Traditional Values Coalition
The Traditional Values Coalition (TVC) was an American conservative Christian organization. It was founded in 1980 at Anaheim California by Rev. Louis P. Sheldon to oppose LGBT rights. Sheldon's daughter, Andrea Sheldon Lafferty, was initially the executive director and presently (since 2011) serves as president. TVC was influential in the 1980s and 1990s in lobbying for government policy based in Christian fundamentalism.
| Abbreviation | TVC |
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| Founded | 1980 |
| Founder | Louis P. Sheldon |
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| Type | nonprofit |
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| Legal status | 501(c)(4) |
| Purpose | public education and lobbying |
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Area served | United States |
President | Andrea Sheldon Lafferty |
Revenue (2019) | $1,731,405 |
| Expenses (2019) | $1,492,868 |
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TVC was designated an anti-gay hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), citing TVC's use of "known falsehoods — claims about LGBT people that have been thoroughly discredited by scientific authorities — and repeated, groundless name-calling."
The SPLC reported that the Traditional Values Coalition may have effectively ceased to function as of 2018, but the organization still existed as of 2019.