From Chuck Currie: On April 26, the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs released a report documenting an 8 percent increase of violent attacks against people who were perceived to be gay or lesbian from 2003 to 2004. The NCAVP report…
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Wisconsin Group to Gays: Tolerate Imprisonment
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Without a trace of criticism, Exodus exgay media blogger Nancy Brown promotes AgapePress’ March 4 defense of Wisconsin Christians United as a group of martyrs assaulted by the "violent heart" of gay Americans. First, some context: WCU papered the homes…
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In a Feb. 15 American Family Association article that is reprinted as a Feb. 18 press release, exgay umbrella group Exodus accuses unnamed "homosexual activists" of intolerance toward Focus on the Family’s "Love Won Out" exgay road show this weekend….
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Free Speech for Me, Not for Thee
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Demanding free speech for themselves, antigay parents in inland California on Feb. 11 angrily protested free expression by high school students who chose to support gay marriage by acting out such ceremonies as a form of political protest. While many…
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Uniform Hate Crime Statistics Are Not So Uniform By Jim BurrowayUpdated version, March 29, 2005 "Gay-slaying verdict: guilty." This was the top story on the Jan. 28 front page of the Arizona Daily Star. It was good to see another…
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From The Washington Post, Feb. 12: A Swedish appeals court on Friday overturned the conviction of a Pentecostal pastor found guilty of violating the country’s hate-speech law. The court ruled that the Rev. Ake Green had a right to preach…
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Hate Crimes: After 15 Years, What Progress?
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In late 1989, I wrote the following article about hate crimes statistics. The article was published by Sojourners, a progressive Christian evangelical magazine that publishes economically liberal and socially conservative views consistent with the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin’s "seamless garment"…
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In his column for Jan. 5, 2005, gay activist/author Wayne Besen examines the possible reasons why gay couples in nearly all of America remain afraid to hold hands or show affection in public. In Besen’s view, the rationalizations of the…
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Last week I discussed the Exodus media blog’s distortion of hate-crimes statistics — and its unapologetic republication of violent threats against gay people. On Friday, Exodus blogger Nancy Brown — speaking for the organization on its main web site —…
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Questioning Exgays About Hate Speech
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The Christmas message reprinted below is directed at the leadership of the Anglican Communion. But it is perhaps even more applicable to the U.S. exgay movement. While some Anglican leaders have at least acknowledged that hate speech sometimes leads to…