Founded 1978 (1978) Type Nonprofit 501(c)(4) Focus Public education | Tax ID no. 52-1112449 (EIN) | |
Location 5613 Leesburg Pike Ste 17Falls Church, Virginia | ||
Public Advocate of the United States is an organization founded in 1978 by Eugene Delgaudio. It advocates religious conservative policies in American politics. The Southern Poverty Law Center has designated the organization as a hate group for its anti-gay activism.
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Platform
The organization's platform includes:
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Anti-gay activism
The organization has been designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) for its anti-gay activism.
In September 2012, it was reported that the SPLC was suing Public Advocate in Denver, Colorado, federal court over a mailer sent to some Colorado primary voters in 2010. The mailer included a modified version of their client's engagement photo, taken of them kissing with the Brooklyn Bridge as a backdrop. Their client is a gay couple who were married in a civil ceremony in Connecticut. The photo had been copied without permission from the couple's blog and edited to appear as if they were kissing with snow-covered pine trees surrounding them, with bold words on a red background saying "State Senator Jean White's idea of "Family Values?"."