Archive for the ‘Sexuality’ Category


Niece of a saint, promoter of a cult?

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Well... "cult" probably isn't the right word, but it sounded good in the title, huh? A more accurate title would have been, "Niece of MLK, veritable saint and Civil Rights martyr, promotes pseudo-hate group as uncle turns in grave." I don't know why it took me so long to find this press ...

Putting the transgenie back…

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

While most Americans, and even gay folks in the U.S., have no idea what it means to be transgender, Thailand has not only known its meaning, but for ages allowed gender reassignment surgeries and castrations for men of any age. Bloomberg reports that will be changing. New rules from national health ...

Bridge race-sexuality gap to increase HIV prevention, activists say

Monday, August 4th, 2008

The Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project has started AIDS2008.com, a blog showcasing the voices of the 2008 international AIDS conference. HIV/AIDS activists are scrambling to get a hold of just what new infection figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mean for America. Although first reporting only 40,000 new infections ...

Denver Daily offers follow-up on anti-gay hit piece

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

I posted yesterday about The Denver Daily News' hit piece on gay parents and their kids. Denver's gayzetteblog.com has done a great job covering the news. GLAAD and other gay groups jumped on it quick too. From the follow-up article: Denver psychologist Dr. Vivian Schaefer, who works closely with gay patients and ...

Denver Daily publishes hit piece on gay parents, kids

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Via gayzetteblog.com (Denver) we learn of an absolutely ludicrous, radical right agenda-laden hit piece on LGBT parents and their kids. Entitled, "Gay parents = gay kids? Study: Kids raised by gay folks more likely to grow up gay," The Denver Daily News article states: As many as 21 percent of homosexually parented ...

Not the usual Mormon view

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Needless to say, the LDS church isn't too happy with the calendar. That isn't to say that I'm not, though. Beautiful. Absolutely stunning. More at Bilerico.com and Queerty.com. (h/t DailyQueerNews)

This and that

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

I don't have much time this morning, so here is a quick run-down: "The Fighting Words of Michael Brown" -- David Rattigan over at Ex-Gay Watch profiles Dr. Michael Brown. The esteemed doc responds throughout the 250-post long comment thread. David says: "Brown’s disclaimer is that [his movement] is “a non-violent ...

Why anyone believes the ignorance, I don’t know

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

I caught a commentary written at a conservative Canadian site: But the real reason I bring up this story is to point out the grossly homosexualised hypocrisy and blatant propaganda seems to be endemic in so much of the mainstream media coverage of cases of sexual assault or abuse. Take ...

BeyondExGay.com organizes around Memphis ‘Love Won Out’ conference

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

BeyondExGay.com (see the ad in the sidebar) has organized around the Feb. 23 Memphis Love Won Out Conference being thrown by the anti-gay, ex-gay Focus on the Family and Exodus International. Video:

The New Baptist Covenant

Wednesday, January 30th, 2008

No doubt, there is something exciting about the gathering of Baptists of all colors and creeds this week in Atlanta. Led by President Jimmy Carter, the New Baptist Covenant will bring together all sorts of Baptist congregations and associations. From The New York Times: The meeting’s statement of shared purpose, known as ...