Safe Exit Summit Home Speakers Register News Share your Story Daughter Shares Story of Transgender Father as a Safe Exit Summit Speaker 8/19/2015 Dennis Jernigan Shares Story Through Music at PFOX Conference on Oct. 2-3 8/11/2015 Dr. Michael Brown, Author of New Book, ‘Outlasting the Gay Revolution,’ Is Keynote Speaker at PFOX Conference This Fall 8/4/2015 RICHMOND, Va.--Dr. Michael Brown is one of the most respected conservative voices in America, and his new book, “Outlasting the Gay Revolution,” is a bold take on how Christians must not lose hope in an obvious culture war. Brown will serve as the keynote speaker for the third annual Safe Exit Summit, a two-day conference co-hosted by Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX, www.pfox.org), the nation’s leading advocacy organization that offers love and support to families and friends of individuals with unwanted same-sex attractions and gender confusion. “The Safe Exit Summit is a wonderful opportunity for families and friends of homosexual and transgendered loved ones to come together for support. Resources, support, education and awareness about the ex-gay community will be presented by our experienced ex-gay speakers,” said PFOX Executive Director Regina Griggs. “We are thrilled and honored to welcome Dr. Michael Brown as the keynote speaker and know that he will challenge churches to become safe exits for those who are struggling.” Brown recently talked with World Magazine about why he decided to pen “Outlasting the Gay Revolution: Eight Principles for Long-term Cultural Change.” “I felt that believers around the country needed a word of courage, needed a word of hope, needed a word of encouragement,” Brown told World Magazine. “We’re being told, ‘You lost the culture wars. You lost the battle about redefining marriage and homosexuality and transgender issues. You lost the battle. You’ve made a mistake even taking the stand, just like you made a mistake with slavery and segregation, the oppression of women. You’re misusing the Bible again. Throw in the towel, capitulate and just move on. Do the church work, but recognize you’ve lost the battle, especially the Supreme Court decision and all these other things.’ I [wanted] to write the book and encourage believers and say, ‘This is not the end of any battle.’” The Safe Exit Summit is set for Oct. 2-3, 2015, following September’s Ex-Gay Awareness Month, in Washington, D.C. The event will feature a legislator education day on Capitol Hill for those interested in visiting their legislators in support of ex-gays and individuals with unwanted same-sex attractions. Friday, Oct. 2 will feature a time of praise as well as a viewing of the video “Such Were Some of You” and testimony by the Rev. Stephen Black. On Saturday, Oct. 3, Brown will present, along with numerous expert speakers who will address several issues to encourage, educate and edify family members and friends as well as those struggling with gender confusion and unwanted same-sex attraction. Brown is widely considered to be the world’s foremost Messianic Jewish apologist. Since coming to faith in 1971 as a 16-year-old, heroin-shooting Jewish rock drummer, he has devoted his life to fostering awakening in the Church, sparking moral and cultural revolution in society, raising up gospel laborers for the nations and reaching out to his own Jewish people. Brown is the host of the nationally syndicated Line of Fire radio broadcast, the president of FIRE School of Ministry, and a professor of Bible and Hebrew Studies at several leading seminaries. He has preached in more than 25 nations and is the author of 25 books and numerous scholarly and popular articles. He has debated Jewish rabbis, agnostic professors and gay activists on radio, TV and college campuses. Read more about Michael Brown at askdrbrown.org or view his columns for The Christian Post. Several other speakers will also be featured at the Safe Exit Summit: • Rev. Stephen Black has worked in pastoral-care ministry as an ordained minister in the local church and with International Ministerial Fellowship for over 25 years with First Stone Ministries. He teaches in the local church, serves the Body of Christ in one-on-one pastoral care discipleship, weekly support group sessions and public speaking, and helps to provide freedom conferences and seminars. • Dennis Jernigan, who will lead a special time of worship at the conference, is known primarily for his worship music, and his songs have been sung widely by the Body of Christ since the early 1990s. He has written hundreds of songs and authored many devotional and self-help books, fantasy novels and children’s stories. He shares his story of leaving a homosexual identity through his music and is convinced that with God, nothing is impossible. • Rich Wyler is the founder and director of People Can Change, a nonprofit, peer-led support and educational organization of men who seek to resolve, diminish or make peace with their unwanted same-sex attractions. He is also the founder and co-creator of the life-changing “Journey Into Manhood” experiential personalgrowth program and has compiled the book, “Then & Now: How My Sexual Attractions Have Changed.” • Christopher Doyle is a licensed professional psychotherapist and co-founder of Voice of the Voiceless. He is also the Director of the International Healing Foundation, a non-profit organization that since 1990 has helped thousands of individuals and families struggling with sexual orientation. As a published author and expert in adolescent sexual health, as well as a former homosexual, Doyle has