Graffiti won out.Some political pundits and antigay leaders accused anonymous gay rights activists of showing the very kind of intolerance they decry de·cry tr.v. de·cried, de·cry·ing, de·cries 1. To condemn openly. 2. To depreciate (currency, for example) by official proclamation or by rumor. in others after they defaced de·face tr.v. de·faced, de·fac·ing, de·fac·es 1. To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of; disfigure. 2. To impair the usefulness, value, or influence of. 3. a billboard for an "ex-gay" conference in St. Louis. The billboard along Interstate 44 advertised the February 25 Love Won Out conference, sponsored by the antigay Christian group Focus on the Family, with the tagline: "I Questioned Homosexuality. Change Is Possible. Discover How." At the event, held at the First Evangelical Free Church in nearby Manchester, Mo., hundreds of protesters gathered outside to denounce de·nounce tr.v. de·nounced, de·nounc·ing, de·nounc·es 1. To condemn openly as being evil or reprehensible. See Synonyms at criticize. 2. To accuse formally. 3. widely discredited dis·cred·it tr.v. dis·cred·it·ed, dis·cred·it·ing, dis·cred·its 1. To damage in reputation; disgrace. 2. To cause to be doubted or distrusted. 3. To refuse to believe. n. attempts by Christian groups to make gay people straight. |
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