapprove of PFOX's message, but must comply with their policies.

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Activist author blogger Wayne Besen has taken his longstanding quarrel with the ex-gay movement to new heights this week by starting Truth Wins Out, a new non-profit organization focused at countering right-wing, ex-gay propaganda and also "educating America About Gay Life." That seems ambitious to us, but it must be working because Mr. Besen has already been painted as a Jewish Hitler by some crackpot ex-gay "preacher" named DL Foster.

Despite the sound of progress, a part of us is sad that some day, thanks to the efforts of Mr. Besen and other activists, there will be no more crackpots trying to cure homosexuality by beating a pillow with a tennis racquet.

Website compares community leader Wayne Besen to Adolph Hitler [PageOneQ]
Truth Wins Out [Official Site]
Wayne Besen Blog [Official Site]