ðeɪ ɑːbdʒˈɛktᵻd tə kˈɜːɹɪdʒz vjˈuː ðæt ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəlz hˌuː aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪ æz ˌɛldʒˌiːbˌiːtˈiː ɑːɹ "wˈuːndᵻd pˈiːpəl" ænd ɪts klˈeɪmz tʊ ˈɔfɚɹ ˈeɪ "pˈɜːfɛkt pˈæθ təwˈɔːɹdz tʃˈæstᵻɾi" jˈuːzɪŋ ˌeɪˈeɪz twˈɛlvstˈɛp mˈɑːdəl, wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ vjˈuːd æz "hˌɑːməfˈoʊbɪk, hjuːmˈɪlɪˌeɪɾɪŋ, ænd dɪskɹˈɪmɪnətˌoːɹi".
They objected to Courage's view that individuals who identify as LGBT are "wounded people" and its claims to offer a "perfect path towards chastity" using AA's 12-step model, which they viewed as "homophobic, humiliating, and discriminatory".