The Washington Post last week published an exceptionally sloppy article that imagined the nation’s churches spontaneously and miraculously rebelling from the grassroots up — against gay couples and in favor of the religious right’s moral tunnelvision. The article by Dana…
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Exgay Tim Wilkins: ‘I Still Love Homosexuals’
Exgay testimonies have a way of circling the Internet. As they move around, they are re-dated and passed off as new. Tim Wilkins’ web site explains (a bit poorly) how he loves homosexuals. Baptist Press republished this testimony Jan. 28,…
A Look Back: Switch to Canada?
Since the election, Canada’s immigration site has enjoyed a sizable increase in traffic from worried [or interested] Americans. Should one consider emigration? Is Canada really any better? I don’t know the answers to these questions, but the situation brings back…
Jewish Religion Supporting Gays And Lesbians
Jewish Religion supporting Marriage for Gays and Lesbians When I read anything about those suggesting or demanding that they use their faith to change their sexual and romantic orientation because religion does not validate homosexuality, I always point out that,…
The Straight Dope on Pedophilia
The Straight Dope message board debates antigay activists’ claim that pedophilia is linked somehow to homosexuality. In linking to XGW’s article on the subject by Joe Kort, two discussion participants describe Ex-Gay Watch as “this not too gay friendly site”…
Ex-gay Meet-ups Online
Ex-gays have their own meet-up section for support and companionship at ex-gay.meetup.com. No need to visit right now — no one has joined.
PFOX Asks Cheneys to Support Exgays
Wayne Besen’s commented last week on the furor over John Kerry mentioning Mary Cheney’s sexual orientation — a public disclosure that was based on her history as a gay advocate at Coors. And PFOX issued a press release criticizing Kerry….
Oct. 21, 2004, on the PFOX Yahoo group (closed to non-members, and not archived): “No one is gay to begin with. We are all born heterosexual. Gays are heterosexuals with homosexual problems, and some overcome their problems.” — Estella Salvatierrez,…
Here are some excerpts from the October 2004 issue of the Exodus newsletter. Unfortunately, Exodus does not make its newsletter available online. Boldface print was bold in the original.
In reporting on the scientific debate over sexual orientation — what causes it, can it be changed — Cleveland’s Plain Dealer newspaper interviews an Ohio exgay ministry leader, a pro-exgay counselor, gay author/activist Wayne Besen, and two researchers. The article’s…