It blows my mind how people like this are even let into the front door let alone allowed to interview and then actually hired for government jobs (or any jobs really)

Journalist Wayne Besen has questioned Brinton's account of his childhood, pointing out various inconsistencies in the narrative, such as his claim that he cannot remember his therapist’s name, despite attending sessions with him for over two years, and the fact that the type of severe conversion therapy he described was ‘exceedingly rare’ by the late 1990s.

Besen suggests that Brinton’s story could have been ‘contrived or embellished’ in order to ‘manipulate high-profile leaders’ and achieve celebrity by becoming part of ‘the upper echelons of LGBTQ+ activism’.

Talking of the recent felony charges, Besen comments, “While this is a personal calamity for Brinton, the fallout faced by the LGBTQ+ community could have easily been avoided. The red flags regarding Brinton were overwhelming and obvious to all who cared to see them. Unfortunately, some of America’s top LGBTQ+ activists and organizations were willfully blind to Brinton’s shortcomings… While these advocates were well-intentioned, they took a shortcut, looked the other way, and elevated them [sic] without ever asking: Is Sam Brinton’s story too good to be true?”

Although placed on leave following the charge for felony theft, Brinton remains employed by the Biden government.