The recent e-mail message was short, and completely devoid of substantiation: Mr. Editor Person- Umm… yes… I know you will dismiss me as a conspirator from the “Religious Right” as you hippie liberals so love to call it, but I…
Houston Weekly Profiles Ex-gays, Ex-exgays
The news and entertainment weekly Houston Press profiles exgays in its Oct. 14 issue. Sometimes sarcastic, often serious, the article balances the journeys of several exgays and exexgays through religious struggle, sexual maturation and moderation, and conflicting therapeutic worldviews. The…
Vote ALL Your Values
People of faith remind us to vote ALL our values, not just hot-button issues.
Writing for Exodus, exgay activist Nancy Brown complains that gay-tolerant and antigay activists were treated unequally at two separate events in two different states. Tolerance activists were tolerated, Brown complains; antigay activists allegedly were not. From her example of the…
Gay author/activist Wayne Besen comments on the contrived hullaballoo over Mary Cheney, the openly lesbian daughter of the vice president who formerly served as gay community liaison at Coors. Besen says that the Cheney family and GOP Senate candidate Alan…
The Southern Voice reports that a Georgia state constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage and domestic partnerships is causing division among the state’s churches. Among the culture warriors: Ex-gay activist Darryl Foster, who claims to speak for God in promoting…
Exgay Comedy Show Continues National Tour
“Doin’ Time in the Homo No Mo Halfway House — How I Survived the Ex-Gay Movement,” the original one-man comedy by Peterson Toscano, continues to tour the United States. Performance schedule for the next few weeks: Sunday, Oct. 17: Burlington,…
Focus on the Family mobilized a political rally against gay couples — and in favor of antigay politicians — on the National Mall in Washington yesterday. Gay observers (two friends of mine) counted approximately 25,000 attendees — far short of…
Thanks, Advocate
I wish to extend my appreciation to Etelka Lehoczky and The Advocate, for talking with me and mentioning Ex-Gay Watch in Lehoczky’s article on gay bloggers.
According to CNSNews.com, exgays across the spectrum are “enraged” at John Kerry’s debate remark that people could be born gay. Kerry said: “I think if you were to talk to Dick Cheney’s daughter, who is a lesbian, she would tell…