Received via e-mail tonight from the Queer Action Coalition, Memphis, Tenn.: AS OUTLINED HERE: LOVE IN ACTION LAW SUIT DETAILS FILLED WITH LIES ABOUT QAC In the 29-page [PDF] document outlining Love In Action’s lawsuit against the State of Tennessee,…
Live-In Programs
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The Alliance Defense Fund and “Love In Action,” an exgay live-in facility in Memphis, are suing the state of Tennessee. Until recently, LIA claimed to offer therapeutic services. When the state challenged LIA’s failure to obtain a license and hire…
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‘Love In Action’ Hangs On
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The Memphis, Tenn.-based Queer Action Coalition reported Sept. 22 that the exgay live-in “ministry” Love In Action had recruited unnamed antigay lawmakers to assist in its battle to stay open and, if possible, to use its religious affiliation to bypass…
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‘But I’m A Cheerleader’ Goes Song And Dance
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The campy 1999 movie about a cheerleader who is sent off to ex-gay camp because she’s showing signs of lesbianism (she’s a vegetarian, doesn’t like kissing her boyfriend, and likes listening to Melissa Etheridge) has been made into a musical….
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From the Associated Press via 365gay.com: The Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities has ordered the closing of what it calls two unlicensed personal care facilities run by a Christian group that claims to counsel gays to give…
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Calling Former ‘Love In Action’ Participants
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Peterson Toscano, Jeff Harwood and others are pulling together data on all participants who attended the Memphis-based live-in ex-gay program Love In Action from 1995 to present. The list includes first names of participants, how they left the program and…
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Love In Action Stalls for Time
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The Memphis-based Queer Action Coalition reports: A lawyer for Love In Action/Refuge contacted the State of Tennessee late yesterday [Wednesday?] claiming to have received their letter that day, and thereby requested to still receive the one-week time span in order…
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LIA/R May Face Cease And Desist Order
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Morgan Fox at Queer Action Network has given us an update on the State of Tennessee’s inspection of Love In Action/Refuge. Coverage prior to this date has been somewhat confusing and there seemed to be no clear answer as to…
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UK Story About Love in Action
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An article in a UK paper, The Guardian, about the ex-gay movement. (hat tip Morgan Fox) Although part of the article reads like “aren’t those Americans odd”, there were a few quotes worth noting. The first is a story that…
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The Last Zach Update(?)
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Zach has updated his journal once again, and unleashed another torrent of support / debate / ranting / etc. on his MySpace account. He reaffirms that the last entry was his, refuting the speculation that it was written by somebody…