Truth Wins Out Denounces Ignite Student Outreach “Ex-Gay” Camp
Wayne Besen () is the author of Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth and the founder of Truth Wins Out (TWO). Yesterday, he announced TWO's condemnation of Ignite Student Outreach, which "utilizes camps, conferences,…
The Carnival of Bent Attractions’ Anniversary Edition
The Carnival of Bent Attractions, the only queer blog carnival on the Web, is a year old on December 10th! The anniversary edition will be hosted at Spectrum Bloggers. Submissions are due by 12:01am on December 2nd. Don't forget to…
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Hmmm, should the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV be allowed?
This is a hard one. I can see why it's taking the Roman Catholic Church so long to figure out if condoms really are "the lesser of two evils." For some reason (I don't know, the whole death thing?) Kevin…
It could take four or five years!
James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, tells Larry King that he (Dobson) just doesn't have the time to help "restore from being gay to not gay.†You can find Maria on MySpace here and read her current call…
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy Smolicy
A CBS4 Investigation into recruiting by the United States Army found recruiters telling potential soldiers that it wasn't a problem if they were gay. Read more at The Frontlines. You can find Maria on MySpace here and read her current…
Thanks, Cypress House!
Cypress House sent me a complimentary copy of Deep South by Jody Dixon. Thank you! You can find Maria on MySpace here and read her current call for essays on femme identity here. Pick up Queer Shorts, her new anthology,…
Can Rhode Island divorce a lesbian couple?
Margaret Chambers and Cassandra Ormiston married in Massachusetts and are now filing for divorce in Rhode Island. They filed for divorce in Rhode Island on Oct. 23, citing irreconcilable differences, Chambers' attorney, Louis Pulner, said Wednesday. Ormiston declined to comment.…
Trans Photo Exhibition Showcases Portraits of Hate Crime Survivors
trans//face, "a new exhibition by photographer and activist An Xiao explor the lives and words of survivors of anti-transgender violence and their allies," opened yesterday at Bluestockings Bookstore in New York City. In striking portraits of transgender and queer New…
Bad news: We’ve disappointed a straight person
A plea from Hope for humanity (*snicker*): So please, why don't you be "GAY" and let other people live their lives? Hope thinks the entire queer community co-wrote And Tango Makes Three: Now they wrote this book about these penguins…