Mixed Orientation Marriages–Fraud, Failures and Family

On this blog and my Spanish blog I have highlighted the stories of straight women married to gay men. In some cases the woman knew in advance that the man she was going to marry “struggled with homosexuality.” The marriage may have been a direct product of the Ex-Gay Movement, which offered all sorts of [...]

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British Quakers Make Waves about Marriage & Gays

In a move to unify their stance on marriages between two men or two women, the British Yearly Meeting of Quakers have had long discussions about their practice and beliefs. In the UK although people of the same sex can partner legally, marriage is reserved for opposite-sex couples.
According the British Yearly Meeting blog a [...]

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Carol Boltz Courageously Blogging

Carol Boltz has been through a lot over the past several years. Well established as a married woman with adult children out of the house and grandchildren soon to hit the scene, her husband, Ray, broke the news to her (and then the rest of the family) that he is gay. The depression that had [...]

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Still a Long Way from the Dream

I have the delicious pleasure to be dating a wonderful guy who is very smart, a brilliant writer, a fellow Quaker, and adorable to boot! Glen Retief is currently working on a memoir about growing up white and gay in South Africa. (You can read a sample that was recently printed in the Virginia Quarterly [...]

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Doin’ Time in Colorado Springs

This morning Christine and I got to be with the LGBT community and allies in Colorado Springs for the demonstration outside of City Hall. We had a tremendous turnout with some forceful and hopeful messages. I especially felt moved by the allies present and the clear statements they shared.
Here’s a link to my pre-demonstration thoughts [...]

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On the Eve of a Protest

In the morning in Colorado Springs Christine Bakke & I will join hundreds of thousands of people in the US & beyond for public demonstrations denouncing the recent state bans on marriage for same-sex couples in CA, AZ and FL and the ban on adoption by gay and lesbian couples (& single people) in Arkansas. [...]

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Impact NYC Rally Training Announcement

This just in from Brian Murphy, a Soulforce Equality Rider and the filmmaker who created a film about the first Ex-Gay Survivor Conference.

Join The Impact NYC Rally

We hope that if you are planning on attending the rally, that you will join us for this training so that we can be prepared to boldly [...]

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Crazy Talk

In every election we hear all sorts of rumors and smears spread around about candidates and issues. This election cycle though I have heard some of the craziest things yet.
A family member in NY, not an Evangelical Christian at all, asked me, “Do you think that Obama is the anti-Christ?” I didn’t even know she [...]

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This, That & the Other

A quick post with a few unrelated things.

Marvin Bloom strikes again with his Moment with Marvin on Jayna and Mila’s Transponder Podcast #84. Marvin promises that for the next segment he “will do a lesbian.” (His words exactly).  In addition, we hear from Elizabeth Jeremiah who warns the ladies about Marvin and his gay ways [...]

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