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Paul Cameron

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Homophobic 'researcher' who heads the Family Research Institute and is often cited by Conservative Christians when bashing GLBT people.

Expelled from the American Psychological Association

On December 2, 1983, the American Psychological Association sent Paul Cameron a letter informing him that he had been dropped from membership. Early in 1984, all members of the American Psychological Association received official written notice that "Paul Cameron (Nebraska) was dropped from membership for a violation of the Preamble to the Ethical Principles of Psychologists" by the APA Board of Directors. Cameron posted an over-elaborate argument about his expulsion from APA on his website, claiming that he resigned from APA before he was dropped from membership. Like most organizations, however, the APA does not allow a member to resign when they are being investigated. And even if Cameron's claims were accepted as true, it would be remarkable that the largest professional organization of psychologists in the United States went to such lengths to disassociate itself from one individual. (1)

It has stated that it "formally disassociates itself from the representations and interpretations of scientific literature offered by Dr. Paul Cameron in his writings and public statements on sexuality." (1)

The American Sociological Association has stated that "Cameron has consistently misinterpreted and misrepresented sociological research on sexuality, homosexuality, and lesbianism." (1)

In Baker v. Wade, he has said that "There has been no fraud or misrepresentations except by Dr. Cameron." (2)

In 1986, the American Sociological Association passed the following resolution. "The American Sociological Association officially and publicly states that Paul Cameron is not a sociologist, and condemns his consistent misrepresentation of sociological research." (1)

"Unless we get medically lucky, in three or four years, one of the options discussed will be the extermination of homosexuals." (3), (4)

Paul Cameron's first appearance on the Internet is in an archived article in the tabloid magazine, "Weekly World News", he said "it should be illegal to be a homosexual" and that they're "worse than murderers." (5)

Even though SARS has been linked to the Civet, Cameron and the Family Research Institute tried to link SARS to gay rights and gay people in general. (6)