A June 25 WorldNetDaily article baselessly asserted that the purpose of establishing a “Gay/Straight Alliance” club at a South Carolina high school was “for children who want to join a sex club.”
In fact, Gay/Straight Alliance clubs are geared toward providing emotional support and education to confront discrimination and homophobia. WND offers no evidence whatsoever to contradict this — indeed, it seems to want to ensure that the homophobia continues as a part of its anti-gay agenda.
The article goes on to describe those who support establishment of the club as “advocates for homosexuality,” as well as invoke the Depiction-Equals-Approval Fallacy by tossing around the word “promotion,” as in “a club to promote homosexual lifestyle choices to students” and “the annual ‘Day of Silence’ promotional event for homosexuality.” Of course, merely acknowledging that homosexuals exist is not “promotion.”