-Ecuador extends civil unions to same-sex couples.
-Truth Wins Out continues its battle to reverse James Dobson’s inclusion in the Radio Hall of Fame.
-Fundamentalist Christians blame gays and lesbians and the overall sexual culture of America for the current economic crisis.
-Salon Magazine exposes “liberal Democrat” David Blankenhorn, who wrote an editorial in favor of California Prop. 8.
-Bill Maher interviews “ex-gay” John Westcott in a clip of his upcoming movie Religulous.
-Peterson Toscano talks about his ex-gay experiences on The Agenda, the Human Rights Campaign’s radio program.
I just sent this to the Mercury News:
Editor:
A week ago, you published a column by “liberal Democrat” David Blankenhorn, supporting Prop. 8 “for the children.” According to an article on salon.com, it turns out the Mr. Blankenhorn is president of an organization called The Institute for American Values, which according to IRS records, receives a great deal of money from ultra-conservative organizations promoting a conservative social agenda.
I find it highly unlikely that these organizations would give millions to a professed “liberal Democrat”. Not only were Blankenhorn’s arguments demonstrably incorrect, it appears that he is not who he says he is. True morality does not require deception and misrepresentation. In a recent editorial, the Chronicle took to task the proponents of Prop. 8 for using distortions and fear-mongering in their initial television advertising. Will the Mercury News do likewise?
The Radio Hall of Fame is a joke.
There’s a major article in The Times today about ex-gay ministries:
“https://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/faith/article4893735.ece?token=null&offset=0&page=1”
The camp that ‘cures’ homosexuality
(Access may be restricted outside the UK. And sorry, I can’t get the link function to work properly)
Thank you for that information, Jimbo. I’ve just looked at it, and it’s a very good article.
Dave Rattigan has a review of that article in progress. There is some good information in there, but a simple email to us would have given them some better preparation I believe — particularly since, being from the UK, they don’t have as much experience with ex-gay issues. I think they missed a lot of important points.