Jeanne D’Arc of Body and Soul remembers Archbishop Romero, who was an outspoken advocate for El Salvador’s population. He risked (and lost) his life defending human dignity and justice at a time when thousands of liberal Salvadorans were being slaughtered…
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NARTH Defends Dishonored Transgender Book
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From PlanetOut: The Lambda Literary Foundation withdrew J. Michael Bailey’s book “The Man Who Would Be Queen” from award consideration. Even the relatively conservative authors at the Independent Gay Forum criticized the book for poor science, stereotypes, and moralizations against…
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The Rapid City Journal reported Mar. 17 on Wayne Besen’s appearance Mar. 21 at the Midwest Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Resource Conference. The article discusses how Besen’s work on the subject began: An ex-gay ad campaign in 1998 prompted…
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Reality Check: Gay Youth, Young Adult Blogs
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As a mid-40-something, it’s easy for me to lapse into hope that the world is a much better place for gay teens and young adults than 25-30 years ago. Maybe all the talk about gays and ex-gays isn’t impacting them…
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David Morrison, in Sed Contra: And They Wonder Why Parents Homeschool Their Kids, says: Parent’s are rightly protective of their kids and the ideas and concepts to which their children are exposed. General opposition to same sex marriage will crystalize…
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From Michael Hamar: 365gay reports that Minnesota state Rep. Arlon Lindner has lost the state GOP’s endorsement to run for another term of office. In recent years, Lindner has reportedly called Jews irreligious, insulted Buddhists, and jointly blamed African-Americans and…
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Find the most recent XGW coverage of Kirk Talley here. March 23, 2004 This page’s original post is below, heavily revised. The links have also been updated.
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The U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is charged with investigating allegations of discrimination by federal employees. The 1978 Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) created the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and defined systems for managing the federal workforce. Its…
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Focus on the Family and the Eagle Forum today admitted key objectives motivating their war against gay couples: Preserve secular control over marriage, and its related tax breaks and other privileges; and Preserve the culture wars. James Dobson lists a…
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I am debating gay marriage at David Morrison’s pro-chastity blog, Sed Contra. Addendum: In a May article in Slate, Prof. M.V. Lee Badgett thoroughly refutes Morrison’s hero of the moment, Stanley Kurtz, who had claimed that gay marriage is somehow…