In an interview plagued by mediocre English, selective memory, and confused politics, Hilmar von Kampe — who was a youth in Nazi Germany — tells Focus on the Family: Conservative Christians were somehow distinct, more moral, than other German conservatives…
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A press release follows from Queer Action Coalition, Memphis, Tennessee. The unidentified teenager will appear at 3 p.m. today outside a hearing between the unlicensed exgay live-in treatment facility Love In Action and the State of Tennessee.
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With Season Two of the Bravo network program entering its final phase, two semifinalists talk on video about their struggle with sexual orientation and self-disclosure. For designer Daniel Vosovic, orientation is partly a numbers game: “80-20.” Designer Nick Verreos, who…
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Don Wildmon’s AFA yesterday announced a letter-writing campaign calling on NBC affiliates not to air the April 13 episode of “Will & Grace” because it features Britney Spears as a conservative Christian who airs a cooking segment called “Cruci-fixin’s” on…
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Exgay Chad Thompson Reviews ‘Brokeback’
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Chad Thompson, operator of Des Moines, Iowa-based Inqueery, has written a new review of Brokeback Mountain. Read it here. Thompson is also marketing his latest DVD release, Bringing Christian Love Out of the Closet.
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The Rev. Steven Baines is an elder in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). In a commentary published Jan. 26 at Advocate.com, Baines cites former exgay activist and author John Paulk as one of five high-profile scandals among antigay activists…
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A Tenable Belief: ‘Brokeback’ And Gay Marriage
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In mid-January, CNN’s Larry King Live aired a four-person discussion of Brokeback Mountain and marriage for gay persons. The guests were Janet Parshall and Albert Mohler speaking for the religious right, and Chad Allen and Casper, Wyo., councilman Guy Padget…
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Questioning ‘It’s Not Gay’
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On the Exodus e-mail support list for antigay parents, a number of participants have been promoting the exgay-activist video It’s Not Gay. They say it features “excellent,” factual information from “medical and mental health experts.” They say it proves the…
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Redesign Ups And Downs
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You may have noticed a few changes in the look of XGW: A new logo, a few color and font changes. More changes are planned, but first I wish to solicit feedback and bug reports from you, our readers. For…
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Disciplining Commenters (Again)
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I closed a Brokeback Mountain discussion tonight because an anonymous commenter with the pseudonym “Charles” was repeating the same comment, arguing for the sake of argument, and failing to honor basic Internet etiquette. Basically, to borrow his own words, he…