Archive for the ‘Ex-gay’ Category
Friday, September 14th, 2007
Alan Chamber's blog from today discussing his time on the Mike and Juliet Show caught my eye this morning. I knew the show was coming up thanks to friend, advocate, and ex-gay survivor Peterson Tuscano who also appeared on the show. I was able to track down a ...
Posted in Ex-gay, Media, Religion, Sexuality | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, September 5th, 2007
I can only speak for myself when I say that I try to always speak openly and honestly when discussing myself, events I am involved with, facts and information which I posses, and possible interpretations I've gleaned. I know in my work with Soulforce, "speak your truth" was a mantra ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Ex-gay | 2 Comments »
Thursday, August 30th, 2007
I'm pretty sure I've said it here on the blog before, and I know for certain that I've said it publicly in conversations with friends and colleagues:
If you are gay and want to change your sexual orientation to straight, fine by me... so long as you don't force or try ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Ex-gay, LGBT, Religion, Sexuality, United States | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Ex-Gay Watch has been all abuzz about the release of a forth-coming study from Exodus International, the National Association of Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) and Wheaton College.
XGW suggests that the existence of the study wasn't really supposed to be known this early and that its possible official debut ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Ex-gay, Religion, Sexuality, United States | 1 Comment »
Friday, July 20th, 2007
The stories of my childhood in a rural, fundamentalist, independent Baptist church in the South aren’t really stories I have too often told others. Being “saved” at the age of 8, growing up practically shadowing “Preacher” and all the challenges that came along with coming to terms with who I ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Ex-gay, Religion, Right to Marry Campaign, Sexuality | 2 Comments »
Saturday, July 7th, 2007
Conservative WorldNetDaily.com is at it again:
If you have a friend or relative who has been persuaded by the media, big business, politicians, university programs, including courses of study, or any person or group to try this deadly lifestyle, and especially if your friend or relative is already suffering from a ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Ex-gay, LGBT, Politics, Religion, Sexuality, United States | 2 Comments »
Friday, July 6th, 2007
Just a few days ago I wrote a bit about Michael Glatze here, as well as a Featured article over at IQN. Glatze is the former editor of YGA Mag, the founder of Young Gay American and the former associate editor of XY Magazine.
On July 3rd, Glatze wrote an op-ed ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Ex-gay, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Politics, Religion, Sexuality, United States | 5 Comments »
Thursday, July 5th, 2007
Good As You points us to a piece from Concerned Women for America's radio show with Matt Barber and guest Stephen Bennett, the leader of "ex-gay" Stephen Bennett Ministries.
Talking about ex-gay Charlene Cothran, Bennett states:
"Looking over the masses of BLACK American People, and it was for the first time she ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Civil Rights, Ex-gay, LGBT, Politics, Religion, Sexuality, United States | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
See the latest update: Glatze says gays are stupid, strange creatures with voices in their minds
I feel for him. Really I do.
We found out today that Michael Glatze (pictured right with Judy Shepard), the founder and managing editor of YGA Magazine and the organization Young Gay America, has become "ex-gay."
He ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Ex-gay, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Politics, Religion, Sexuality, United States | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007
A 15 year old teenager who succumbed to the the religious right and "ex-gay" industry lie that one can change his or her sexual orientation, sought help from his church youth coordinator for "unwanted sexual thoughts."
The supposed "ex-gay therapy" pimped out by organizations like Exodus International and supported by Bush's ...
Posted in Anti-LGBT, Ex-gay, High School, LGBT, LGBT Youth, Religion, Sexuality, United States | 2 Comments »