On September 15, gay author and activist Wayne Besen accused the Norfolk, Va., Virginian-Pilot of suppressing disturbing news about Michael Johnston (an exgay with AIDS who was accused of having unsafe sex orgies) and later publishing a bland promotional feature…
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From today’s press release by Wayne Besen: ACTIVIST CHARGES THAT THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT SUPPRESSED INFORMATION ON EX-GAY LEADER FOR IDEOLOGICAL REASONS Puff-Piece Shows That ‘Virginian-Puppet’ Can’t Decide if it’s a Church Bulletin or a Legitimate Newspaper, Says Wayne Besen VIRGINIA BEACH,…
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Exodus Director: Prosecute Michael Johnston?
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On his blog “Just Think!” on Jan. 7, Exodus executive director Alan Chambers says those who knowingly transmit HIV should be prosecuted, regardless of sexual orientation. But that was not Chambers’ public position in regard to Michael Johnston when the…
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Ex-Gay Coalition Seeks One-Way Freedom
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Cybercast News Service reports today that a political coalition representing numerous U.S. ex-gay organizations, including hundreds of local affiliate groups, “is developing a legal strategy to litigate on behalf of people who challenge the proposition that individuals are ‘born gay.’”…
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From the Express Gay News in South Florida: The ‘Ex-Gay’ Coverup, Aug. 18, 2003 Besen, the author of Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth, told The Express that Johnston’s behavior is typical of ex-gays’…
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The attorney for one of ex-gay activist Michael Johnston’s alleged victims wrote to XGW today: I wanted to say that I appreciate your web site and have been following the commentary on Michael Johnston’s “moral fall.” As the attorney who…
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Gays Vs Ex-Gays: Slander?
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Exodus spokesman Randy Thomas protests XGW’s reflections on the Michael Johnston tragedy here. My response: Thomas neglects to mention that, after he blogged about his personal reservations over the criminalization of sodomy, he reversed himself: Sodomy Law Challenge set before…
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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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Coral Ridge Ministries Shortchanges Repentance
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I received a press release, not posted online, issued by Coral Ridge Ministries. It was forwarded to me by Wayne Besen. Here is the full text: The recent moral failure of Michael Johnston — for which he has reportedly repented…
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Followup on Ex-Gay Michael Johnston
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Excellent, sad, gloat-free commentary by journalist Natalie Davis.