Oct. 21, 2004, on the PFOX Yahoo group (closed to non-members, and not archived): “No one is gay to begin with. We are all born heterosexual. Gays are heterosexuals with homosexual problems, and some overcome their problems.” — Estella Salvatierrez,…
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Here are some excerpts from the October 2004 issue of the Exodus newsletter. Unfortunately, Exodus does not make its newsletter available online. Boldface print was bold in the original.
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In reporting on the scientific debate over sexual orientation — what causes it, can it be changed — Cleveland’s Plain Dealer newspaper interviews an Ohio exgay ministry leader, a pro-exgay counselor, gay author/activist Wayne Besen, and two researchers. The article’s…
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Here is a press release dated today from Wayne Besen. Author Calls on Ex-Gay Leader to Explain Involvement with Bizarre, Backwoods Demon Deliverance Cult Stephen Bennett’s Association With Demon Group Highlights The Weird Techniques Used By Extremist Ex-Gay Leaders, Says…
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‘How an Ex-gay Ministry Set Me Free’ to Be Gay
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Credibility suffers a bit whenever identity can’t be verified, but this person’s anonymous testimony at GayHealth.com is still worth reading, because it exemplifies a common ex-exgay observation: Ex-gay ministries often (inadvertently) help gay people accept themselves and live healthier lives.
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Beppe (Joe G.), a Quaker blogger, shares some of his journey through two exgay ministries. One of them, OutPost, was led at the time by Jeffry Ford, who is now ex-exgay.
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Aggrieved-antigay-relatives group PFOX complains that Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry has been strangely quiet on the issue of equal treatment for former homosexuals. Said [executive director Regina] Griggs, “What about ex-gay rights? Does Kerry support equal access to the public…
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Catholic Antigay Teaching And Heterosexism
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Gay-spirituality blogger Joe Perez discusses Catholic moral theology and homosexuality with chastity advocate, Courage member and author David Morrison. Joe’s reflections are remarkably civil. I agree with much of what Joe says. My only negative reaction, offhand, is that someone…
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Pro-feminist Christian blogger Hugo Schwyzer comments on a consistent ethic of desire that supports both abstinence and gay marriage.
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Irrational E-mail
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The recent e-mail message was short, and completely devoid of substantiation: Mr. Editor Person- Umm… yes… I know you will dismiss me as a conspirator from the “Religious Right” as you hippie liberals so love to call it, but I…