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Proactive Theology and Ex-Gay Survivors

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By on Jul 11th, 2012

Last month I posted about how some Ex-Gay Survivors need to take on the Bible for themselves. Religious leaders and Ex-Gay ministers have used the Bible as weapon against us. If we choose to have the Biblical texts in our lives, we need to look at them afresh. In Defensive Theology & the Ex-Gay Movement, [...]

Defensive Theology & the Ex-Gay Movement

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By on Jun 13th, 2012

People and groups that promote and provide ex-gay treatments are almost always religious. While they may draw on debunked Freudian theories (Re-Fried Freud) and co-opt AA recovery methods, many ex-gay practitioners adhere to pastoral or Biblical counseling. Often it has been the Bible, interpreted by anti-LGBTQ clergy, that lured many of us into ex-gay treatment. [...]

Revealed! Why Some Christians are Stuck on the Gay Issue

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By on May 24th, 2012

I have begun a series of short YouTube videos about lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer issues. In particular, I’m interested in the conflict around faith and sexuality that causes so much strife and oppression for LGBTQ people and their loved ones. Serious stuff for a queer comic to tackle. How come in 2012 people [...]

Why On Earth Would You Go Ex-Gay? Ex-Gay Survivors Reveal Multiple Motivations

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By on Apr 5th, 2011

When an ex-gay survivor shares an account of how they tried to change or suppress their orientation or gender non-conforming behavior, some gays and lesbians respond–That’s CRAZY! Why would you ever do something that STUPID! Indeed, it may seem illogical that intelligent queer folk living in modern times get duped by promises of heterosexuality or [...]