The Houston Voice and New York Blade follow up earlier reporting with a new story today on Jerry Falwell’s July 21 appearance at the week-long Exodus International conference in Asheville, N.C. Worthy of note: 1. During worship, Falwell summoned an…
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Friday Moment of Zen
In cased you missed the Jon Stewart Show’s hilarious Samantha Bee, in this week’s segment on the “gayification” of NASCAR, click here. The segment includes an interview with an ex-gay NASCAR fan, and…well, it’s just too perfect. Enjoy.
The August issue of GQ still is not at my local newsstand, so I turn over the mike to southern gospel music blogger averyfineline.com for analysis of the magazine’s story about Kirk Talley: Some of AVFL’s key points: Talley seems…
Note From Daniel
Gay libertarian blogger Jason Kuznicki presents a composite look at the exgay e-mail that he receives several times per year. Kuznicki concisely captures the trickle-down effect of exgay political activists’ mistaken and unflattering assertions about same-sex-attracted people, about diverse individuals’…
The Ex-Gay Watch health section tracks exgay activists’ frequent criticisms of gay individuals’ health and longevity. Exgay literature frequently cites two statistics: 1. Homosexuality takes 20 years off an individual’s life. 2. The average lifespan of a homosexual is 42…
Speaking at a conference of Exodus International, the largest religious group promoting the idea that gays can can change their sexual orientation, Rev. Jerry Falwell endorsed forcing gay kids into counseling designed to change their sexual orientation. Falwell compared allowing…
Cruise Control: Gay Men And Sexual Addiction
CRUISE CONTROL: A Book for Gay Menby Robert Weiss, MSW, CAS Review by Joe Kort, MSW July 25, 2005 No, this book isn’t about how to control Tom Cruise—although he needs some, given his ignorant advice that no one should…
GQ Profiles Kirk Talley
Southern gospel weblog averyfineline.com reports that the August 2005 issue of GQ profiles southern gospel singer Kirk Talley. The article is not available online. Talley is attempting to resurrect his singing career after a gay-blackmail scandal. (Previous XGW coverage of…
I was contacted by Penn & Teller last January, 2005, and asked if I conducted Reparative Therapy. I told them no and they asked if I knew of someone who did. Well I sent them to Richard Cohen of course…