Posted on February 4th, 2003 by Mike Airhart
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation demands that Rolling Stone magazine publish a lengthy correction of a seriously flawed article on a niche of promiscuous gay men who actively seek to become infected with HIV.
However, GLAAD overstates its case. The group cites “shoddy journalism with no factual evidence to support it.” Unfortunately, responsible gay […] Read more »
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Filed under: Health
Posted on February 4th, 2003 by Mike Airhart
Notes from yesterday’s Exodus news briefing.
1. Regina Griggs, executive director of PFOX (Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays), misportrays the reasons why station KBYU pulled a program by reparative therapist Jeff Robinson. Instead of addressing the radio station’s actual concerns, Griggs launches into the rhetoric of victimhood that is so common among culture warriors of all […] Read more »
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Filed under: Exodus, PFOX
Posted on February 4th, 2003 by Mike Airhart
An Exodus media spotlight acknowledges and opposes antigay violence in U.S. schools. That’s a good thing; religious-right organizations regularly deny the existence of antigay violence and discrimination, so it’s encouraging to see an ex-gay organization acknowledge violence after it happens.
Here’s a suggestion: It’s all too easy for advocacy groups of all kinds to say they’re […] Read more »
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Filed under: Education/Youth, Exodus
