"NPR should have tried to find individuals that were not 'ex-gay for pay.' Truth Wins Out always challenges journalists to find such people and they come up empty handed," he wrote on his group's website. "This speaks to the fact that there is no genuine 'ex-gay' movement, just a high-dollar, politically motivated marketing campaign to create the appearance that such people exist in large numbers." Wayne Besen, Link
That ex gays abound is an undeniable fact. I would only agree with the idea that there are no 'ex gays' if it is meant in the context that nobody is actually 'cured' of alcoholism. A condition as such still might require active participation on the part of the recovering alcoholic to avoid ruining their life through alcohol. Likewise, homosexuality can be viewed as a problem that is quite complex for the person dealing with unwanted same-sex attraction that can be attributed to a wide variety of factors. However, if Mr Besen or anyone else would like to know if there really are people who have left the homosexual lifestyle behind and are glad they did so, perhaps they might want to speak with such courageous people as...
ex homosexual Michael Glatze
ex homosexual Joe Dallas
former lesbian Jeanette Howard
former lesbian Luanna Hansberger
former lesbian Sandra Aslesen
former homosexual Stephen Bennett
former lesbian Linda Jernigan"
former lesbian Christine Sneeringer
former lesbian Charlene E. Cothran
ex homosexual Phillip Tucker
ex homosexual Nathanael Flock
ex homosexual Richard Weller
ex homosexual Tim Wilkins
former lesbian Melissa Fryear
former lesbian Melinda Selmys
former lesbian Jackie Clune
former lesbian Linda Wall
former lesbian Abigail Meadows
former lesbian Cindy Hinsch
ex homosexual James Hartline
former lesbian Janet Jenkins
former lesbian Teresa Britton
ex homosexual Greg Quinlan
former lesbian Shereka Ford
former lesbian Janet Boynes
ex homosexual Michael Glatze
ex homosexual Joe Dallas
former lesbian Jeanette Howard
former lesbian Luanna Hansberger
former lesbian Sandra Aslesen
former homosexual Stephen Bennett
former lesbian Linda Jernigan"
former lesbian Christine Sneeringer
former lesbian Charlene E. Cothran
ex homosexual Phillip Tucker
ex homosexual Nathanael Flock
ex homosexual Richard Weller
ex homosexual Tim Wilkins
former lesbian Melissa Fryear
former lesbian Melinda Selmys
former lesbian Jackie Clune
former lesbian Linda Wall
former lesbian Abigail Meadows
former lesbian Cindy Hinsch
ex homosexual James Hartline
former lesbian Janet Jenkins
former lesbian Teresa Britton
ex homosexual Greg Quinlan
former lesbian Shereka Ford
former lesbian Janet Boynes
former transexual Walt Heyer
former homosexual Stephen Black
former lesbian Yvette Schneider
former lesbian Kristin (Johnson) Tremba
former homosexual James Wimbush
former lesbian Melanie Spinks
former homosexual Deacon Remnant
former homosexual DL Foster
And on and on the list goes. These names were accumulated with just a perfunctory seach, could you imagine if one sat down and really analyzed the issue for a considerable length of time? I hope we can finally rid ourselves, once and for all, of the idea that there 'are no ex gays' and diminish the amount of hateful bigotry leveled against former homosexuals who are brave enough to speak the truth. The above list should provide a starting point for anyone truly interested in finding some that actually exist.
5 comments:
Do you realize how utterly foolish you look? You try to make the case that "ex-gays" exist that are "ex-gay" for pay....by presenting a laundry list of "ex-gay" for pay activists.
Nice going.
Thanks for stopping by Wayne. Is it your belief that of the entire list of former homosexuals up above, that none of them "have left the homosexual lifestyle behind and are glad they did"? A simple yes or no and a brief outline of your reasoning would be nice.
Of course the pro-gay lobby would never consider the other side of the coin. When Bishop Robinson left his wife of many years to pursue a gay relationship (just to cite one infamous example), did anyone say that there is no such thing as an "ex-straight"?.
The real issue is not sexual proclivity or orientation. The ingrained proclivity is not sexual orientation, but rather sin nature. There is no such thing as an ex-sinner; only forgiven sinners. Homosexuality, hetero-sexual adultery, lying, cheating, stealing, gossiping or self righteous attitudes toward any of the above are all equally effective at evoking divine displeasure, and all equally forgivable by responding to the cross in repentance and faith.
Someone else to add to your list, whom I wrote about in response to a Washington Times articles a couple years ago:
http://mdcrustacean.blogspot.com/2009/12/when-foundations-are-being-destroyed.html
I guess there must be no such things as recuperating pedophiles or other sex offenders, either.
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