'Gay journalist' leader
attacks 'Marketing of Evil'

The president of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association has come out swinging at "The Marketing of Evil" author David Kupelian, comparing those who oppose homosexuality on religious grounds with "white supremacists and other hate groups."

In his latest "Message from the national president," NLGJA's national president Eric Hegedus discussed "homophobia" in news coverage – and in the process confirmed one of the many controversial assertions Kupelian made in "The Marketing of Evil."

"In Chapter 1 of my book," Kupelian said, "I reported how professional broadcast news journalists at a NLGJA event advocated that, when reporting on homosexual issues, journalists shouldn't even bother to interview people holding to the traditional Judeo-Christian viewpoint. That is, rather than dignify the biblical viewpoint as worthy of inclusion by the press, it should be treated the same way the media treat the Ku Klux Klan."

"Some people thought I was exaggerating," said Kupelian. "Well, now the president of the organization is coming out and making it official: According to 'gay' members of the establishment press, when reporting on homosexuality journalists should just stop interviewing people like James Dobson or D. James Kennedy or any other traditionalist espousing a biblical perspective."

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Here's what Hegedus wrote to NLGJA's membership:

In October, WorldNetDaily.com excerpted portions of a book, "The Marketing of Evil: How Radicals, Elitists, and Pseudo-Experts Sell Us Corruption Disguised as Freedom," by that site's managing editor, David Kapulian (sic).

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In it, Kapulian (sic) rewound to NLGJA's 10th anniversary convention in San Francisco in 2000. In handing NLGJA a backhanded acknowledgment of our importance and influence – saying we have "grown into a formidable organization" – Kapulian (sic) referenced convention attendees' opinions about issues of balance and handling homophobia in coverage.

For instance, the author quoted NLGJA member Ramon Escobar: "This whole issue of 'balance' that we as journalists are supposed to achieve … When we cover the black community, I've never seen a newsroom where you're covering one side and then you have to go run out and get the Klan's point of view."

And Kupelian quoted member Jeffrey Kofman. "The argument [is]:Why do we constantly see in coverage of gay and lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues the homphobes and the fag-haters quoted in stories when, of course, we don’t do that with Jews, blacks, etcetera?"

Lastly, Kupelian cited Paula Madison, then-vice president of diversity for NBC, who agreed with Kofman. "I don't see why we would seek out … the absurd, inane point of view just to get another point of view."

Kofman's follow-up, as related by Kupelian: "All of us have seen and continue to see a lot of coverage that includes perspectives on gay issues that include people who just simply are intolerant and perhaps not qualified as well."

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Kupelian’s conclusion? He suggests that mainstream press is "converting Americans to their world view … A lot of credit for the 'gay-ing of America' can be laid at the door of the news media who, intentionally or not, have worked in tandem with the movement's public relations machinery for years now."

To that, I say nonsense. LGBT journalists – including members of NLGJA – simply want to ensure fair and accurate coverage that has historically been done with derision and a lack of respect and understanding. This is about fairness, something one expects of journalists covering any minority community.

To drive his point home, Hegedus then compared religious-based disapproval of homosexuality with racist hate groups:

Certainly, news organizations have written extensively about white supremacists and other hate groups. For instance, in October we saw a flurry of stories about 13-year-old twins Lamb and Lynx Gaede, who use entertainment to promote the supremacist movement ("Young singers spread racist hate," said a headline on the ABC News Web site).

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But I doubt that any journalist is adding them to a source contact list for bringing "balance" to future stories about reparations, interracial marriage, the Holocaust or immigration. That same ethic needs to extend to LGBT coverage, too.

The bottom line is that all journalists must take greater care not only in how they frame their own questions, but also in determining who they'll interview. Journalists must start rethinking the appropriateness of both questions and answers.

This is not the first time "The Marketing of Evil" has drawn fire from the "gay rights" movement. In March, Kupelian's appearances on Fox News' "Cavuto" and "Dayside" shows and CBN's "700 Club," in which he exposed the "marketing of evil" in the "gay-cowboy" film "Brokeback Mountain," resulted in Kupelian's being denounced by many homosexual activists.

And in April, Kupelian's book was at the center of a national controversy when a Christian librarian at Ohio State University was formally investigated for "sexual harassment" just because he recommended the freshmen class be required to read "The Marketing of Evil." The charges, instigated by two openly homosexual English professors, were dropped under threat of a lawsuit from the Alliance Defense Fund.

This Sunday, Kupelian will talk about "the marketing of homosexuality" on D. James Kennedy's nationally broadcast television show, "The Coral Ridge Hour." Kennedy, the world's most-listened-to Presbyterian minister, is featuring Kupelian and "The Marketing of Evil" throughout September on the Sunday morning show. This week's will be the last of four shows promoting the controversial best seller.

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