Re: Ex-gays on a homosexual support board.

"when anti-contact arguments start with the status-quo AOC as their starting point, there isn't room for such subtlety, and so the argument becomes framed in absolute terms. When the opposing position unjustly denies basic rights, then the only possible response is to affirm those rights in the strongest possible terms."

I've seen that tactic used plenty of times before in political debates. The more you polarize the issue the easier it is to make your opponent fit the stereotypes.