Performance artist Peterson Toscano will be the subject of an episode of LOGO TV’s documentary program Be Real: Stories from Queer America, when it returns for another season beginning May 5.
Also interviewed for the segment were Peterson’s father, Pete Toscano, Beyond Ex-Gay co-founder Christine Bakke, and ex-gay survivors John Holm and Scott Tucker.
EX-EX-GAY STORY brought to you by STOLICHNAYA! Nothing says I love being ex-ex-gay like having an alcoholic beverage company paying for Peter to belly ache about a choice he made for himself that didn’t work out because he lacked the understanding of the resolve needed to be a part of a lifestyle changing program that uses biblical theology in it’s approach to lifestyle change. I saw Peter Toscano on a national talk show crying about how ex-gay groups failed him because he didn’t turn straight and that $30,000 and many years of his life were spent in pursuit of healing that he himself never found. Well the fact that he failed to understand that his purpose for pursuing ex-gay ministry in the first place should not have been to just “go straight.” This may be too truthful for people like Peter Toscano who fails to see how wrapped up in selfishness he is. Do you think he is even truly interested in listening to anyone but himself? Never, because as with most homosexuals he thinks he’s always right no matter what and that the burden of change rests on everyone else except himself. If that’s not true he should stop painting himself in the media like that. He is guilty of a common gay mindset- “I expect the world to understand and embrace and not hate my sexuality-everyone should say it’s ok! Wait! You expect me to change my views and be open minded and courteous enough to understand that homosexuality is offensive to some people no matter how hard I try and that being a nice person over rides my ‘right’ to beat people over the head with my sexual preference? That’s asking me to do something that’s not just for me and that’s too much!”