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Review of “Fish Can’t Fly” By T Joe Murray
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(OK, so hot boys on the web page movie poster…. Ya not in the actual film. Fred Phelps isn’t mentioned either.) Whereas OutFest LA ignored our request to cover their event, T Joe Murray wants coverage of his film and…
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Bethany Christian Services is a national antigay adoption chain that advertised (via Google ads) at Ex-Gay Watch until I banned them a couple weeks ago. According to the Associated Press (via MSNBC), Bethany also allows a local Presbyterian-run office in…
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Thought Toddler Gay, Dad Kills Son
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This article at 365gay.com https://www.365gay.com/newscon05/07/071405childMurd.htm is an illustration of the damage that Reparative Therapy and the ex-gay movement does to children–particularly males. In Preventing Homosexuality by authors and RT’s Joseph Nicolosi and his wife they encourage restrictive gender roles for…
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Antigay Father Outs ‘Zach’
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“Zach” is real. His name is Zach Stark. A Google search finds that, until today, Zach had only been identified by full name in one obscure blog. However, in an interview for Pat Robertson’s national CBN TV network, father Joe…
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Exodus Cancels Tolerant Speaker
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According to his online calendar, Jay Bakker’s speech to the 2005 Exodus “Freedom” conference has been canceled. (Hat tip: XGW commenter Sarah.) Exodus has not acknowledged the cancellation on its own conference calendar, however. As I see the situation, Bakker’s…
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Can Gays Change Their Orientation?
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I don’t know–but you can find out what MSNBC’s readers think by checking out the online poll. It’s live right now, go vote! The accompanying article is a good one.
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Family & Friends magazine of Memphis, Tenn., published an excellent package of articles this month, following the controversy surrounding Love In Action, a regional exgay live-in ministry that permits parents to subject their same-sex-attracted children to less-than-voluntary and uncertified therapies….
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Love In Action’s Rev. John J. Smid Talks Openly
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By Patricia Pair, publisher with Anita Moyt, managing editor Family & Friends magazine, July 2005 Memphis, Tennessee familymag@aol.com Reprinted with permission In a recent interview, Love In Action International’s Executive Director Rev. John J. Smid spoke openly, honestly and at…
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By Anita Moyt, managing editor Family & Friends magazine, July 2005 Reprinted with permission Family & Friends asked two individuals knowledgeable about Love in Action what they would say to the protesters, to Zach and to Zach’s parents given the…