Activist to American Family Association: 'PULL VIDEO'

[PageOneQ]

Failure as an "ex-gay" Doesn't stop American Family Association

Author and activist Wayne Besen is reporting that the American Family Association is continuing to use the story of Michael Johnston, a so-called ex-gay, in their propaganda campaign against gay and lesbian Americans. "When I first saw the video featuring Johnston on the AFA website, I was shocked. How could an organization like the AFA keep on using an HIV positive, failed ex-gay, as the centerpiece of their efforts?" Besen told PageOneQ this morning.

Johnston had claimed his change from being gay to being straight was with the "power of Jesus Christ." Two years ago, however, he was allegedly continuing to engage in unsafe sex. Amid these allegations of continued encounters -- arranged via the Internet -- Johnston stepped down from his role as spokesman for the ex-gay movement. According to Besen, the souces making claims about Johnston's behavior are credible.

Failure as an "ex-gay" Doesn't stop American Family Association

[Nordmadr]

1. Is this the same guy that supposedly had Jesus stop him from

being gay and then he got married (to a woman) and they were happy with kids...yada yada yada? I think he also started some radio talk show. If it is the same guy, I remember thinking there was going to be a helluva backlash when this guy gets caught being tempted anew by the "devil".

Hypocrisy...gotta love it.

Olaf