Editing Junk science (section)

== Notable cases ==
American psychologist [[Paul Cameron]] has been designated by the [[Southern Poverty Law Center]] (SPLC) as an [[anti-gay]] extremist and a purveyor of "junk science".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/paul-cameron|title=Paul Cameron|website=Southern Poverty Law Center|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26|archive-date=2019-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191004125255/https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/individual/paul-cameron|url-status=live}}</ref> Cameron's research has been heavily criticized for unscientific methods and distortions which attempt to link homosexuality with pedophilia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_molestation.html|title=Facts About Homosexuality and Child Molestation|last=Herek|first=Gregory M.|year=1997–2007|website=psychology.ucdavis.edu|access-date=2020-04-26|archive-date=2020-04-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200426120519/https://psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/facts_molestation.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In one instance, Cameron claimed that lesbians are 300 times more likely to get into car accidents.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2006/paul-cameron%E2%80%99s-falsehoods-cited-anti-gay-sympathizers|title=Paul Cameron's Falsehoods Cited By Anti-Gay Sympathizers|website=Southern Poverty Law Center|language=en|access-date=2020-04-26|archive-date=2020-05-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502035403/https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/intelligence-report/2006/paul-cameron%E2%80%99s-falsehoods-cited-anti-gay-sympathizers|url-status=live}}</ref> The SPLC states his work has been continually cited in some sections of the media despite being discredited.<ref name=":0" /> Cameron was expelled from the [[American Psychological Association]] in 1983.