Posted on +00002008-03-16T20:05:20+00:00312008bUTCSun, 16 Mar 2008 20:05:20 +0000 2, 2007 by Pat
My ex is the current President of the Straight Spouse Network, a support group for the straight spouses of mixed-orientation marriages. They have just issued the following position statement regarding reparative therapy to convert GLBT persons to straight.
STRAIGHT SPOUSE NETWORK
Sexual Conversion Therapy and Transformational Ministries:
A Position Paper of the Straight Spouse Network
Terminology: Sexual conversion therapy, sometimes [...]
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Posted on +00002008-03-08T15:16:39+00:00312008bUTCSat, 08 Mar 2008 15:16:39 +0000 2, 2007 by Pat
I was speaking to a woman who is in her eighties the other day. She likes me…and she doesn’t know I am a lesbian. During our conversation, she suddenly bent her head toward mine and started to whisper conspiratorially.
“You know that woman over there?” she asked, pointing across the room.
I said, “Yeah.”
“Well, she is…you know, [...]
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Posted on +00002008-03-05T19:14:25+00:00312008bUTCWed, 05 Mar 2008 19:14:25 +0000 2, 2007 by Pat
OK, so I realize some of my posts reflect my dissatisfaction with the injustices and prejudices we as gays are exposed to every day. Sorry. That’s just how it is. It’s so stupid, really. Why not live and let live? At any rate, the anger is what motivates me to try to get the message [...]
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Posted on +00002008-03-02T11:45:18+00:00312008bUTCSun, 02 Mar 2008 11:45:18 +0000 2, 2007 by Pat
As a coach working with gays leaving straight marriages, I was recently asked what is different about these divorces. On the surface, nothing is…there is a problem and 2 people decide they can’t stay together. End of story. Then why do these cases garner so much media attention?
For one, simply the word “gay” always attracts [...]
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