'Ex-gay' billboards have popped up in Waco and people aren't happy about it

[TexasTowelie]

Central Texas Metropolitan Community Church

Billboards that read "Ex-gays prove change is possible" have appeared in Waco, and they are causing outrage among the city's LGBTQ community, KXAS-TV (NBC5) reports.

The controversial signs are sponsored by Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays, a nonprofit organization that, according to its website, was created "to be an alternative to the misinformed gay family groups which insist that parents can only prove their love for their gay child if they support gay rights and affirm their child's self-proclaimed gay identity."

The point of the group, and its billboards, is to promote so-called gay conversion therapy.

In an interview, the Rev. Charley Garrison of Central Texas Metropolitan Community Church in Waco said such messages are harmful to the LGBTQ community in the area, a community his church embraces.

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[CurtEastPoint]

1. Idiots. It's not about supporting 'gay rights.' It's about LOVING YOUR CHILD. F***ers.

[msongs]

2. its another fund raiser from the fleece the flock crowd. all they care about is the $$ nt