Today, Truth Wins Out threw a fun protest in Philadelphia! The occasion was the annual convention of NARTH [National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality], which is most famous for having a board member named George Rekers, who was caught coming back from a European Holiday of some sort with a young male escort procured through Rentboy.com. Other than that, they have contributed very little to the national discourse, at least from an educational or scientific perspective. Anyway, as you can see in these pictures, fun was had by all, and if you hop over to JoeMyGod, you’ll see that Joe has a great round-up of today’s events, and a lot more pictures. He even has a lovely photo gallery of the douchebags who came there because they inexplicably support NARTH, like Christopher Doyle, and Matt Barber, who has the same goatee I have! The only difference is that I’m cute. Oh, and I’m not a professional liar? There is that.
Joe’s comment on Christopher Doyle is awesome, so I have to quote it here, because it made me LOL:
The tall bald guy is Christopher Doyle, an “ex-gay” who is on the board of PFOX and who is on staff with “ex-gay” whackadoodle Richard Cohen as a “Sexual Reorientation Coach” at the International Healing Foundation. If that wasn’t enough for this professionally “former” c*cksucker, he writes newspaper editorials arguing against the Day Of Silence. Anyway, I don’t think pillow-whacker Richard Cohen has totally gotten Doyle is touch with his “natural masculine nature,” because when I kept taking photos, Doyle put his hand on his hip and hissed, “I don’t need this. Why don’t you just sssssssstop!”
And that is why we like to invite Joe to do things.
Anyway, enjoy these pictures and then click on over to JMG.
i wish i coulda been there. i drove around for a half hour in the airport area trying to find it… i wish i coulda met the fellow with the kippah. would have definitely gotten a picture with him!
wayne i hope you come around to philly again some time.
Glad to see this. Thanks!
[...] See photos of the bigots and read coverage of the protest at GoodAsYou, Joe.My.God. (and here), TruthWinsOut. [...]
Thank you for taking a stand against NARTH. “Ex-gay” programs have ruined countless lives, and they need to be held accountable.
I was there with my partner! There were good people, good signs, good speakers, and it was good to actually see and hear the bloggers that many of us read every day: Wayne Besen, Joe Jervis, Jeremy Hooper (with his husband), and Zack Ford.
The NARTHers glowering at us in the distance presented the image of characters from The Mob.
Oh that’s why the guy in singlasses looked vaguely familiar. That’s Jeremy Hooper, right? I recognize Joe Jervis’ photo too but have no idea who the rest of these folks are. Still, nice to see this.
Evan you are waaaaay cuter!
Good job everyone!
Oh yes, the protesters are far more handsomer
[...] Gays protest "ex-gay" group NARTH in Philadelphia. Jeremy Hooper speaks. Slideshow. [...]
Wish there’d be a protest out here in AZ. Would love to see/meet all these great people! But great pics of the protest and well-done to all there!
Okay, who is that in the first photo wearing what looks like a kippah? Also, who are the two fellas in the photos below Jervis and above Hooper?