Scott Pilutik
It's axiomatic by now that the loudest anti-homosexuality advocates are themselves gay and are simply wielding their repression like a cudgel, imposing their misery on the world at large.
Turning then to Mike Johnson, few people have invested as much time hating themselves, er, gay people, as the newly elected House Speaker.
Johnson partnered with Exodus in the 2010s, the leading gay conversion therapy group, advised the group legally, promoted events...
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Scott Pilutik
present stance on gay conversion therapy and whether he can now admit, like so many other higher-ups in the movement have, that it was cruel and harmful, and that now might be a good time to apologize.
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Oh.
The connection to Exodus alone tells us everything.
No bigotry is more dangerous than internalized bigotry.
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made videos, and so on. He was as active and visible as anyone in the movement.
The one constant in the gay therapy movement is that its leaders eventually either come out as gay (McKrae Game, David Matheson) or otherwise concede that the practice is harmful and apologize.
Mike Johnson is skilled enough to deflect questions on the topic but reporters should keep asking about his present stance...
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