In December, Kyle Roux, 37, was surprised to hear from a friend that his image had popped up on a controversial billboard overlooking a major highway in Richmond, Virginia. The billboard showed two pictures of Roux. In one, he was wearing a suit; in the other, a T-shirt. “Identical twins,” the caption read. “One gay. One not. We believe twin research studies show nobody is born gay.”
The sign was put up by a group called Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (or PFOX), a nonprofit organization that promotes the idea, unsupported by science, that gay people can change their sexual orientation through therapy or prayer.
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“Part of our core philosophy at Planting Peace is to actively stand in peaceful protest of the actions of hate groups and to stand for the rights of those who are made to feel ‘less than’ by countering hurtful messages with messages of love, support and compassion,” said Jackson.
The group is currently accepting donations online to keep its billboard standing.
