John Paulk in Wonderland During the past year, homophobic religious and political forces have accelerated and intensified their unrelenting attacks against homosexuals with ads in newspapers, magazines, and television. John Paulk and his “former lesbian” wife Anne have become symbols of the “ex-gay” push for
The ex-gay fraud In his book A Strong Delusion: Confronting the Gay Christian Movement, Joe Dallas distorts and misrepresents everything that Gay and Lesbian Christians have accomplished in the past 30 years. The book is a clearly self-serving attempt to justify and promote the methods
In my gender community debut at the Texas “T” Party in early 1996, I described my journey to become a complete person. As I spoke, the memories of the pain I had endured from repeated rejection came flooding back. I had seen the impact on
Many people ask what I know about the berdache — that sacred person in the native world who is said to be “Two-Spirited” — both female and male. The questioners have read my novel One Is the Sun, which is a historical novel about 19th-century native
The only way I could come to know God again, after being in the wilderness for 22 years, was to go back to God at the point of hurt and recreate the scene and resolve it in the exact style of worship that I had
Battling for the heart of Christianity Rejoice gays and lesbians! Bishop John Shelby Spong says our battle has been won already. Bishop Spong’s critics often lambaste him for making statements they find outrageous, and when he told me during a recent interview that our battle
Human authenticity: The key to spirituality When Daniel Helminiak wrote What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality, he had several goals in mind. “I wanted a book that would be short, inexpensive, easily accessible and would put out information that would counter what’s coming out
Here are some books that our readers are recommending. From L. Louise: Stranger at the Gate, by Mel White Stranger at the Gate is a fascinating tale of one man’s struggle for religious freedom. Rev. Mel White was a pastor, teacher and writer. He wrote
My love affair with books began long before I could read. I remember carrying around a particular book as a child. I could not make out a word of it, but I liked the look and feel of the book in my hands. I liked
By their fruitiness shall ye know them Amazing Grace: Stories of Lesbian and Gay Faith Malcolm Boyd and Nancy Wilson, eds. Freedom, CA: Crossing Press, 1991. A collection of autobiographical writings by lesbian/gay Christians. This one stands out for several reasons. First, it is ecumenical,