Greg Abbott Uses Private Plane Owned By 'Gay Conversion Therapy' Funders
It is going to be hard for Greg to hide from the GOP party platform on this issue http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/16/greg-abbott-gay-therapy_n_5500480.html?utm_hp_ref=politics
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott (R) dodged the question last week of whether he agrees with his party's support for "reparative therapy," a process purported to change the sexual orientation of gay people. But campaign records show the gubernatorial candidate has been flying around on a private plane donated by two billionaires who help fund the "ex-gay" movement.
Texas fracking tycoons Dan and Farris Wilks have given Abbott a combined total of more than $30,000 worth of in-kind donations this year for the use of a private plane. The Wilks' charitable trust, The Thirteen Foundation, has contributed nearly $3 million to groups that promote gay conversion therapy, a discredited pseudo-medical practice meant to change people's sexual orientation from gay to straight. The foundation also donates millions to anti-abortion and conservative religious groups.
Abbott's campaign did not respond to a request for comment.
Greg is not going to be able to hide from being associated with this platform plank