spoken to international audiences and had his work published in numerous outlets. • Jayson Graves is a Christian psychotherapist specializing in sexual addictions recovery and unwanted attractions. He enjoys helping his clients from both a clinical and personal frame as a person in recovery himself. His experience comes from working with youth, in community mental health and men’s ministry, and he has also worked with couples, individuals, young adults and teens in private practice. Graves is the founder and director of the international telephone counseling ministry Healing for the Soul. • Ben Spratling was once exclusively attracted to other men. Raised Southern Baptist, he was confused by what he was taught in church about his feelings. But he pursued change for his attractions, a journey that took 11 years. Today, he believes that biblical religious principles are the foundation for the United States of America and wants to see religious rights protected. He’s committed to the Recently Straight project—a web-based TV show reenacting the stories of men who have changed from gay to straight. According to Griggs, research, along with the personal experiences of ex-gays like those featured at the Safe Exit Summit, has shown that homosexuality is not innate and that change is possible. Visitors to www.pfox.org can also listen to personal stories of ex-gays who share about their lives and their decision to change. Griggs added that thousands of men and women with unwanted same sex attractions and gender confusion make the personal decision to leave their homosexual lifestyle and identity, and seek support and help from churches in their journey. Churches interested in finding out more about Safe Exit, a program that offers resources and expert speakers to help them open their doors to the ex-gay community and those struggling with same-sex attractions and gender identity confusion, can visit www.pfox.org/safe-exit/. Co-hosting the Safe Exit Summit with PFOX is Voice of the Voiceless and Equality And Justice For All. The mission of Voice of the Voiceless is to defend the rights of former homosexuals, individuals with unwanted same-sex attractions and their families, while supporting the faith-based community and working to defend the constitutional rights of all people to share their views of homosexuality in the public forum. Equality and Justice For All is the only civil rights organization to further the general welfare of the ex-gay community by promoting fair and equitable laws and policies protecting their rights. By furthering individual self-determination and liberty for former homosexuals, the group strives to reduce bigoted representations of the ex-gay sexual orientation status and works to ensure that ex-gays and their friends and families can be open, honest, safe and respected in a diverse society. PFOX is a national non-profit organization that supports families and educates the public on sexual orientation and the ex-gay community. PFOX supports an inclusive environment for the ex-gay community and works to eliminate negative perceptions and discrimination against former homosexuals by conducting public education and outreach to further individual self-determination and respect for all Americans, regardless of sexual orientation. PFOX believes that every person seeking positive life change needs the love and support of family, friends, the community and the church, and strives to offer a place for help, a place for truth, and a place for ex-gays to participate in the conversation about same-sex attraction. PFOX families love their homosexual children unconditionally, believing that unconditional love between them and their child is based on treating each other with kindness and respect. Each year, men and women with unwanted same-sex attractions make the personal decision to seek help in overcoming a homosexual identity through gender-affirming programs, including counseling, support groups, faith-based ministries and other non-judgmental environments. For more information on PFOX, visit its web site at www.PFOX.org, its Facebook page, its Twitter feed @PFOX4U or email info@pfox.org. Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization with a mission to support families and educate the public on sexual orientation and the ex-gay community. PFOX is committed to supporting parents and friends of homosexuals who want help, hope and community, and exists to provide education and resources. PFOX works toward understanding and acceptance of the ex-gay community. ### To interview a representative from Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays, contact Deborah Hamilton at 215-815-7716 or 610-584-1096, or Beth Harrison at 610-584-1096, or at media@hamiltonstrategies.com. Source: http://www.worldmag.com/2015/07/michael_brown_on_outlasting_the_gay_revolution The Rev. Stephen Black Featured at Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays’ Conference 7/29/2015 Ex-Gay Minister Is One of the Featured Expert Speakers at Third Annual Safe Exit Summit In October RICHMOND, Va.