Britain’s BBC2 will broadcast “Sad to Be Gay” tonight at 9 p.m. local time. From the program description: David Akinsanya hates being gay. He has been living as a gay man for 20 years but if he could take a…
Live-In Programs
There’s a quite interesting article in The Independent about David Akinsanya, a British man who is seeking to change his sexual orientation from gay to straight. He spent four days in Love In Action before leaving ‘realising that without the…
From WayneBesen.com Reprinted with permission Friday, August 05, 2005 John Evans: I’m Sickened By Attempts To Re-Write LIA History by Wayne Besen The History of Love In Action By John Evans I first met the Rev. Kent Philpott when I…
Memphis, Tenn.-area gay-equality activist Morgan Fox and national actvist Wayne Besen react to Zach today in Southern Voice.
Peterson Toscano Cracks the Zach Code
Through a process of exacting literary and scientific analysis, the Love In Action survivor, performance artist, and comedian deciphers — once and for all — the one true meaning of Zach’s message.
Zach Speaks Out: Leave the Guy Alone
Sixteen-year-old Zach’s run-of-the-mill online diary drew unintended global attention several weeks ago when his parents sent him off to several weeks of antigay group counseling at a facility with marginal credentials. Former patients and officials say the facility injures some…
by Wayne Besen FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, July 30, 2005 CO-FOUNDER OF MINISTRY THAT RUNS TEEN ‘EX-GAY’ BOOT CAMP SAYS GROUP SHATTERS LIVES AND CAN CAUSE SUICIDE Love In Action Co-Founder John Evans Unveils Powerful Letter Rebuking ‘Ex-Gay’ Ministries NEW…
Radio Show Discussion’s 3-to-2 Exgay-Gay Ratio
The NPR radio program On Point aired a one-hour discussion of exgay “therapy” on July 29. According to the Making Gays Straight program description, the discussion participants were three exgay advocates, two critics of exgay therapies’ safety and effectiveness, and…
The National Public Radio program On Point will discuss Love In Action and “conversion therapy” for a full hour tonight — 7 p.m. Eastern time. On Point’s schedule lists local NPR stations that carry the program, as well as local…
The Good Morning America Segment
As reported yesterday, Good Morning America had a segment on Zach’s story this morning. It had many features similar to the CNN story, yet many strikingly different. GMA featured Zach, and had a voice actor readingly directly from the MySpace…