I hope you’ve all been catching Salon’s four-part series on the work of ex-gay ministries. In Part I, they cover PFOX’ efforts to prevent anti-bullying measures in schools. In Part II, a straight reporter goes undercover into a “reparative therapy”…
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Review of “Fish Can’t Fly” By T Joe Murray
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(OK, so hot boys on the web page movie poster…. Ya not in the actual film. Fred Phelps isn’t mentioned either.) Whereas OutFest LA ignored our request to cover their event, T Joe Murray wants coverage of his film and…
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Thought Toddler Gay, Dad Kills Son
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This article at 365gay.com https://www.365gay.com/newscon05/07/071405childMurd.htm is an illustration of the damage that Reparative Therapy and the ex-gay movement does to children–particularly males. In Preventing Homosexuality by authors and RT’s Joseph Nicolosi and his wife they encourage restrictive gender roles for…
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Exodus Cancels Tolerant Speaker
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According to his online calendar, Jay Bakker’s speech to the 2005 Exodus “Freedom” conference has been canceled. (Hat tip: XGW commenter Sarah.) Exodus has not acknowledged the cancellation on its own conference calendar, however. As I see the situation, Bakker’s…
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Can Gays Change Their Orientation?
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I don’t know–but you can find out what MSNBC’s readers think by checking out the online poll. It’s live right now, go vote! The accompanying article is a good one.
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Seventeen Magazine Seeks Interview
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The Love In Action debacle has caught the interest of Seventeen magazine. Does anyone know any ex-gay therapy survivors under age 23? If so please contact Cara Nissman at cnissman@jkraft.net.
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New Blog: Straight, Not Narrow
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Jim Johnson has just started a blog titled Straight, Not Narrow. Johnson has attended a GLBT-affirming church for several months, and says he wants to share what he is learning about God’s love and acceptance of all. He hopes to…
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According to David More, editor of QNotes, Jay Bakker (son of Jim and Tammy Faye) is threading a religious and political needle by agreeing to an upcoming speech at the Exodus annual antigay conference in Asheville, N.C. QNotes quotes a…
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Falwell, Purported Victim to Speak for Exodus
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Exodus, the exgay political network, may be drifting toward the particular fringe of Christianity represented by Jerry Falwell. In fact, Falwell is a Featured Speaker at Exodus’ annual conference, scheduled for July 19-23 in Asheville, N.C. Falwell was a longtime…
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Teach The Facts is a group of Montgomery County, Maryland, parents and educators that is defending comprehensive sex education from attack by the religious right. In a July 5 blog entry, TTF blogger/parent Jim Kennedy analyzes PFOX’s nomination of Family…