Concerned Woman, Dennis Lynch, has issued an article declaring that Father Mychal Judge was definitely not gay. Judge was the priest who died on 9/11/01 in service to victims of the terrorist attack and the firefighters that were attempting to…
Funny Word Games But a Sinister Agenda
The ex-gay movement exists, to a great extent, because of its usage of a language that allows them to say one thing and mean another. Sometimes this contorted way of thinking produces comical results. One such example is shown in…
Washington Times Champions Ex-Gays… Again
In keeping consistent with their anti-gay, pro-ex-gay agenda, the Washington Times has another non-news article about the Spitzer report. The excuse for this article was coverage of a forum by teachthefacts.org’s, the group arguing for accurate sex education in Maryland….
False Tom Cruise Rumor About Exgay Therapy
Update: Based on a report by the Good As You blog, this XGW post originally cited a press release attributed to Bertram Fields. However, Good As You wrote Fields to confirm the story’s authenticity. Fields wrote back: “Release is a…
One Lutheran Family Takes a Stand
As an anecdotal example of the trauma caused in families by the rigid and literal interpretation of selected scriptures on homosexuality, one woman put her religious dilemma into words for the StarTribune online. Randi Reitan and her family have decided…
90% Success Rate???
There is a nice article in the Columbia Missourian about how churches are increasingly divided about how gay people fit in. The article focuses on a group of Methodist women – mothers of gay men – that decided to change…
‘But I’m A Cheerleader’ Goes Song And Dance
The campy 1999 movie about a cheerleader who is sent off to ex-gay camp because she’s showing signs of lesbianism (she’s a vegetarian, doesn’t like kissing her boyfriend, and likes listening to Melissa Etheridge) has been made into a musical….
Modern historians tend to couch the Civil War in terms of economic factors. However, I think they overlook the deeply felt religious war that preceded the fighting. The unifying “body of Christ” that could have held different geographic regions together…
CDC Survey Provides Percentages of Gays
The CDC has released a report today about sexuality in persons age 15 to 44. The information is based on a survey in 2002 of in-person, face-to-face interview with a national sample of 12,571 men and women. The process involved…
LIA/R May Face Cease And Desist Order
Morgan Fox at Queer Action Network has given us an update on the State of Tennessee’s inspection of Love In Action/Refuge. Coverage prior to this date has been somewhat confusing and there seemed to be no clear answer as to…