Dishonest Exodus International Opens "Ministry" for Lesbians

Not content to disseminate false claims and information against gay males, Exodus International is opening a "ministry" for lesbians so that they can "embrace their faith and God-given femininity." As long as the Christianists and the GOP continue their jihads against LGBT citizens, one can experts that Exodus and other wingnut funded organizations will continue to trot out and market their bogus "cure" programs because maintaining the choice myth is essential to their goal of denying LGBT citizens full equality under the civil laws. All these programs will do for those unfortunate or self-hating enough to enroll in them is to screw them up even more emotionally and psychologically, but the "ex-gays" for pay at Exodus care nothing for the harm they do to others. Here is how Exodus describes this fraudulent endeavor:

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Heading up this new initiative is Yvette Schneider, a former policy analyst for Family Research Council, who has several years of ministry experience on college campuses and in churches. Yvette's life as a lesbian was radically transformed in 1992 when she experienced the love and grace of Jesus Christ. She has worked with several ministries to help women affected by lesbianism.

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Schneider hopes to communicate biblical, compassionate truth to women who feel overlooked by society and are often afraid to seek help from the church. She plans to provide practical help and resources by writing curriculum for girls dealing with gender confusion, speaking at women's conferences and helping other organizations better meet the needs of women affected by lesbianism.

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After I stop gagging, all I can think is that Schneider is either getting paid very well and/or she wants to have others hate themselves as much as she must hate herself. Here's what Ex-Gay Watch has to say about Schneider:

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As well as her association with the notorious LaBarbera, Schneider has worked with Eagle Forum, Family Research Council and Matt Barber’s Concerned Women for America. Not a good omen for an organization that claimed last year they were leaving politics behind.

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In summary, what does Schneider’s appointment mean? On inspection, it appears Exodus has appointed to a major role in its organization a woman with a track record of ultra-conservative political activism (despite Exodus’s claim to be a non-political group), who pushes a hard line on orientation change (despite Exodus’s deliberate attempt to steer away from such rhetoric, at least in public)