We are unlikely to see ex-gay activists call for that. Because, despite the desire of Exodus leaders and the religious right to see the nation’s homosexuals made prosecutable on sodomy charges, it appears they do not wish for their own…
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Followup on Ex-Gay Michael Johnston
Excellent, sad, gloat-free commentary by journalist Natalie Davis.
Exodus: Sadly, Not So Compassionate After All
Last Wednesday, Exodus executive director Alan Chambers issued a responsible and compassionate response to news about ex-gay ministry leader Michael Johnston’s efforts, deliberate or incidental, to infect gay men with HIV. Sadly, by 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning, Exodus spokesman Randy…
I share Natalie’s thoughts and prayers for Michael Johnston. It’s tough when I find myself acting contrary to my deeply held values and beliefs, and I can only imagine the same is true for him. I need to point out…
Exodus executive director Alan Chambers expresses concern for former ex-gay ministry leader Michael Johnston — and for those who might have been infected in the course of Johnston’s unsafe sexual activities. Chambers’ statement contains no generalizations or gratuitous remarks; his…
The American Family Association confirmed that Michael Johnston, the ex-gay HIV-positive head of Kerusso Ministries, had closed his ministry after numerous unsafe sexual encounters with other men. Johnston was the star of an ex-gay TV ad, ex-gay video, and a…
Kernel of Truth About AIDS-Chasers
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation demands that Rolling Stone magazine publish a lengthy correction of a seriously flawed article on a niche of promiscuous gay men who actively seek to become infected with HIV. However, GLAAD overstates its…
The Enemy of My Enemy Is… My Enemy
I don’t understand the tendency among some partisans to defend someone only because they claim to be fighting the same enemy. The religious right’s defense of an enemy of gays — who also happens to be an enemy of compassionate…