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(Orlando, Florida) Gays and others opposed to the so-called ex-gay movement are protesting the inclusion of the controversial Ex-Gay Educators Caucus at the National Education Association convention in Orlando this week.
Ex-Gay Educators Caucus, which believes homosexuality is "learned behavior" and can be "cured" has been allowed to set up a booth at a trade fair section of the convention, not far from a similar booth for LGBT educators.
Gay education groups have participated in NEA conventions for a number of years but this is the first time the Ex-Gay Educators Caucus has been given formal recognition.
"This is part of a new national strategy by right wing groups to peddle a dangerous brand of “therapy” that the American Psychiatric Association says leads to “anxiety, depression and self-destructive behavior,” said Wayne Besen, the Executive Director of Truth WinsOut an LGBT group that opposes the ex-gay movement.
Truth WinsOut and other LGBT groups have been protesting the inclusion the the Caucus at the convention.
“This is the equivalent of advocating for smoking or junk food clubs in our public schools,” said Beson.
“Every respected medical and mental health organization, and every reputable child welfare agency clearly says that attempts to suppress an individual's sexual orientation are dangerous and can lead to suicide,” said Equality Florida’s Joe Saunders another of the protestors at the convention.
“Florida is the launching pad for these groups and they are a threat to the safety and well-being of students and the integrity of the educational system.”
The Ex-Gay Educators Caucus was founded two years ago by Jeralee Smith, a California special-education teacher. She said that the caucus has about 30 members.
According to Smith schools have an obligation that when the issue of homosexuality comes up children be taught that being gay is a choice.
More than 9,000 educators from across the country are attending the NEA convention.
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