2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumConservative group says AARP promotes radical “homosexual agenda”
Not usually a target of anti-LGBT ire, the AARP has been accused of being a fringe organization
BY KATIE MCDONOUGH
The American Family Association has accused the American Association of Retired Persons of being a fringe organization that promotes a homosexual agenda that does not represent older Americans values and standards.
Why? Because, in addition to coupons for Outback Steakhouse and discounts on prescription refills, the retiree organizations website has a page to provide resources, news, and other topics of interest to older lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, their family and friends.
As Zack Ford at ThinkProgress notes, LGBT adults and seniors face unique challenges later in life, like navigating Social Security benefits, estate taxes and other issues; AARPs resource center addresses those needs. The AARPs inclusive policy to serve all of its members equally prompted AFA to issue a statement accusing the group of using member fees to advocate special rights for immoral behavior.
AFA executive vice president Buddy Smith added: Be very careful that you know what your fees are going for because the AARP is not on your side. If you are a Christian and believe in biblical values, you can pretty much count on the fact that everything that you are in favor of, the AARP is opposing.
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http://www.salon.com/2013/05/16/conservative_group_says_aarp_promotes_radical_homosexual_agenda/
CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)considers a group with 40,000,000 to be fringe. How very odd of them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Family_Association
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AARP
upaloopa
(11,417 posts)All men (meaning men women children straight or gay) are created equal and are endowed by their creator with certain enaliable rights .... among these are life liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
Hekate
(90,779 posts)Thanks for promoting the radical homosexual agenda! Hubby and I don't feel that either our marriage or our values are threatened in the least.
Hekate
struggle4progress
(118,332 posts)Yep: itsa time to beat the fuggin bushes for a con-tro-ver-see and try to scare sum folk into forkin over sum moo-lah! Hoe-lee shizz!
What ya think we oughta try this time, Buddie? Hey! I know! Howsa bout we yell Eeek! Look! The gayses are coming! about somebody?
But who? Them telly-tubas done been did. Sponge Bobpants did been done too. And also Barney that big purple thingie-wingie.
So who? Less go down my list:
American Automobile Association?
American Association of Advertising Agencies?
American Association Against Acronym Abuse?
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology?
All American Amateur Baseball Association?
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