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Where Do You Stand on The Political Compass?
There are no true “liberals” or “conservatives,” no simple “leftists” or “rightists.” As The Political Compass indicates, these labels are only somewhat accurate in describing a person’s position on a single subject such as economics, or social freedoms. The labels…
From A Tenable Belief: I wish that anyone struggling with sexual orientation and religious issues could get a clear message from ex-gay ministries and gay-affirming folks alike: We want you to survive, first and foremost, take care of yourself, and…
CNN / Paula Zahn To Air Piece On Richard Cohen
It appears the Paula Zahn show will air a segment on Richard Cohen this week, possibly Monday night unless it gets bumped by something constituting real news. Other people interviewed for the story include Jash Drescher, Robert Spitzer, Shawn O’Donnell,…
Exodus board member Phil Burress wants drugstore condoms locked away to discourage their purchase. Focus on the Family disapproves of condoms as a fallback when abstinence fails. Exgay activist Stephen Bennett opposes both condoms and potential prophylactic drugs to prevent…
Dear Abby Weighs In
I’m quite late to report this, but on April 21 “Dear Abby” gave her opinion about Dr. Dobson’s theories on the origins of sexual orientation. Without coming right out and calling Dr. Dobson an idiot, she sidestepped the whole “make…
Limbaugh Factually Ignorant
OK, that’s probably not the most surprising title for an entry, be it either Rush or David Limbaugh. And this isn’t really much of a story. But I found it interesting that in the great culture war (the one in…
Open Forum: Exgay News Roundup
What does ex-gay mean? Is the term offensive? Thoughtful discussions by two exgay/gay-celibate bloggers, Rainbow Unbroken and Disputed Mutability Exodus condones homophobia,criticizes Fall Out Boy’s tolerance statement Discussion by Pam Spaulding and Some Guys Are Normal with two comments at…
An article by Travis Reed of the Associated Press today misreports numerous facts about the exgay movement and its critics. The story was carried by at least three central Florida newspapers — The Bradenton Herald, the Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale,…
Warren Throckmorton has just published a preliminary document developed by himself and Mark Yarhouse. Titled Sexual identity therapy: Practice guidelines for managing sexual identity conflicts (100K pdf) Its intended audience is mental health professionals, and at this point the authors…