'Nobody Is Born Gay' Billboard' Uses One Gay & One Not Identical Twins as Proof; LGBT Community Outraged [SEE HERE]

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A billboard displayed in Richmond, Virginia is causing a lot of controversy for its proclamation that "nobody is born gay." In response LGBT advocates have caused an uproar but the people who put up the display are standing behind it.

The organization who placed the billboard up, Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays (PFOX), is a national non-profit organization committed to helping ex-gays and parents and friends of gays who want help, as stated on their website. The organization is being criticized for their statement but they wanted people to know what they discovered.

"Identical twins have the same genes or DNA. They are nurtured in equal prenatal conditions. If homosexuality is caused by genetics or prenatal conditions and one twin is gay, the co-twin should also be gay," executive director, Regina Griggs of PFOX SAID, according to WVUE-TV. "Because identical twins are always genetically identical, homosexuality cannot be genetically dictated. No one is born gay."

Griggs maintained, "Change is possible" and said her organization is set to help people seeking a "positive life change."

The PFOX site says, "We believe that every person seeking positive life change needs and deserves the love and support of family, friends, the community, and the church. That's why we offer a place for help, a place for truth, and a place for the ex-gay to participate in the conversation about same-sex attraction."

However the backlash from the LGBT community maintains that the billboard is "hate" speech and contrary to the modern message that is being promoted today.

"I am shocked and really disappointed that at the end of 2014, we have a billboard in the middle of our city that says that kind of hate," Beth Panilaitis, leader of the Rosby group, an organization that offers resources to gay youths, said in to WVUE-TV.

Do you think PFOX is promoting hate or just offering an alternative message that is not popular in this day an age? Watch the news and leave your comments below:

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