--The Rev. Stephen Black knows the struggles of families with a loved one who identifies as homosexual or is dealing with unwanted same-sex attractions and gender identity issues. Black, who left the homosexual lifestyle more than 30 years ago, will be one of the featured speakers at the third annual Safe Exit Summit, a two-day conference co-hosted by Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX, www.pfox.org), the nation’s leading advocacy organization that offers love and support to families and friends of individuals with unwanted same-sex attractions and gender confusion. Black is also a member of the PFOX Board of Directors. The Safe Exit Summit is set for Oct. 2-3, 2015, following September’s Ex-Gay Awareness Month, in Washington, D.C. The event will feature a legislator education day on Capitol Hill for those interested in visiting their legislators in support of ex-gays and individuals with unwanted same-sex attractions. Friday, Oct. 2 will feature a time of praise, as well as a viewing of the video “Such Were Some of You” and testimony by Black. On Saturday, Oct. 3, keynote speaker Dr. Michael Brown will present, along with numerous expert speakers who will address several issues. “The Safe Exit Summit will help families in all stages of their journey in so many ways,” said PFOX Executive Director Regina Griggs. “There will be hope and support for families and friends of homosexuals and gender confused men and women that proves change is possible.The Safe Exit event also allows ex-gay men and women to come together to raise awareness about the serious issues ex-gays face. The Summit Summit’s amazing speakers, like Stephen Black, bravely tell their personal stories in an effort to help someone else who may be struggling.” Hope is an integral part of the conference, Griggs added, and speakers and experts share news and resources as families as they begin a journey of healing. For instance, she said, Dr. Christopher Rosik recently shared in an in-depth three-part Q&A that was published in mid-July on Mercatornet.com that same-sex-attracted teens can change, as their sexual attractions often change spontaneously. So why punish the professionals who are trying to help them? Rosik is a psychologist and director of research at Link Care Center in California and has published more than 45 articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is also a past president of the Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity. Black knows firsthand that sexual attractions can change—his own life is proof. He has worked in pastoral-care ministry as an ordained minister in the local church and with International Ministerial Fellowship for over 25 years with First Stone Ministries. Black also teaches in the local church, serves the Body of Christ in one-on-one pastoral care discipleship, weekly support group sessions and public speaking, and helps to provide freedom conferences and seminars. PFOX shares Black’s video story on its web site, where he says he lived as a homosexual for about eight years after entering the lifestyle at the age of 14. As a 6-year-old boy, he was sexually molested by a male friend of the family who was babysitting him. Then at the age of 10, a male friend of a neighbor molested him again. Black became more and more attracted to his same sex and, eventually, became a sexually addicted man. He turned to God, received therapy and left the homosexual lifestyle more than 30 years ago. Joining Black will be several top-name speakers at the Safe Exit Summit, including Brown, widely considered to be the world’s foremost Messianic Jewish apologist and host of the nationally syndicated Line of Fire radio broadcast. Several other speakers will also be featured at the Safe Exit Summit: • Dennis Jernigan, who will lead a special time of worship at the conference, is known primarily for his worship music, and his songs have been sung widely by the Body of Christ since the early 1990s. He has written hundreds of songs and authored many devotional and self-help books, fantasy novels and children’s stories. He shares his story of leaving a homosexual identity through his music and is convinced that with God, nothing is impossible. • Rich Wyler is the founder and director of People Can Change, a nonprofit, peer-led support and educational organization of men who seek to resolve, diminish or make peace with their unwanted same-sex attractions. He is also the founder and co-creator the life-changing “Journey Into Manhood” experiential personalgrowth program and has compiled the book, “Then & Now: How My Sexual Attractions Have Changed.” • Christopher Doyle is a licensed professional psychotherapist and co-founder of Voice of the Voiceless. He is also the Director of the International Healing Foundation, a non-profit organization that since 1990 has helped thousands of individuals and families struggling with sexual orientation. As a published author and expert in adolescent sexual health, as well as a former homosexual, Doyle has spoken to international audiences and had his work published in numerous outlets. • Jayson Graves is a Christian psychotherapist specializing in sexual addictions recovery and unwanted attractions. He enjoys helping his clients from both a clinical and personal frame as a person in recovery himself. His experience comes from working with youth, in community mental health and men’s ministry, and he has also worked with couples, individuals, young adults and teens in private practice. Graves is the founder and director of the international telephone counseling ministry Healing for the Soul. • Ben Spratling was once exclusively attracted to other men. Raised Southern Baptist, he was confused by what he was taught in church about his feelings. But he pursued change for his attractions, a journey that took 11 years. Today, he believes that Biblical religious principles are the foundation for the United States of America and wants to see religious rights protected. He’s committed to the Recently Straight project—a web-based TV show reenacting the stories of men who have changed from gay to straight. According