More than two dozen gay Arab men — arrested at what police called a mass homosexual wedding — could face government-ordered hormone treatments, five years in jail and a lashing, authorities said Saturday.[*] Stephen Bennett’s Straight Talk Radio must be…
Gender Roles
Dennis Prager wrote an article on TownHall.com prescribing his god’s judgment upon the transgendered. Well… most of them, assuming you’re able to follow his bizarre logic. Exodus of course is promoting the story without question. For an organization with the…
In Exodus’ weekly media synopsis, Exodus and Focus on the Family promote this account of God’s plan for men and women. Dorothy Kelley Patterson is a professor in the “women’s studies” program at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth,…
Dan Savage Confesses His Sissy Love
Dobson was whining about the Judicial filibuster again yesterday(*) and I’ll be honest with you, it’s beginning to exhaust me. I need something to listen to as I’m CAD’ing away at a condo tower we’re doing in Vegas so I…
The Ban Has Been Lifted!
The Ban Has Been Lifted! By Joe Kort, MSW I am not talking about the government’s "Don’t ask, don’t tell" policy on gays in the military. I’m talking about my walking down the Barbie aisle at my local toy store….
‘Real Manhood’
Anabaptist/Episcopalian consistent-life blogger Hugo Schwyzer thoughtfully discusses the subject, which sadly tends to be addressed with unrealistic and counterproductive stereotypes by religious-right activists.
Hugo Schwyzer on Well-balanced Masculinity
Few of my friends or acquaintances consider “traditional” notions of masculinity and femininity — soccer dads and cookie moms — suitable for role modeling in the modern world. Perhaps that’s to be expected; a lot of my friends are masculine…
Yesterday, I noted that Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas said ex-gay ministries don’t emphasize “gender-affirming” role modeling. Here’s an indication to the contrary: A statement by Exodus executive director Alan Chambers in the organization’s July 2003 newsletter (PDF document). I know…
Gender: Relevant in the Marriage Debate? How?
Lynn at Noli Irritare Leones offers insightful analysis of the big debate over gender — whether and how it relates to the definition of marriage. Cheers also go to Eve Tushnet for attempting to think through the marriage debate with…