“…Many on the religious anti-gay right promote the ideas that homosexuals present various dangers to children, lead unhappy and short lives, are prone to diseases, and have an agenda that includes the destruction of Christianity (Potok, 2010). These ideas are reinforced by self-appointed leaders, such as news personalities, who spew out hatred and conspiracy theories in the mainstream media, targeting African Americans, Jews, Latinos, gays, undocumented immigrants, environmentalists, you name it (Keller, Potok, & Schlatter, 2010). Using all of this same ammunition, our political and religious leaders are teaching fear and hatred of LGBT people, and media personalities are intensifying the message through their constant harangues.…”