to Griggs, research, along with the personal experiences of ex-gays like those featured at the Safe Exit Summit, has shown that homosexuality is not innate and that change is possible. Visitors to www.pfox.org can also listen to personal stories of ex-gays who share about their lives and their decision to change. Griggs added that thousands of men and women with unwanted same sex attractions and gender confusion make the personal decision to leave their homosexual lifestyle and identity, and seek support and help from churches in their journey. Churches interested in finding out more about Safe Exit, a program that offers resources and expert speakers to help them open their doors to the ex-gay community and those struggling with same-sex attractions and gender identity confusion, can visit www.pfox.org/safe-exit/. To register for the Safe Exit Summit, visit www.safeexitsummit.org/register.html. Co-hosting the Safe Exit Summit with PFOX is Voice of the Voiceless and Equality And Justice For All. The mission of Voice of the Voiceless is to defend the rights of former homosexuals, individuals with unwanted same-sex attractions and their families, while supporting the faith-based community and working to defend the constitutional rights of all people to share their views of homosexuality in the public forum. Equality and Justice For All is the only civil rights organization to further the general welfare of the ex-gay community by promoting fair and equitable laws and policies protecting their rights. By furthering individual self-determination and liberty for former homosexuals, the group strives to reduce bigoted representations of the ex-gay sexual orientation status and works to ensure that ex-gays and their friends and families can be open, honest, safe and respected in a diverse society. PFOX is a national non-profit organization that supports families and educates the public on sexual orientation and the ex-gay community. PFOX supports an inclusive environment for the ex-gay community and works to eliminate negative perceptions and discrimination against former homosexuals by conducting public education and outreach to further individual self-determination and respect for all Americans, regardless of sexual orientation. PFOX believes that every person seeking positive life change needs the love and support of family, friends, the community and the church and strives to offer a place for help, a place for truth, and a place for ex-gays to participate in the conversation about same-sex attraction. PFOX families love their homosexual child unconditionally, believing that unconditional love between them and their child is based on treating each other with kindness and respect. Each year, men and women with unwanted same-sex attractions make the personal decision to seek help in overcoming a homosexual identity through gender-affirming programs, including counseling, support groups, faith-based ministries and other non-judgmental environments. For more information on PFOX, visit its web site at www.PFOX.org, its Facebook page, its Twitter feed @PFOX4U, or email info@pfox.org. Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization with a mission to support families and educate the public on sexual orientation and the ex-gay community. PFOX is committed to supporting parents and friends of homosexuals who want help, hope and community, and exists to provide education and resources. PFOX works toward understanding and acceptance of the ex-gay community. ### To interview a representative from Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays, contact Deborah Hamilton at 215-815-7716 or 610-584-1096, or Beth Harrison at 610-584-1096, or at media@hamiltonstrategies.com. Sources: • http://www.mercatornet.com/articles/view/child-abuse-or-free-speech-what-do-bans-on-gay-conversion-therapy-aim-to-st/16507 Dr. Michael Brown Keynote Speaker at Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays’ Conference 7/20/2015 RICHMOND, Va.--Registration is now open for the third annual Safe Exit Summit, a two-day conference co-hosted by Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX, www.pfox.org), the nation’s leading advocacy organization that offers love and support to families and friends of individuals with unwanted same-sex attractions and gender confusion. The Safe Exit Summit is set for Oct. 2-3, 2015, following September’s Ex-Gay Awareness Month, in Washington, D.C. The event will feature a legislator education day on Capitol Hill for those interested in visiting their legislators in support of ex-gays and individuals with unwanted same-sex attractions. Friday, Oct. 2 will feature a time of praise as well as a viewing of the video “Such Were Some of You” and testimony by Stephen Black. On Saturday, Oct. 3, keynote speaker Dr. Michael Brown will present, along with numerous expert speakers who will address several issues. “The Safe Exit Summit is a wonderful opportunity for families and friends of ex-gays to come together for support, resources and awareness about the serious issues that ex-gays face,” said PFOX Executive Director Regina Griggs. “This is a chance to honor ex-gays and their families, as well as show support and love to the family members and friends whose lives have been affected by a homosexual or gender-confused loved one.” Several top-name speakers will be featured at the 2015 Safe Exit Summit, including Dr. Brown, widely considered to be the world’s foremost Messianic Jewish apologist. Since coming to faith in 1971 as a 16-year-old, heroin-shooting Jewish rock drummer, Brown has devoted