The Triangle Foundation, a Detroit-based gay rights advocacy organization, has unveiled a controversial Web site targeted against the American Family Association.
The group unveiled the Web site, www.AFAexposed.com, Wednesday after a two-year investigation of the American Family Association. The foundation says the association, which is an organization that promotes Christian and family values, is anti-gay and promotes legislation designed to oppress lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgendered people.
The site also includes information about the Michigan chapter of the association, which is based in Midland. The site presents research conducted by the association, which foundation officials say are biased and untrue.
Sean Kosofsky, director of policy and victim services for the Triangle Foundation, said the site was created as a resource to educate people about the association.
Kosofsky said the research used by the American Family Association to promote its arguments is propaganda.
“We personally believe that the AFA may support the murder of gay, lesbian and bisexual people,” he said. “We are also fairly certain the AFA wants all homosexuals locked up on sodomy charges and put in jail.”
Kosofsky said the response from the LBGT community has been positive.
“Most people have responded with absolute positivity,” he said. “The national gay community is starting to pay attention to the site. We have gotten a lot of hits.”
The site also features a picture of Gary Glenn, state director of the Michigan chapter of the American Family Association, next to links explaining Triangle Foundation’s perspective of the association’s agenda.
But Glenn said the association will defend its purpose to defend family values, despite the foundation’s views.
“I think the Triangle Foundation could not have paid us a greater compliment,” he said. “It’s a tribute to our effectiveness.
“I think it’s amusing. I found it and sent it to everyone on my e-mail list. Some were jealous and offended that they weren’t mentioned.”
Jeffrey Montgomery, executive director of Triangle Foundation, said the site is designed to provide information about the association.
“It’s so important because our site is about the truth,” he said. “Our site is a vaccine from the toxic poison of the AFA.”
Montgomery said the site is in response to years of opposition from the association.
“It is to combat and challenge the lies and distortions and pure based anti-gay activism of the AFA,” he said. “It’s to try and make some sort of a response to the reckless, dangerous menacing of the AFA.”
Brandelyn Bondono, a Web developer and grant writer at the Triangle Foundation helped design the site.
“We were trying to think of something that would grab you and make the concept exciting for the average person,” she said.
Bondono said the site was a good way to publicize Triangle Foundation’s point of view on the association.
“I am glad the information about the truth is going to get out there,” she said. “People can come here, get the facts, and make up their own minds.”
