James Dobson Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Ex-gay organization=== Focus on the Family established an [[Ex-gay movement|ex-gay]] program called [[Love Won Out]] in 1998. The program promoted [[conversion therapy]], the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to make gay people straight. Dobson increased his promotion of Love Won Out in 2000 upon discovering that opposition to gay marriage was helping the Christian Right gain members and voters.{{sfn|Ridgely|2016|p=189}} State-level affiliates of FotF drafted gay marriage bans in several states, starting with [[Nebraska Initiative 416]] in 2000.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Tess N. |date=January 12, 2001 |title=Family Council celebrates. |newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star}}</ref> Dobson broadcast that gay marriage was turning children from faithful Christian homes against God. His arguments caused large evangelical turnouts in support of the gay marriage prohibitions, resulting in defense of marriage amendments to thirty U.S. state constitutions.{{sfn|Ridgely|2016|p=207}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page