Big Brothers on your side. (Far Right).When word got out that Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Big Brothers Big Sisters of America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that have a measurable impact on youth. was officially welcoming gay men and lesbians as youth mentors, conservative activists hit the roof. Since 1977 the organization has prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. , but in July it moved to enforce the rule after a few local chapters barred gays and lesbians from becoming mentors. Far-right group Focus on the Family swiftly objected to the new mandate. Leader James Dobson James Clayton "Jim" Dobson, Ph.D. (born April 21, 1936 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is the chairman of the board of Focus on the Family, a nonprofit organization he founded in 1977. issued an alert on his syndicated radio broadcast, and the group's Web site and E-mail newsletter urged people to contact Big Brothers to protest. Mack Koonce, Big Brothers' executive vice president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , told The Philadelphia Inquirer that his group "doesn't have the broad goal of teaching heterosexual, marital relationships. We look at: Do the kids stay in school? Do they improve peer and family relationships? That's what we think the big issues are." |
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