Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas says he’s glad that Republican National Committee is going to meet with ex-homosexuals. Does Randy believe that PFOX reflects well on the ex-gay movement? If this is the case, then my first reaction is, The ex-gay…
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Ex-Gay Spokesman Likes A Lesbian: Tammy Bruce
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Randy Thomas, Exodus spokesman, reviews the Tammy Bruce book The Death of Right and Wrong. Surely for an Exodus official to discover diversity in lesbian politics is a good thing. I haven’t read Bruce yet; nevertheless, at this early stage,…
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PFOX Webmaster’s Violent Web Site
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His online handle is Burning Black Triangle, or BBT for short. BBT is a Straight Pride advocate who has told PFOX’s online support group about his prolonged bitterness, since high school, that a one-time girlfriend dumped him and later identified…
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Kerusso Offline
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For many weeks, the web site for Kerusso Ministries has been offline. Kerusso is a political organization rather than an ex-gay support group. It is (or was?) run by Michael Johnston, a close associate of Jerry Falwell. If anyone knows…
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Christian Satire Against Religious Right
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In response to my note about evangelicals who criticized anti-Islamic bigotry among the religious right, Jayelle pointed me to LarkNews.com, a Christian version of The Onion. Good satire! Human shields in Iraq switch attention to blocking Franklin Graham Ministry changes…
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GOP Snaps Back At Religious Right
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Following a stormy meeting with the leadership of the religious right, senior White House aides conferred with 200 gay Republicans, according to the New York Times. WASHINGTON, May 9 — At a time of intense debate over the relationship between…
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PFOX to Threaten the GOP?
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Regina Griggs, executive director of Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays, tried to blackmail Home Depot into making a $3,000 donation to PFOX, after the retailer donated to $2,500 in gift certificates to PFOX’s gay-tolerant rival group, Parents, Family…
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GOP to Meet with PFOX
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Concerned Women for America reports that Republican National Committee Chairman Marc Racicot will meet with Parents and Friends of Ex-gays and Gays, an organization whose online support group (as has been noted elsewhere) encourages parents to reject and harangue their…
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PFOX Secret Agent
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A recent letter to the editor at the Fredericksburg, Va., Free-Lance Star: A recent letter by Cris Elkins seemed to express a phobia of former homosexuals [“The ‘ex-gay’ movement is flawed in its premise,” April 17]. Contrary to Elkins’ assertions,…
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Immoderate Bennett
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William Bennett has swung from defending gambling losses of something like a million dollars a year, to a promise of total abstinence from all gambling. I have little doubt about his ability to abstain. But I do think he’s failed…