Belated congratulations are in order for the journalists behind a two-part investigative report that ran in Ecuador’s El Universo about unregulated and illegal ex-gay centers for the supposed treatment of homosexuality. The two articles were titled Prayer and seclusion to ‘cure’ gays and ‘Cured’ but still without a partner . Blogger Andrés Duque has helpfully translated [...] Full story...
H.L Mencken’s observation that theology is an attempt to explain the unknowable in the terms of the not worth knowing kept coming back to me as I slogged repeatedly through the six pages of The Manhattan Declaration over the weekend.
A Rutland, Vermont, Family Court judge ruled Friday that “ex-gay” activist Lisa Miller, who absconded with her daughter Isabella in 2004 and violated numerous visitation orders since then, must transfer custody to her ex-spouse Janet Jenkins.
The FBI said Monday that reports of antigay hate crimes rose 11 percent from 2007 to 2008. The FBI survey defines a hate crime as a conviction for a crime ranging from intimidation and simple assault, to murder.
A New York appeals court ruled last week that legislators must allow same-sex couples residing in New York, that have been married in other states, to receive equitable government benefits.
(Weekly Column)
It is time to admit that the gay community has a gigantic Pope problem. Under the leadership of Benedict XVI, the Vatican has become an implacable foe of liberalism, modernity and basic rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people.
crossposted on Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters
A story that seems to be under the headlights but very appropriate involves how the Family Research Council got caught inaccurately accusing a Congresswoman of being a religious bigot.
In an act of solidarity, New Yorkers will gather at Pier 45 in NYC for a vigil followed by optional mass on Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 5:00 pm.
It was announced that both “ex-gay” organizations Love Won Out and Exodus will merge, which begs the question, is one better than two?
Love Won Out is the brain child of right wing evangelical “leader” James Dobson.
That “Manhattan Document” is available online now and already blogger Instaputz makes a good catch: One of its signers is Arch Homophobe Peter J.
When the man who was once called Richard Nixon’s hatchet man steps up to the podium to deliver a statement of conscience along with 150 or so right wing evangelical and catholic leaders, you can safely bet that conscience has nothing to do with what is about to be said.
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