Last December a broad coalition of anti gay organizations ran this newspaper ad featuring “ex-gays” in opposition to hate crimes legislation. The ad failed to identify what it called “former homosexuals” but those of us familiar with ex-gay groups immediately recognized (from right to left) Randy Thomas, Janet Boynes, and Mike Ensley but the woman on the left remained a mystery.

It’s now apparent she is, Lorraine Durso, a staff member, and evidently ex-gay at Worthy Creations Ministry, an ex-gay ministry in Fort Lauderdale, FL. (Worthy Creations’ website only names its executive director on the website but Exodus’ “2006 Freedom Conference Recap” mentions Durso.)

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Durso came to the attention of my fellow gay bloggers when Exodus membership director Randy Thomas announced on his personal weblog a relationship with her and posted photos of the couple.

Congratulations to Randy for what he indicates is a fulfilling and meaningful development in his personal life.

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