Christian and lesbian, transgender, bisexual, queer in Memphis

Having lived in Memphis, TN for five years (two of those in the Love in Action–[LIA] gay 2 straight gulag) I know Memphians make up a vibrant LGBTQ community. Thanks to the folks at Integrity, Holy Trinity, the Gay and Lesbia n Community Center, BGALA at U of Memphis, and then the amazing Queer Action [...]

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Basketball Clinics, Nude Male Bonding and Exorcisms–>Ex-Gay Treatment

When someone attempts to “de-gay” themselves, they can try all sorts of methods. Since it is an unregulated business, most ex-gay programs use a variety of techniques in hopes of straitening out homosexuals. Some of these “treatments” have to do with sex, but typically they touch on other issues as program leaders attempt to sort [...]

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A Dungeon of Biblical Proportions or an Ex-Gay Program?

Lots of people want to know about my time in the Love in Action Homo No Mo Halfway House. Just today I spoke to a journalist who had lots of questions about the program, the “treatments”, rules, etc. Recently for a Pink News article I shared in detail about some of what happens behind the [...]

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Ex-gay=normal? The anguish & ridiculousness of seeking change

Ramsey Dehani writing for the Pink News delves into the ex-gay movement, some of the history of it and its relentless presence destroying lives.
The ideals of what the movement preaches, a move from homosexuality through to heterosexuality, are said to be ineffective and “potentially harmful” by American psychologist groups such as the American Psychological Association, [...]

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Bryce and Zach–Two different Ex-Gay Stories

Many people reading my blog may already be aware of the story of Bryce Faulkner, a young man who as far as we know has been coerced to leave his boyfriend and attend an ex-gay program somewhere in the US. I wrote about Bryce’s situation here.
Many people have expressed their outrage and concern through blog [...]

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Young Man forced to attend Ex-Gay Program

Some of you may have heard through Facebook or on the blogs about Bryce Faulkner, a college-aged man from Arkansas who many believe has been coerced to attend an ex-gay program. As far as we know, Bryce is not a minor, but is a college-age young adult.
According to Waymon Hudson over at the Bilerico [...]

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De-Gayed in the UK: New Study Released

I have received over a dozen e-mails, Facebook messages and Twitter thingys alerting me to a study that reveals one out of six psychiatrist offered a form of reparative therapy to their queer and questioning clients.
From Towleroad,
A pretty astonishing rate given the outright rejection of such “therapy” by the mainstream medical community, and the warnings [...]

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Ex-Gay & the Law

Last month at the NY screening of Chasing the Devil in the Ex-Gay Movement, Wayne Besen handed me a copy of his new booklet, Ex-Gay & the Law. On the train ride home I leafed through it and found helpful  information, especially for those just learning about ex-gay issues and for those recently out of [...]

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Video: SEX in an Ex-Gay Program!

As I have traveled and told of my sordid ex-gay past (years trying to “de-gay” myself) and how it turned out to be ineffectual, unnecessary and even damaging, the polite question many have asked is, Why did you do it? I recently answered that question in the video, Reasons I Went Ex-Gay.
Inevitably someone finally asks [...]

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A Homo No Mo Thanksgiving

In the past few weeks I have performed a new presentation, Doin’ Time with Peterson Toscano. I get to do a little bit of everything–scenes from four different plays, storytelling, poems, and some stand-up comedy. Each performance has been a little different, tailored to the particular audience gathered. Last Friday when I did it for [...]

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Ex-Gay Survivors on Dutch TV

Scott Tucker and David Christie, former clients of Love in Action, now openly gay and living in NYC, recently sat down with a reporter from the Netherlands for a TV segment that is now available on-line. It’s all in English
In looking at photos and even video they shot when they were in the [...]

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More Words from Ex-Gay Survivors

Daniel Gonzales, blogger and ex-gay survivor and so much more, took part in weekend events in Colorado Springs to counter the misinformation spread by Focus on the Family and their Love Won Out Conference. KOAA Television did a piece about the conference and the protest. They quote Daniel,
A number of ex-gay survivors, as they call [...]

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