After being tipped off by a commenter it came to my attention that Focus is closed to the public today. I verified this by calling their guest relations hotline. (Thanks Annika!)
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On Monday May 2nd when Soulforce is protesting by taking the public tour at Focus headquarters, the Focus On The Family daily broadcast is scheduled to feature the ex-gay testimony of former prostitute turned Focus staffer and Exodus board member…
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Tucked away on their CitizenLink, Focus On Social Issues, Homosexuality and Gender page Focus issues a rebuttal to various charges made by Soulforce against James Dobson. Soulforce Makes 8 “Charges” Against Dr. Dobson: 1. “Dobson says that homosexuality is a…
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Pro-gay groups have been mostly silent on Throckmorton’s reappointment to Magellan Healthcare’s board. [correct me if I’m wrong, I can only read so many sites] One group has finally spoken up, The Mautner Project, a national lesbian health organization. Coverage…
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An Anti-Gay Timeline
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Some of you might be interested in seeing this 30-year timeline of the anti-gay movement compiled by the Southern Poverty Law Center. I consider myself pretty informed about the Religious Right’s war on gay people (and on civil liberties in…
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Reminder, Soulforce‘s two-day rally at Focus On The Family’s Colorado Springs headquarters begins Sunday. (Previous XGW coverage) Soulforce makes little mention of Focus in connection with ex-gays; Nonetheless Focus can’t simply expect people to push happy and healthy gays back…
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‘Things Gay Men Can Do to Find Real Love’
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Christmas is eight months away — and so is Joe Kort’s new book, 10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Find Real Love. But you can pre-order it now through Amazon.com — or read about Joe’s other books and…
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Wayne Besen: Capitulate Or Fight Back
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In his April 26 column, activist/author Wayne Besen says U.S. gays have a choice: Sequester themselves in their closets, or don boxing gloves. Besen sees corporate America, gays and Jews losing power and facing harassment from a minority of theocrats,…
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According to PrideSource.com, Chambers spoke April 6 — Pride Week — at Central Michigan University. Taking a strategy from the playbook of [garble] Bar’s fundraiser/protest of Rev. Fred Phelps when he came to Ann Arbor in 2001, CMU’s Gay-Straight Alliance…
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Ex-gay Lutheran Character in Gay Novel
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Van Gower of Southern Voice reviews the new novel “Sex Camp” by Brian McNaught. Of the many compelling characters, the writer struggled most to fairly flesh out the character of Peter O’Shea, a self-identified ex-gay Lutheran Church worker. :I didn’t…