[2] The organization has been designated an anti-LGBTQ hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center[3][4] "based on their propagation of known falsehoods".

It is in direct opposition to the shared values of the college[9] In 2004, their presence on the campus caused mixed reactions from students and faculty.

In response, Carole Akeman, managing director of planning and marketing for ECC, said that it is likely that the college will revisit the decision to allow HOME to continue setting up a booth on the campus, "as the school's primary concern is to provide a safe environment for its students.

[13] On November 22, 2010,[14] the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) designated the Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment (HOME) as an anti-gay hate group[3][4] "based on their propagation of known falsehoods".

[5][6] According to the SPLC, Heterosexuals Organized for a Moral Environment "is entirely focused on the alleged evils of homosexuality [and] attacks gay people on a wide variety of levels".