Ex-gays have their own meet-up section for support and companionship at ex-gay.meetup.com. No need to visit right now — no one has joined.
H
How Do You Define ‘gay’ And ‘homosexual’?
1 Min Read
20
1 Min Read
20
The discussion here about the false link between homosexuality and pedophilia drifted into a debate about how different people define “gay,” “homosexual,” and “heterosexual.” I consider the first two words synonymous with primary or exclusive same-sex attraction, but obviously there…
1 Min Read
4
According to The Oklahoman, Focus on the Family chairman James Dobson last week accused Oklahoma Congressman and U.S. Senate candidate Brad Carson of lying. The reporter does not include the charge in quotation marks, so it’s unclear whether Dobson used…
P
PFOX Asks Cheneys to Support Exgays
1 Min Read
2
1 Min Read
2
Wayne Besen’s commented last week on the furor over John Kerry mentioning Mary Cheney’s sexual orientation — a public disclosure that was based on her history as a gay advocate at Coors. And PFOX issued a press release criticizing Kerry….
1 Min Read
4
Oct. 21, 2004, on the PFOX Yahoo group (closed to non-members, and not archived): “No one is gay to begin with. We are all born heterosexual. Gays are heterosexuals with homosexual problems, and some overcome their problems.” — Estella Salvatierrez,…
1 Min Read
8
Here are some excerpts from the October 2004 issue of the Exodus newsletter. Unfortunately, Exodus does not make its newsletter available online. Boldface print was bold in the original.
1 Min Read
2
In reporting on the scientific debate over sexual orientation — what causes it, can it be changed — Cleveland’s Plain Dealer newspaper interviews an Ohio exgay ministry leader, a pro-exgay counselor, gay author/activist Wayne Besen, and two researchers. The article’s…
1 Min Read
5
Here is a press release dated today from Wayne Besen. Author Calls on Ex-Gay Leader to Explain Involvement with Bizarre, Backwoods Demon Deliverance Cult Stephen Bennett’s Association With Demon Group Highlights The Weird Techniques Used By Extremist Ex-Gay Leaders, Says…
H
Homosexuality And Pedophilia: The False Link
4 Min Read
23
4 Min Read
23
By Joe Kort, MSW Originally published in “In the Family” magazine, Fall 2003 I thought I would publish this here on this site as I know that those involved in the ex-gay movements often believe that homosexuals are pedophiles. In…
‘
‘How an Ex-gay Ministry Set Me Free’ to Be Gay
1 Min Read
2
1 Min Read
2
Credibility suffers a bit whenever identity can’t be verified, but this person’s anonymous testimony at GayHealth.com is still worth reading, because it exemplifies a common ex-exgay observation: Ex-gay ministries often (inadvertently) help gay people accept themselves and live healthier lives.