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George Rekers, “Kraig,” and the lie of “ex-gay” therapy
An in-depth investigation exposes the true story of the “landmark case” that made disgraced ex-gay therapist George Rekers’ antigay career. Box Turtle Bulletin spoke with family and friends who knew the real “Kraig” to reveal the tragedy of a terrible experiment on a young boy which haunted him for the rest of his life.
Sara’s News Roundup 6/5/11
Recent LGBT news selected by Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska.
1) Mayor Bloomberg makes case for gay marriage law
New York, New York Post, May 26, 2011
2) Gay seniors offered help Program to assist gay senior citizens
Northampton, Mass., The Republican, May 29, 2011
3) ‘Coming Out’: Gay Teenagers, in Their Own Words
New York Times, May 20, 2011
4) Expert: Use gay slurs controversy to tackle homophobia in sports
CNN, May 27, 2011
5) Chaz Bono and transgenderism’s rich history
New Statesman, May 26, 2011
6) The trouble with ‘Don’t Say Gay’
Tennessee, 365Gay.com, May 27, 2011
7) Gay Group Smart to Endorse Obama Early
Washington, Huffington Post, May 27, 2011
8) Pooja Bhatt stands for the LGBT community
India, Yahoo News, May 26, 2011
9) Survey: Gays Gaining Global Acceptance
Advocate, May 30, 2011
10) Krieger: Why can’t LGBTs get along with each other?
San Francisco, 365Gay.com, May 31, 2011
11) Federal judge in Seattle OK’s gay softball organization’s limit on number of straight players
Seattle, Washington Post, June 2, 2011
12) Obama again declares June ‘Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month’
Washington, Daily Caller, May 31, 2011
13) Comedian Hoffman will get into Le Mood Jewish culture conference
Montreal, Canada, Gazette, June 3, 2011
14) The San Francisco Giants release their ‘It Gets Better’ ad
San Francisco, Yahoo News, June 1, 2011
15) Transgender man to compete in Escape From Alcatraz
San Francisco, San Francisco Chronicle, June 4, 2011
16) Polls Show Huge Public Support for Gay and Transgender Workplace Protections
Center for American Progress, June 2, 2011
17) Administration Officials Mark AIDS Anniversary
Advocate, Washington, June 5, 2011
Bent News, 6/2/11: a new White House LGBT site as we learn of a new DADT discharge
KTVA talks with ICOAA, Anchorage’s “rural” Pride events, a White House website on LGBT issues, a DADT discharge, antigay pastor Lou Engle visits Wasilla, and more in this edition of Bent News.
San Francisco Giants make “It Gets Better” video in support of LGBT youth
Today, the San Francisco Giants became the first professional sports organization to take a stand against bullying in the It Gets Better campaign. Will the Boston Red Sox follow suit?
Obama declares Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month
Yesterday President Obama released a proclamation for LGBT Pride Month which detailed his achievements toward LGBT equality since he took office in January 2009, and the work yet to be done. Notably absent: any mention of marriage equality, repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), or even same-sex civil unions.
Bent News, 5/31/11: Pride fundraisers, & solidarity against hate
Last weekend’s Pride fundraisers, a presidential proclamation, Old Navy Pride t-shirts, and Moscow repression; solidarity against hate in Portland; marriage equality updates from California and Minnesota; a memorial to gay Holocaust victims in Munich; and more in this edition of Bent News.
Remembering those who have lost their lives in service to our country
On Memorial Day, Bent Alaska joins the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network and families and friends in remembering and honoring LGBT servicemembers have lost their lives in service to our country.
Sara’s News Roundup 5/29/11
Recent LGBT news selected by Sara Boesser in Juneau, Alaska.
1) Alaskan Students Awarded $2,500 in Scholarships from Pride Foundation
Pride Foundation, Alaska, May 18, 2011
2) Leaders of Color for N.Y. Marriage
New York, Advocate, May 20, 2011
3) Study: Homosexuality, celibacy didn’t cause abuse
Washington, Associated Press, May 18, 2011
4) A steamy lesbian love scene on ‘The Good Wife’? Add to the list of girl-on-girl prime-time TV action
LA Times, May 19, 2011
5) People.com Editor Shares Transition Story
Advocate, May 19, 2011
6) Sexual Diversity and the Catholic Church: Time for a Serious Conversation?
Huffington Post, May 10, 2011
7) Frank Bruni Named First Openly Gay Op-Ed Columnist in New York Times History
New York, The Wrap, May 23, 2011
8) Tenn. Green-Lights Discrimination
Tennessee, Advocate, May 23, 2011
9) Poll: Christians Support LGBT Equality
Advocate, May 23, 2011
10) Congressional briefing spotlights findings of Injustice at Every Turn
Washington, National Gay & Lesbian Taskforce, May 16, 2011
11) Billie Jean King addresses Vermont graduates
Burlington, Vt., 365Gay.com, May 23, 2011
12) Straight or Gay? Vowels in Speech May Give it Away
U.S. News & World Report, May 20, 2011
13) Oakland school’s lessons in gender diversity
San Francisco Chronicle, May 24, 2011
14) Bulls’ Noah says $50,000 fine for slur is ‘fair’
Chicago, Miami, May 24, 2011
15) Parents keep child’s gender under wraps
Toronto, Canada, Yahoo News, May 24, 2011
16) People Think 1 in 4 Americans are Gay
Advocate, May 27, 2011
About those Old Navy “Pride” t-shirts
The LGBT blogosphere was all abuzz yesterday about major retailer Old Navy’s partnership with the It Gets Better Project to sell Pride 2011 t-shirts at all Old Navy stores, including in Anchorage and Fairbanks. But today it turned out that only 26 of its 1,000+ stores will sell the tees. What gives?
Bent News, 5/26/11: Roger Ailes finds us skeeeeeery!
A Gallup poll update on American attitudes about gays and lesbians, how to help Joplin LGBT tornado victms, Moscow Pride, Fox News president Roger Ailes is skeeeeered, and more from the past couple of days in today’s Bent News.
