"As Nancy Knauer, a Temple University law professor, has written, the notion of homosexuality as a..."

“As Nancy Knauer, a Temple University law professor, has written, the notion of homosexuality as a contagion has been a staple of American culture for almost 100 years, if not longer. Among the tenets of the contagion model Knauer describes are the ideas that homosexuality is a choice, that homosexuals target children, and that “everyone in society is potentially at risk because homosexuality is very seductive and, apparently, has universal appeal.” That homosexuality has such irresistible appeal may come as a surprise to many straight people. But OK.”

- Michele and Marcus Bachmann’s “ex-gay” friend Janet Boynes helps people who want to “leave the homosexual lifestyle.” - By Libby Copeland - Slate Magazine