“Love is Love” is clearly targeted at young people who are having a difficult time coming to terms with their sexuality It’s also, unsurprisingly, inviting lots of controversy for its potentially dangerous message that LGBT people aren’t religious enough and need to be “fixed.” Thomes, who does lectures around the country about praying the gay away, has been defending the video on Facebook.
Thomes argues that people should stop being gay even if they want to, because it’s wrong. “Should you stop beating your wife even if you really want to continue? YES. Should you not kill someone even if you’re really wanting to go through with it? YES.
Should you get clean if you have a drug problem and are destroying yourself and those who love you even if you still like getting high? YES. Should you stop cheating on your spouse even if you like the attention you’re getting from someone else? YES,” Thomes wrote.
People on social media have been standing up to Anchored North and Thomes.
https://twitter.com/cinesimonj/status/948041196290564097
https://twitter.com/sivametimbers/status/948932169833041920
https://twitter.com/Jac_ahah/status/948188685828272128
https://twitter.com/cinesimonj/status/948041048286158848
https://twitter.com/elevate53/status/947990501432717312
https://twitter.com/tucamestanza/status/948950145474945026