Fox News Channel blasted for supporting pro-homosexual group

Fox News Channel blasted for supporting pro-homosexual group

The president of an Illinois-based pro-family group says many fans of the Fox News Channel would be surprised -- and perhaps even upset -- to know that the network, which describes itself as "fair and balanced," supports a conference for homosexual journalists.

The program guide for the recent conference of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association in San Diego featured an ad by Fox News Channel. A representative for Americans for Truth About Homosexuality (AFTAH) also attended the conference, which featured homosexual media and mainstream media strategizing around a pro-homosexual perspective. AFTAH president Peter LaBarbera says Fox News has supported the pro-homosexual group for several years.

"I really believe Fox has the best coverage in a lot of these issues because they often do have both sides of the story," he explains. "But it's curious to me why they would help finance this gay journalist outfit. I attended there once; very rarely do they have someone from the opposing viewpoint."

LaBarbera encourages concerned views to contact Fox News and let them know they do not want the network supporting the pro-homosexual group.

"Yeah, I'm hoping that if enough people call that maybe Fox, and all the other stations too, should reconsider; and if they do finance this gay journalists' association, maybe they need to finance a Christian journalists' association, maybe they need to give money to WORLD magazine," says LaBarbera. "You can't have it both ways."