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Contact: Wayne Besen
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Greg Quinlan is Liar and PFOX is a Dishonest Organization, Says TWO
Burlington, Vt. – Truth Wins Out disputed Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays (PFOX) dishonest and immature portrayal today of a lawsuit filed against its President Greg Quinlan. The lawsuit was dismissed by the United States District Court in Richmond because Besen was deemed a “public figure,” which raises the bar on proving malice in defamation lawsuits. However, the outcome does not erase the fact that Quinlan is a liar who got successfully called out for lying by Truth Wins Out.
“Greg Quinlan clearly fabricated a story and continues to lie about it, showing he has deep character flaws and is unchristian,” said Truth Wins Out’s Wayne Besen. “I’m pleased that we were able to use our lawsuit to highlight his moral turpitude and unethical conduct. Our legal action hardly cost us any money, but it cost Mr. Quinlan his credibility and reputation.” (What shard of credibility existed, anyway)
On October 7, 2011 Quinlan was interviewed on News-Plus with Mark Segraves (WDCW-TV). At the 10:38 mark of the show, Quinlan fabricates an alleged hit on his life. According to Quinlan:
“Truth Wins Out if you look further, including Wayne Besen. He’s asked for people, you know, somebody needs to run Greg over. He needs to be hit with a bus. Somebody should inject him with AIDS. Those are the things that Wayne Besen and Truth Wins Out says about me. That’s pretty hateful rhetoric.”
When confronted with TWO’s threat of a lawsuit, Quinlan abruptly changed his story on PFOX’s website: “The truth is that Besen once said to me in a private conversation that someone should run me over with a bus or inject me with AIDS.”
First Quinlan alleged that Besen made these statements to other people, then he reversed course and said that Besen addressed him directly in a private conversation. TWO challenges Quinlan to disclose when and where this alleged private conversation occurred. If it was a phone conversation, we hope that Quinlan will provide phone records. If the supposed conversation took place in person, Quinlan should reveal precisely where and when the incident took place. Of course, we will never get honest answers because Greg Quinlan is a liar who consistently misrepresents the truth.
“When one’s entire life is based on a lie, it is easy to see how this might affect truth telling in a number of ways,” says Besen. “My challenge to Quinlan still stands: let’s both take lie detector tests and release the results publicly. Of course this dishonest coward will never rise to this challenge.”
Quinlan also outright lied on PFOX’s website about Besen being fired from the Human Rights Campaign. During the court case TWO provided Quinlan and his legal team with a letter from HRC refuting the bogus charge. Yet, Quinlan repeated the charge today, setting the stage for another potential lawsuit.
To see the dishonesty of PFOX, one has to look no further than the Homepage of its website. On the bottom right-hand side is a video of Dr. Robert Spitzer asserting that some gay people can go from gay to straight, even though Spitzer has now disavowed his study. Right below that is a “Certificate of Appreciation” from the District of Columbia, even though the former mayor, Adrian Fenty said in 2010 that the “honor” was a clerical error.
“Why are the Spitzer video and the DC certificate still on the front page of PFOX’s site?” Asked Besen. “It seems incredibly sleazy of PFOX to deceive their own supporters by deliberately posting misrepresentations and outdated research.”
Truth Wins Out is a nonprofit organization that fights anti-LGBT extremism. TWO specializes in turning information into action by organizing, advocating and fighting for LGBT equality.
I know it shouldn’t but it still amazes me that christians like Quinlan claim to be all about living moral lives yet they have no qualms whatsoever about lying. I’d give anything to know how they justify this in their minds.
like most good christians, the ends justify the means
Wayne, I have followed your efforts for years, and I must concur: I have never seen a bigger liar than Greg Quinlan. He lies so badly and so transparently that it is clear that he has a problem. His lies do him no good and serve him no advantage. He is not even skilled at it, as your article here clearly proves. His many fabrications have ruined him and have tarnished his reputation so badly that I am guessing that there is a pathology here. The only thing he has going for him is a tragically weak, inane claim to be a Christian, even though he follows none of the teachings of Jesus. he is a laughingstock. He is pathetic.
He is taking information from anyone you have bullied. Now look carefully at the email address that is set up to take down this information! It is WackyWayne666.
666 is the number of the Beast, the Anti-Christ discussed in the Book of Revelation Chapter 13.
Quinlan is a Bible-believing Christian and is required to speak the truth boldly to the world. He is not embarrassed to identify your true master, Wayne Besen. You may not know it, but by promoting sin and attacking true Christians, you are serving the Beast. But in the end, the Beast goes into the lake of fire along with the Dragon (Satan) and the False Prophet (the false church). Rev. 20:10.
Why do you serve a master who is doomed to such a terrible fate?
It is not too late to humble yourself. Repent, apologize and submit to Quinlan! Consider this an instruction made in love in the name of the Holy Spirit.
If “true christians” are required to speak the truth Chucky, than why do you and the closet-case Quinlan lie every time you open your mouths?
Charles both you and Quinlan have repeatedly shown you have no regard for the truth and are obviously not required to tell the truth.
Your revenge fantasies about your imaginary friend eternally torturing those who’ve exposed your lies will never be fulfilled.
I would not be the first man to submit to Quinlan, or the other way around, no doubt. Lol
“Why do you serve a master who is doomed to such a terrible fate?”
I would say the question better fits your servitude to Quinlan, Magrathean. Except I would rephrase that as “Why do you serve a master who suffers such a terrible fate as to be known as a fraud for every waking moment of his life?”
Eeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww.
But at least I get to see the red w***e of Babylon sinking into the lake of fire, roasting popes and bishops and everything.
Almost worth spending an eternity in hell for, as long as there is an eternity of popcorn to go with it.
“I would not be the first man to submit to Quinlan, or the other way around, no doubt. Lol”
*snort* *cough* *hack* Ack! My k3yb0ard!!
The angry anti-gay pressure group PFOX can’t help but lie, because it’s entire “Raison d’être” is a lie! A leopard don’t change his spots!
Charles B, of Marantha True Christian Church: You are not a true Christian, my friend. You are a religious person. There is a tremendous difference. Religion is always an external display; true Christianity exists on the inside. It isn’t even “supernatural.” It is of the heart.
Jesus never condemned gay people. He taught people to be kind, gentle, caring, loving and compassionate. He embraced the leper. If he stood before you today, I’m sure you would condemn him for hanging out with a prostitute, who was perhaps his dearest friend.
People like you are weak, troubled individuals who must persecute and condemn others in order to relieve yourselves of your deep feelings of inadequacy and powerlessness. You and others like you have co-opted the Gospel and turned it into a right-wing political philosophy. For shame.
You have perverted the Gospel. How could you possibly believe in a God that would torture a human being for all eternity? Your external display of piety and superiority is exactly the opposite of what Jesus preached.
We all know that those who preach to others the loudest are those who need the message the most themselves. Jesus taught the denial of self in service to others. Who do you serve? You serve yourself, your ego, your pride, and your own itching ears.
Charles B’s comments always remind me of a question:
Does fanatical religion make people crazy, or
do crazy people gravitate to fanatical religion?
I think the best answer is probably “yes.”
The chicken or the egg, hehe. People like Charles make it too easy for our side. His hysterical trolling will only serve to show rational people why the anti-gay lobby has no credibility.
Christopher L FTW! Preach!
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