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The [[atheism|atheist]] [[Dan Barker]] and his wife Annie Laurie Gaylor serve as co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
The [[atheism|atheist]] [[Dan Barker]] and his wife Annie Laurie Gaylor serve as co-presidents of the Freedom From Religion Foundation.
=== Gaynor's complaint about speaking engagements ===
Writing on the [[sexism]] within the atheist community, atheist Victoria Bekiempis wrote in a ''Guardian'' article entitled ''Why the [[New Atheism]] is a boys' club'':
{{cquote|Annie Laurie Gaylor, who founded the [[Freedom From Religion Foundation]] with her mother, Anne Nicol Gaylor, in 1978, sums it up succinctly: “One word — sexism.” Gaylor’s husband, [[Dan Barker]], who helms the organization along with her, is usually the one invited to speaking engagements, despite her longer tenure as the organization’s leader and her numerous books on atheism.<ref>Bekiempis, Victoria (Summer 2011). [http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/sep/26/new-atheism-boys-club "Why the New Atheism is a boys' club"]. Bitch Magazine, no. 51. Retrieved from September 26, 2011 edition of The Guardian/CommentaryIsFree.</ref>}}
==The name of the Foundation==
==The name of the Foundation==