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School Sends 'Ex-Gay' Flyer Home with Students (VIDEO)

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Don't shout at the Telly: Queer Progress

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"You a punk f*ggot!"

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Bryan Fischer is Nine Condoms Short of a Full Pack

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Two More States - Hawaii and Delaware - Allow Same-Sex Civil Unions

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Teenagers React to Rick Perry (VIDEO)

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Unbelievable: Rick 'Frothy' Santorum is Iowa's New Flavor? (VIDEO)

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Hateful Janice Crouse Bashes Gays in Defense of Marriage (VIDEO)

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Religious Right to MSNBC: 'Clean the Stable,' Fire Rachel Maddow (VIDEO)

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Rick Perry's Brokeback Mountain Moment

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Father Who Set Up Anti-Gay-Bullying Campaign after His Child's Suicide Has Been Found Dead

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Religious Nut on Barney Frank: He Influenced Men to be Gay, Get AIDS (VIDEO)

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Limbaugh: Sandusky Is "A Gay Guy" But "Gay Lobby" Won't Let You Say That

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Barbara Grier, Co-Founder of Lesbian Publishing House, Has Died

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Brazilian Ex-Gay Leader Comes Out, Rebukes ‘Act Of Violence’ Of Reinforcing Internalized Homophobia

AMERICAblog Gay points to a Brazilian ex-gay leader who has come out as gay and harshly condemned the ineffective therapy he spent decades promoting.

Sergio Viula co-founded the Movement for the Healthy Sexuality (MOSES), but now says ex-gays don’t exist and promoting ex-gay therapy is “brainwashing” and an “act of violence” that relies upon reinforcing internalized homophobia. Viula is now encouraging young gay people to find spiritual outlets that affirm their sexual orientation:

VIULA: Nobody really quit being gay. There were relationships even within the group, between an activity and another, they would always find time for that. Can you figure out how much suffering to myself and to all of those who have already worked or been influenced by this kind of ‘ministry’? That’s enraging! And there are people repeating that stupid discourse until today. [...]
Yes, it was an act of violence against ourselves, as we had internalized the homophobia that surrounded us from early childhood, as well as against the others, because we reproduced that very homophobia which they had internalized by themselves long before. We just reinforced it even more. [...]
Religious conversion which does not admit and CELEBRATES your homosexuality does not deserve your time and talent. If you want to attend a church, search for one which is mature enough to even question the validity of its own religious statements. But, preferably, live your life without relying on existential braces whatever they are.

Viula is only the latest ex-gay leader to recant his previous teachings. John Smid of Love In Action recently began doing the same. The testimony these changed men share is important to highlight, but it does not undo the harm that ex-gay therapy continues to cause individuals every day. The desire to change one’s sexual orientation (and the belief that it is possible) is motivated by the anti-gay stigma present throughout society. Only by challenging that demonization will the harm ever come to an end.
http://tinyurl.com/3cyatnhAMERICAblog Gay points to a Brazilian ex-gay leader who has come out as gay and... more

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Conservative Christian Radio Host Warns Parents Over Gay Hospital Workers

(CBS) Do gay doctors pose a threat to hospitalized kids? Linda Harvey apparently thinks so. On a recent broadcast, the conservative Christian radio host urged parents to "think long and hard" about whether kids should be cared for by hospital workers who "proclaim a homosexual lifestyle."

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To make her point, Harvey offered isteners a scenario: "Let's say your 11-year-old has broken her leg rather badly and needs to be in the hospital a few days. Which would you prefer - a nurse who's proud of her lesbianism, who has rainbow identifiers on her work clothing, or a nurse who does not?"

Just who is Linda Harvey? She's a Columbus, Ohio-based former executive of Ohio State University Hospitals and the founder of a "Christian pro-family organization" called Mission:America, according to the organization's website.

On the Oct. 18 broadcast, Harvey acknowledged that gay health-care workers can be competent and might be the best bet in a medical emergency. But she urged parents to pick a pediatrician very carefully. In addition, she said parents should consider writing a letter to the pediatrician saying that if a child must be hospitalized, then he/she will not be treated by gay workers.

"For routine in-hospital care where contact with your child would be required," she continued, "your values should be respected."

But the values expressed in Harvey's comments didn't get a lot of respect from some medical experts.

"Sexual orientation, gender identity and other personal characteristics do not determine a healthcare provider's competence," Dr. Desi Bailey, president of the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association, told CBS News in an email. She cited a 2005 Gallup poll that found that 78% of Americans believe lesbians and gay men should be hired as doctors.

As for rainbow pins, Dr. Bailey said they help foster a welcoming environment for healthcare workers, adding, "A welcoming environment improves the quality of healthcare for all patients."

What does the medical establishment have to say?

"The American Medical Association has zero tolerance for discrimination in any form," the association's president, Dr. Peter W. Carmel, told CBS News in an email. "Respecting the diversity of patients and the physicians who care for them is a fundamental value of the medical profession."(CBS) Do gay doctors pose a threat to hospitalized kids? Linda Harvey apparently... more

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Dan Savage to Herman Cain: 'Suck my...'

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Extremist Linda Harvey to Parents: Don't Use Gay Doctors (VIDEO)

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Okay, so what <i>did</i> Simmonds say, then?

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Rick Perry's Florida campaign co-chair thinks gays cause tornadoes

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