Gay rights activist and author Wayne Besen comments on a newly launched exgay ad campaign (ad in PDF format): The “ex-gay” ministries launched a new, misleading ad campaign today that mocks hate crime victims. It ran in the Orlando Sentinel,…
In numerous previous broadcasts, Stephen Bennett claims to have numerous unnamed gay and lesbian friends. In today’s program (12/12/05) Bennett claims he doesn’t know a single person who intends to see Brokeback Mountain. I’m not saying this is contradictory but…
Queer Quotable
“If I spent as much time thinking about lesbian sex as they do, I wouldn’t have time to do my real job.” [*] Kate Kendall, executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights regarding the TVC’s newest obsession, mannequins…
All Things Brokeback
Happy Brokeback Mountain Weekend, The movie is now out and the blogosphere, along with the media, is going crazy. In jumping on the bandwagon, I offer you some of my favorite Brokeback stories (I’m not providing links because they are…
Gay Christian Response to D.C.-Area Exgay Ads
The Washington Blade reported last week on an exgay TV ad campaign by a Washington, D.C.-area church. According to the report, critics including Wayne Besen say the ads link adult homosexuality to childhood sexual abuse. At Straight, Not Narrow, writer…
From Teach The Facts (Montgomery County, Maryland): In early November, a three-judge panel ruled in favor of Palmdale, Calif., schools and the local community regarding a survey of student sexual mores: Parents do not have “a right to compel public…
In predominantly liberal Montgomery County, Maryland, the suburban D.C. public school district’s sex-education program is guided by a panel of education and health experts and parents recruited from across the political spectrum. Despite being offered positions on the panel, two antigay,…
Stephen Benentt and Exodus have issued statements condemning Brokeback having never indicated if they have so much read the original literary work or seen the current film. Statements from both organizations were issued prior to today’s release date and I…
From Focus on the Family’s CitizenLink web site: COMMENTARY: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DEPRESSION — THE NEW STD?Research reverses the thought that teen depression leads to risky behaviors.
Posted today on Focus on the Family’s CitizenLink web site: REVIEWERS CALL ‘BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN’ TWISTED Gay love story carries a high “ick” factor.