Ex-Gay Watch

Timothy, I believe the problem is with your residual settings in the system from your previous role. I made one change, see if the edit feature is available the next time you post. If you want to do it here, I can delete it afterward.

Perculiar.

I don’t see what all the fuss is about, we all know grantdale can write. I thought he was just being his usual witty self and using cockney.

This is Benjie. Just wanted to clarify that I am gay and pretty darn happy about it. Sincere warm wishes to all of you.

Glad you are doing well Benjie despite the situation.

Benjie, it’s wonderful to see you are strong in your conviction about who you are. It’s so important to know yourself and know who you are when you are going through a hard time. You gave a great interview on John McMullen’s show. That must’ve been a bit difficult.

I hope you will continue to put forth a positive presence in the GLBT community, as you did in the past with Michael. Giving an interview with John McMullen was definitely a positive contribution.

Blessings and Warm Wishes.

Emilly and Aaron: Thank-you (and others) for your warm and supportive words. A few days ago in the middle of this, a young person we interviewed in the Young Gay America traveling days sent me this. With that person’s blessing, I thought I would share it here since it gives me so much hope and helps put things in perspective:
We have love

and it is all we need

it is something that cannot be destroyed or manipulated by greed or hatred
and can only grow stronger as it illuminates dark corners and unifies all forms of life

it embraces differences
breaks the constructs which obstruct our freedom
conquers sickness and disease
brings hope to those in despair
does not demand conformity

love has no interest in the trivial, aimless cycles of evil
it is pure and it is all we have in this world

love transcends all
it is precious; truly omnipotent
it is you
it is me
it is everything

Once religion begins to impede on the very ideals from which it was built it becomes self-destructive and aimless just like hate. The real problems aren’t homosexuality or sexual expression. Let’s focus on abuse, poverty, disease and famine, destruction of our resources and environment. If the energy used to write articles of condemnation and thoughtless rage was instead used to invoke positive change so we can stop hunger and cure the sick the world would be so much greater. I believe in love, something which unlike religion, cannot be used as a tool of misdirected anger or a scapegoat for when problems become seemingly “too difficult” to solve. Who are we to force constrictions and definitions to love or God? Let’s make change where it really counts.

I am glad Michael made the decision not to appear on CNN and other major news outlets.

While the culture has changed in many ways for the better in terms of an improved climate for GLBT youth – that progress has been hard won and there is still much work to do across the country in terms of combating homophobia and making schools and communities safe places for all.

Unfortunately, you wouldn’t have to go very far to find a 7th grader whose views are very much in sync with Michael Glatze’s new world view. “Homosexuality, ew, gross.”

I really didn’t need to hear that on CNN as well.