7/26/2005 1:44:00 PM Contact: Taylor Thompson of PFLAG, tthompson@pflag.org WASHINGTON, July 26 — As Zach Stark, the Tennessee teen who recently gained national attention after blogging his fears of being sent to Love in Action, is released from the program…
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The Ex-Gay Watch health section tracks exgay activists’ frequent criticisms of gay individuals’ health and longevity. Exgay literature frequently cites two statistics: 1. Homosexuality takes 20 years off an individual’s life. 2. The average lifespan of a homosexual is 42…
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Alarmed by an exgay partial victory in Montgomery County, Md., public schools, Boston Bay Windows political cartoonist Mikhaela Reid illustrates perceived similarities between exgay educational themes, and hate groups’ efforts to recruit children into sexism, racism and anti-Semitism. Click here…
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GQ Profiles Kirk Talley
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Southern gospel weblog averyfineline.com reports that the August 2005 issue of GQ profiles southern gospel singer Kirk Talley. The article is not available online. Talley is attempting to resurrect his singing career after a gay-blackmail scandal. (Previous XGW coverage of…
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Metrosexuality Outpaces Exgay Resistance
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Metrosexuality may be gaining ground — against the wishes of one exgay activist and the leading antigay media organizations. Google finds several articles in the antigay media in which Exodus official Randy Thomas wags his fingers at modern men who…
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Bethany Christian Services is a national antigay adoption chain that advertised (via Google ads) at Ex-Gay Watch until I banned them a couple weeks ago. According to the Associated Press (via MSNBC), Bethany also allows a local Presbyterian-run office in…
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Antigay Father Outs ‘Zach’
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“Zach” is real. His name is Zach Stark. A Google search finds that, until today, Zach had only been identified by full name in one obscure blog. However, in an interview for Pat Robertson’s national CBN TV network, father Joe…
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Exodus Cancels Tolerant Speaker
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According to his online calendar, Jay Bakker’s speech to the 2005 Exodus “Freedom” conference has been canceled. (Hat tip: XGW commenter Sarah.) Exodus has not acknowledged the cancellation on its own conference calendar, however. As I see the situation, Bakker’s…
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Family & Friends magazine of Memphis, Tenn., published an excellent package of articles this month, following the controversy surrounding Love In Action, a regional exgay live-in ministry that permits parents to subject their same-sex-attracted children to less-than-voluntary and uncertified therapies….
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Love In Action’s Rev. John J. Smid Talks Openly
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By Patricia Pair, publisher with Anita Moyt, managing editor Family & Friends magazine, July 2005 Memphis, Tennessee familymag@aol.com Reprinted with permission In a recent interview, Love In Action International’s Executive Director Rev. John J. Smid spoke openly, honestly and at…