his life to fostering awakening in the Church, sparking moral and cultural revolution in society, raising up gospel laborers for the nations and reaching out to his own Jewish people. Brown is the host of the nationally syndicated Line of Fire radio broadcast, the president of FIRE School of Ministry, and a professor of Bible and Hebrew Studies at several leading seminaries. He has preached in more than 25 nations and is the author of 25 books and numerous scholarly and popular articles. He has debated Jewish rabbis, agnostic professors and gay activists on radio, TV and college campuses. Read more about Michael Brown at askdrbrown.org or view his columns for The Christian Post. Several other speakers will also be featured at the Safe Exit Summit: • Rev. Stephen Black has worked in pastoral-care ministry as an ordained minister in the local church and with International Ministerial Fellowship for over 25 years with First Stone Ministries. He teaches in the local church, serves the Body of Christ in one-on-one pastoral care discipleship, weekly support group sessions and public speaking, and helps to provide freedom conferences and seminars. • Dennis Jernigan, who will lead a special time of worship at the conference, is known primarily for his worship music, and his songs have been sung widely by the Body of Christ since the early 1990s. He has written hundreds of songs and authored many devotional and self-help books, fantasy novels and children’s stories. He shares his story of leaving a homosexual identity through his music and is convinced that with God, nothing is impossible. • Rich Wyler is the founder and director of People Can Change, a nonprofit, peer-led support and educational organization of men who seek to resolve, diminish or make peace with their unwanted same-sex attractions. He is also the founder and co-creator the life-changing “Journey Into Manhood” experiential personalgrowth program and has compiled the book, “Then & Now: How My Sexual Attractions Have Changed.” • Christopher Doyle is a licensed professional psychotherapist and co-founder of Voice of the Voiceless. He is also the Director of the International Healing Foundation, a non-profit organization that since 1990 has helped thousands of individuals and families struggling with sexual orientation. As a published author and expert in adolescent sexual health, as well as a former homosexual, Doyle has spoken to international audiences and had his work published in numerous outlets. • Jayson Graves is a Christian psychotherapist specializing in sexual addictions recovery and unwanted attractions. He enjoys helping his clients from both a clinical and personal frame as a person in recovery himself. His experience comes from working with youth, in community mental health and men’s ministry, and he has also worked with couples, individuals, young adults and teens in private practice. Graves is the founder and director of the international telephone counseling ministry Healing for the Soul. • Ben Spratling was once exclusively attracted to other men. Raised Southern Baptist, he was confused by what he was taught in church about his feelings. But he pursued change for his attractions, a journey that took 11 years. Today, he believes that Biblical religious principles are the foundation for the United States of America and wants to see religious rights protected. He’s committed to the Recently Straight project—a web-based TV show reenacting the stories of men who have changed from gay to straight. According to Griggs, research, along with the personal experiences of ex-gays like those featured at the Safe Exit Summit, has shown that homosexuality is not innate and that change is possible. Visitors to www.pfox.org can also listen to personal stories of ex-gays who share about their lives and their decision to change. Griggs added that thousands of men and women with unwanted same sex attractions and gender confusion make the personal decision to leave their homosexual lifestyle and identity, and seek support and help from churches in their journey. Churches interested in finding out more about Safe Exit, a program that offers resources and expert speakers to help them open their doors to the ex-gay community and those struggling with same-sex attractions and gender identity confusion, can visit www.pfox.org/safe-exit/. To register for the Safe Exit Summit, visit www.safeexitsummit.org/register.html. Co-hosting the Safe Exit Summit with PFOX is Voice of the Voiceless and Equality And Justice For All. The mission of Voice of the Voiceless is to defend the rights of former homosexuals, individuals with unwanted same-sex attractions and their families, while supporting the faith-based community and working to defend the constitutional rights of all people to share their views of homosexuality in the public forum. Equality and Justice For All is the only civil rights organization to further the general welfare of the ex-gay community by promoting fair and equitable laws and policies protecting their rights. By furthering individual self-determination and liberty for former homosexuals, the group strives to reduce bigoted representations of the ex-gay sexual orientation status and works to ensure that ex-gays and their friends and families can be open, honest, safe and respected in a diverse society. PFOX is a national non-profit organization that supports families and educates the public on sexual orientation and the ex-gay community. PFOX supports an inclusive environment for the ex-gay community and works to eliminate negative perceptions and discrimination