Sed Contra, written by Courage participant and chaste Catholic David Morrison has offered a great deal of nuanced thinking on this topic. More antigay than gay-tolerant, perhaps, but better than the incendiary rubbish circulating among the religious right. Recent posts:…
Seventeen, the teenage women’s magazine, profiles Love In Action survivor Wade Richards in its November 2005 edition. Richards also was featured in the documentary Fish Can’t Fly. For first-hand information about Richards and more info about the article, check out…
Exgay activist Stephen Bennett, like a number of feminists and conservatives, would like to rid the television airwaves of pornography. Of course, Bennett defines pornography differently from your average Andrea Dworkin or Betty Friedan. From the American Family Association/Agape Press…
Lou Beres, the longtime chairman of the Oregon Christian Coalition, faces molestation accusations from three female family members who were preteens at the time of the alleged incidents. Multnomah County District Attorney Michael Schrunk said officials are investigating the complaints….
The Exodus media blog on Oct. 4. promoted an antigay tirade by Richard Mullenax of TheRealityCheck.org. By failing to check the facts behind the polemics, and by reprinting others’ misinformation without comment or counterpoint, Exodus put itself in the position…
Once in a while, the Exodus media blog posts something that might conceivably be true — at first glance. “I don’t think the gay movement understands the extent to which the next generation just wants to be normal kids,” says…
In a press release for its Boston “Love Won Out” conference, Focus on the Family briefly acknowledges that attacking gay couples’ partnership and marriage rights in Massachusetts is a key purpose of the program.
In a story today on its CitizenLink web service, Focus on the Family reported (emphasis is XGW’s): Gerard Wellman, who joined the staff of Love in Action after completing its program and leaving homosexuality, said the group helps hundreds of…
“Preachin’ the Good News” in Philly
Philadelphia had its gay pride festival, Outfest, this weekend. They were preached at by Repent America (the same good folks who told us God sent hurricane Katrina to stop Southern Decadence). From the Philadelphia Inquirer:
James Dobson’s Cronyism And Harriet Miers
Has Harriet Miers agreed to act as a High Court crony, obeying the wishes of George Bush and James Dobson no matter the facts of a given court case? Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter apparently wants to know. From…