United Families International
501(c)(3) | |
57-0658997[3] (EIN)) | |
Location | |
Area served | International |
Members | 7 |
Owner | United Families Foundation |
Key people | Carol Soelberg, President Phil Marriott, Chairman |
Revenue | $54,791 (2010)[4] |
Website | unitedfamilies |
United Families International (UFI) is a United States nonprofit organization founded in 1978 by Susan Roylance.
History
United Families International was founded in 1978 by Susan Roylance[1][2] of Washington state and Jan Clark of South Carolina.[13] The group actively promotes what it believes are "traditional family values" internationally, nationally and locally.
UFI under Roylance was actively involved in promoting "traditional family values" at the Beijing Conference in the mid 1990s. Roylance characterized the conference as a "wakeup call for those who believe the traditional family unit to be an important basic unit of society".[11]
The organization received
The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) first designated United Families International as an anti-gay hate group in 2012.[8][9][10]
Issues
Political involvement
UFI, considered by some to be part of the
In 2006, UFI contributed $50,000 in support of Arizona
Homosexuality
In their Guide to Family Issues UFI makes a number of claims about homosexuality, including[17]
- "Discrimination on the basis of gender or race is vastly different from discrimination on the basis of sexual practice."
- "Pedophilia is widespread among the homosexual community."
- "Reputable studies and decades of successful treatment show that homosexual behavior can be changed."
- "It is not marriage, but women in marriage, that help to contain and channel the male sexual appetite."
- "In fact it is more compassionate to discourage homosexuality than to tolerate it."
See also
- List of organizations designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as anti-gay hate groups
- Family Watch International
References
- ^ a b c Soelberg, Carol (March 5, 2008). "UFI Marks 30 Years of Defending Marriage and Family". United Families International. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Susan Roylance". The Howard Center. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "Nonprofit Report for United Families Foundation". GuideStar. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "2010 IRS Form 990 Federal Tax Return". Foundation Center. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "UFI Mission". United Families International. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "UFI Overview". United Families International. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "Overview of Defend Marriage". United Families International. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ a b "Hate Map". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ a b Towle, Andy (March 8, 2012). "Southern Poverty Law Center Designates 11 New Anti-Gay Hate Groups in Report on Rise of Extremism". Towleroad. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ a b c Hendley, Matthew (March 9, 2012). "Andy Biggs, Other Politicos Tied to Gilbert Religious Group Labeled as Anti-Gay "Hate Group" by Southern Poverty Law Center". Phoenix New Times. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ ISBN 978-1588262530.
- ^ ISBN 978-0816642083.
- ^ Beginnings and History. United Families International. January 30, 2009.
- ^ Archibald, George (May 5, 2002). "Diplomats urged to back families, teen abstinence; Uganda's first lady says the United Nations can fight AIDS without undermining morality". The Washington Times.
- ^ Ash, Cecil. "About Cecil". Cecil Ash. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ Welch, Dennis (November 3, 2006). "ELECTION 2006: Home stretch in Senate race". The Tribune. Mesa, AZ. Archived from the original on March 8, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
- ^ "Guide to Family Issues" (PDF). United Families International. 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 24, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012.