against former homosexuals by conducting public education and outreach to further individual self-determination and respect for all Americans, regardless of sexual orientation. PFOX believes that every person seeking positive life change needs the love and support of family, friends, the community and the church and strives to offer a place for help, a place for truth, and a place for ex-gays to participate in the conversation about same-sex attraction. PFOX families love their homosexual child unconditionally, believing that unconditional love between them and their child is based on treating each other with kindness and respect. Each year, men and women with unwanted same-sex attractions make the personal decision to seek help in overcoming a homosexual identity through gender-affirming programs, including counseling, support groups, faith-based ministries and other non-judgmental environments. For more information on PFOX, visit its web site at www.PFOX.org, its Facebook page, its Twitter feed @PFOX4U, or email info@pfox.org. Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization with a mission to support families and educate the public on sexual orientation and the ex-gay community. PFOX is committed to supporting parents and friends of homosexuals who want help, hope and community, and exists to provide education and resources. PFOX works toward understanding and acceptance of the ex-gay community. ### To interview a representative from Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays, contact Deborah Hamilton at 215-815-7716 or 610-584-1096, or Beth Harrison at 610-584-1096, or at media@hamiltonstrategies.com. PFOX Safe Exit Program Will Help Churches Navigate and Stay the Biblical Course 7/6/2015 RICHMOND, Va.--As the dust settles after the Supreme Court’s controversial decision on the legalization of homosexual marriage across the country, many churches are wondering, “What now?” Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays & Gays (PFOX, www.pfox.org), the nation’s leading advocacy organization that offers love and support to families and friends of individuals with unwanted same-sex attractions and gender confusion, is there to help. Through its Safe Exit program for churches, PFOX offers resources and expert speakers to help wade through the intricacies of an ever-changing culture. “Safe Exit was designed to help churches open their doors to those who are struggling with unwanted same-sex attractions and gender confusion, as well as those who have left the homosexual lifestyle,” said PFOX Executive Director Regina Griggs. “But now, courts, policies, lawmakers and homosexual activists are pushing for approval of homosexuality and its behavior, and churches must be equipped to deal with this and move forward while still maintaining and communicating God’s truth and protecting their own religious liberties.” Griggs said this navigation while providing hope and support will be a challenge for churchgoers and Christians in general. “Many families and friends of homosexual loved ones will have to battle biblical beliefs if asked to attend a homosexual wedding, as they will become a witness,” she continued. “Do we remain silent when the officiant asks if there is any reason that the two should not be married? Our silence is, in fact, a form of forced affirmation. Do we park our beliefs at the door when we attend? How do Christians respond? We love unconditionally, but as Christians we cannot deny truth. God created marriage, in His image he created them male and female.” Griggs added that research as well as the personal experiences of ex-gays have shown that homosexuality is fluid so, therefore, the definition of marriage that has existed for thousands of years should not have been changed. Visitors to www.pfox.org can also listen to personal stories of ex-gays who share about their lives and their decision to change. David Pickup is one of the stories featured on the PFOX web site. Pickup, a speaker for Safe Exit, says the marriage issue is not about gay marriage, but actually about the normalization of homosexuality within the fabric of every state of the union. “Love is not love without truth, and the truth is that homosexuality is not inborn,” Pickup said. “Science and anecdotal evidence prove this. Homosexuality is really about the desperate search for love due to debilitating gender identity inferiority and unmet needs for love in childhood; something no child deserves. PFOX stands for truth and compassion, knowing that while every human being has the right to decide these issues for themselves, we will stand for the truth in love. “We remain committed to those who know that, for them, homosexuality is ultimately filled with heartache and unfulfilled needs,” he continued. “We are committed to those individuals who have found authentic change in therapy, spirituality, unconditional love, and finding a safe exit for themselves. We are happy to be one institution that provides a safe exit for those on that path.” Griggs says thousands of men and women with unwanted same sex attractions and gender confusion make the personal decision to leave their homosexual lifestyle and identity and seek support and help from churches in their journey. Churches interested in finding out more about Safe Exit can visit www.pfox.org/safe-exit/. PFOX is also planning its annual Safe Exit Summit on Oct. 2-3, 2015, in Washington, D.C. Register at www.safeexitsummit.org/register.html. Author Write something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. Archives August 2015 July 2015 Categories All RSS Feed