Upon the death of psychiatrist Charles W. Socarides two weeks ago, Van of Head of the KweerWolf wrote a thoughtful and personal analysis. Van encountered Socarides’ book, The Overt Homosexual, at a time in the 1970s when Van was first coming to…
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Good As You comments on the ongoing war of words by antigay aggrieved-parents group PFOX against a decision made half a year ago by National Parent Teacher Association. The PTA gave preference at its national convention to a rival group of parents, PFLAG, that…
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Last autumn (yes, I’m that far behind in my e-mail), Colleen Keating interviewed “Ben” of the Scattered Words blog. Read her article in The Vital Voice.
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The Rev. Irene Monroe (email) writes a regular online column, “Queer Take.” Last month, Monroe commented at length on Focus on the Family’s October exgay road show in Boston:
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Soulforce responds to the arrest of Southern Baptist Convention pastor Rev. Lonnie Latham: Robyn Murphy, Director of Public Relations and Media, for Soulforce: “Many people are attacking Rev. Latham for his hypocrisy, but instead we should be asking ‘what informs…
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In a recent radio broadcast and article coordinated with Focus on the Family, Exodus exgay lobbyist Randy Thomas falsely accused the “gay community” of failing to take action against the abuse of an anti-HIV medication called tenofovir among the “many…
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There is much that one might find wrong with the fashion industry — superficiality, materialism, runaway consumption, impractical and overpriced designs, and overrepresentation of New York and LA cultural influences. A sensible critique of the industry’s ethics by a social…
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The Recording Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Church has been arrested for propositioning a male undercover officer for oral sex.
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As long as I’ve lived in my current apartment some unknown neighbor has been providing me with wireless internet. Their signal has been down for a couple days so I’ve been unable to get to my XGW email account which…
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Are You Ex-Gay? How Did You Break Free?
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In response to some advice that I posted for an exgay reader, another reader recently wrote to ask whether I am exgay, and if so, how did I break free of homosexual desires. Here’s my response (slightly edited). I’m not…