The following is a tongue-in-cheek questionnaire designed to illustrate the heterosexism implied in these same questions asked of lesbians and gays. Imagine as you read them if this were real and straight people were asked these questions. Gays and lesbians…
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In a Dec. 3 news release riddled with boldface print worthy of an amateur fundamentalist Bible tract, Exodus criticizes honest depictions of "gay life" and ridicules unconditional love. Exodus denies that "monogamous partnerships exist"; makes the baseless assertion that media…
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Are You a Homosexual Masochist?
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Are you a Homosexual Masochist? by Joe Kort Since writing my book, “10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do To Improve Their Lives” in August, 2003 I have had the opportunity to travel across the country meeting gay men. I…
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Draft Comment Guidelines for Exgay Discussions
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Analysis of the latest Exodus press release (posted to their web site on most Fridays) is forthcoming. In the meantime, some draft guidelines for comments posted to Ex-Gay Watch. I hope this will give visitors an indication of what types…
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Administrative Note: TV Ban Against UCC Ad
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Rather than post fresh entries here, since this issue is off-topic, I am directing interested people to UCC seminarian Chuck Currie’s weblog for updates, as the controversy gets bigger by the day.
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Exgay activist Stephen Bennett will debate whether people can be gay and Christian on PAX-TV’s Faith Under Fire tonight at 10 p.m. ET/PT, 9 p.m. CT/MT. (Bennett says it is impossible.) Other debate participants: Ron Poindexter, who is ex-exgay, and…
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According to the Associated Press, Senate majority leader Bill Frist invested a fortune in campaign funds in lousy stocks since 2000 — and ran up a loss of $524,000. Now Frist — a likely GOP candidate for president in 2008,…
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Religious Right’s Awkward Christmas Boycotts
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Dan Gonzales wrote last Friday with an update on the American Family Association and Concerned Women for America. Knight, of CWFA, claims three times in an AFA/AgapePress release that the United Way is supporting "pro-homosexual groups" but Knight does not…
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United Church of Christ seminarian Chuck Currie writes: I have a great deal of love for the United Methodist Church and the local congregations that really live by the slogan “Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors.” It is sad that…
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Focus on the Family and its political allies failed this week to convince the Supreme Court that marriage is imminent danger from a relative handful of gay couples who, under Massachusetts state law, cannot export their marriages to states where…